In an interview to TOI, Shah Rukh Khan said that when he took off his shirt for Dard E Disco, he made a joke out of it because after flaunting a greased body, SRK feels that body shaming is rubbish. SRK said, "I have never got tough roles to play and the general belief is that, you are tough when your body is tough.
Unfortunately, even with my muscles, I looked lean, but I didn't know it back then. All this body shaming is rubbish; I don't think you have to be body perfect to express anything or to be the best person. And that's why when I danced to Dard-E-Disco', I made a joke out of it. I took off my shirt, flaunted a greased body, posed as a fireman in the song, and did all those things that you expect sexy men to do. And it was funny because my character was so non-macho that I wanted to spoof it. It was important that people don't take it seriously.
Yes, in retrospect, SRK feels that it was just a thing in his head that got him motivated to transform his body. "At the age of 42, I was sitting at home and casually chatting with my friends when I told them that I will work towards building the best body this country has even seen. They turned around and told me, No one likes you with muscles, don't be silly. You don't have to do what others do'. I said that I will do it, as it's a thing in my head, said SRK.
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