Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na, which came out in 2004, had Shah Rukh Khan in the lead alongside a cast that included Zayed Khan, Suniel Shetty, and Sushmita Sen. Recently, Zayed talked about how he got the role in an interview with the YouTube channel Couple of Things. He mentioned that before the final casting, Shah Rukh had even asked him, “Can you act?” Zayed confessed that this question hurt his feelings at the time.

Shah Rukh Khan questioned Zayed Khan’s acting before Main Hoon Na

During the interview, Zayed Khan recalled how Farah called him to meet at Shah Rukh Khan`s office. He said, “Farah looks at me and I tell her that ‘Farah, firstly, I don’t know why am I here but… She says ‘just shut up for two minutes’. I felt she is very rude. I am like trying my level best to make conversation and Shah Rukh walks in. He is usual Shah Rukh, very sweet, very loving, very well-mannered”