Ghoomer helmer R Balki on directing Shah Rukh Khan & Amitabh Bachchan in new ad: 'They were behaving like kids'

The two living legends of the entertainment industry Shah Rukh Khan, who have worked together in films like Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Brahmastra: Part 1 Shiva and others, recently came together for an ad shoot of a spice brand. The advertisement was directed by the talented filmmaker R Balki. It was for the first time that Big B and SRK had come together for a commercial and the mastermind behind it was Balki himself.

“The client had signed Amitabh and Shah Rukh for different parts of the portfolio, and they have many products. They wanted an idea, and I said the best is to get both of them together! I spoke to Amit ji and Shah Rukh and we discussed the scripts over the phone. On set, they were behaving like kids! Pulling each other’s legs, having a ball. One full day we had a blast! We shot five ads for 12 hours, from 2 in the noon till night!” said Balki in an interview with Indianexpress.com. The Shamitabh helmer also shared that he was comfortable with both the stars as he worked with them before. “I don’t think Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan realise how iconic it was when they were shooting! During one of the ads, I told them that they should just run towards the camera! The slow-motion running shot. Amit ji joked, ‘Ok, how many kilometres do you want me to run?’ “Both of them are great runners and in slow motion I knew they’d look fantastic! It was also a dream moment because I wanted them together in Shamitabh. The film was called that because of ‘Shah’ Rukh and Ami’Tabh’. That didn’t happen due to various things in life, but this happened finally,” he added. On the professional front, R Balki’s recent release _Ghoomer_ featuring Abhishek Bachchan and Saiyami Kher garnered accolades from fans. It also had a cameo of Amitabh Bachchan.