Alia Bhatt opens up about working with Shah Rukh Khan like never befor

Alia Bhatt, who has just finished shooting her portions with Shah Rukh Khan for Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi is all praise for her co-star. She says, "Shah Rukh is magic... his words, his persona, his eyes! When he looks into the camera, he is such a delight to work with!"

Alia found Shah Rukh to be an extremely collaborative co-star. As she reveals, "He has tremendous regard for everyone's work. He doesn't let the fact that he is Shah Rukh Khan weigh him or others down. He doesn't let anyone feel unimportant. Everyone on the sets is equally important for him... be it a technician or a co-star."

As for the age difference, Alia didn't think about it at all. "Not for a minute, did I feel Shah Rukh was older. We worked like friends. But when he spoke, I felt very young in front of him. He is so knowledgeable. He knows so much more than me. He makes every anecdote, every incident from his life sound so interesting. I just loved to sit and chat with him between shots. It was absolutely amazing," adds the young actress.

While everyone expected Alia and Shah Rukh Khan to have a romantic angle in Dear Zindagi, it ain't happening. In fact, Alia will be romancing four other hot hunks - Aditya Roy Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Ali Zafar and Angad Bedi in the film, while SRK will play her shrink. Directed by Gauri Shinde, the film will release on November 25 and will clash with Vidya Balan's Kahaani 2.