Jawan: Anupam Kher lauds Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' style

Veteran actor Anupam Kher who played Shah Rukh Khan’s father in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, hit the right spot in congratulating SRK for his latest blockbuster Jawan while taking cues from the yesteryear romantic-musical. Anupam Kher, who watched the movie in Amritsar, congratulated the Pathaan star in his own unique way. Showering praises in DDLJ style on X, The Kashmir Files actor called Shah Rukh Khan ‘O Pochi, O Koki, O Poppy, O Lola!’ and recalled an iconic moment from the film. He also assured King Khan of a pending ‘hug’ after returning to Mumbai.

Check out the post:

https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1701245178374160818  

Anupam Kher’s post has crossed more than 7.8 lakh views so far. In the post, the Bollywood veteran shared a throwback picture with Shah Rukh Khan and expressed his thoughts after watching _Jawan_. He congratulated the cast and crew for creating an outstanding film featuring ‘action, scale, style and performance.’

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For the unfamiliar, ‘O Pochi, O Koka, O Bobi, O Lola’ was told by Anupam Kher’s character Dharamvir Malhotra in DDLJ. It was used in a scene where Kher praised SRK’s character after he failed college in London.

Jawan garnered praise

However, Anupam Kher is not the first celebrity to praise the action thriller film starring Shah Rukh Khan. After taking the box office by storm, it has garnered immense praise from audiences, critics, and industry professionals. Among the celebrities who have highly praised the film include Ananya Panday, Rajkummar Rao, Kiara Advani, Arjun Kapoor, among others.

Following its historic opening on 7 September, as Jawan continues to rule theatres, the film becomes the third in the Bollywood industry in 2023 to cross the Rs 300 crore mark in India. Helmed by Atlee, it stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, and Sunil Grover among others.

Work Front

Work-wise, Anupam Kher’s portrayal of Rabindranath Tagore is yet to be revealed. In addition, he will appear in Anurag Basu’s upcoming anthology film, Metro…In Dino, alongside Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal and Neena Gupta. The film is scheduled to be released on 29 March, 2024. He was last seen in Sankalp Reddy’s IB71.