When Old Partners Come Calling

Shah Rukh had just returned from London when Mirza called him and made his request. But SRK being SRK not only agreed to do the job but went over in the night to complete the job. Jetlag be dammed. Understandably, Mirza is all praises not only for the voiceover, but for the manner in which SRK responded to his call. Interestingly, the voice over was to be done by Juhi Chawla originally, who plays the character of a crystal ball reader in the film. But the actress, felt that she would not be able to do full justice to it as it required a stronger voice. As is well known, SRK, Juhi and Mirza go back a long time. They also have a production house together called Dreamz Unlimited which had made films like Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Asoka, One Two Ka Four and Chalte Chalte. Mirza has been heard saying that Shahid's character is one which could have been played by SRK, if the film was made twenty years ago. They trio have not made any film together for a while with SRK busy with his own company, Red Chillies. But they have always maintained that they will make a film, if an appropriate script comes up. It's nice to see this level of camaraderie that still exists among old partners.