About the Shah Rukh Khan who leaves Saare Jahan Se Achha, the writer Anjum Rajabali says, "He is rather upset after Zero" | Bollywood

According to writer Anjum Rajabali, Shah Rukh Khan withdrew from the biopic of astronaut Rakesh Sharma, Saare Jahan Se Achha, shaken by the failure of Zero. It has been reported that Shah Rukh was skeptical of venturing into another movie of space after Zero, whose character had traveled to Mars for love and so left Saare Jahan Se Achha.

At a roundtable at FICCI Frames, Anjum however clarified that the angle of the space was not the reason why the superstar had left the film. "If you ask me, there was a problem with the script (from Zero.) Himanshu (Sharma, the writer) is a very talented person, but things go wrong sometimes." "I do not think he said no to Saare Jahan Achcha because of the space (angle) .I think he's also pretty upset, he was betting a lot on that, "said Anjum while leading a group discussion. Writers: The creative force fueling the new wave of Indian cinema.

The SRK Zero failed at the box office.

Anjum Saare Jahan Se Achha was asking a question about "Dukhti rag pe haath rakhna" (hitting a raw nerve), but pointed out how often manufacturers blame everything else except the scenario when a film fails . "The whole practice and culture of post mortem, which is to badyze what went wrong, has not really made its way. What happens then is that there are instinctive reactions rather than answers, even from the decision makers, "he said.

"Oh, that (the failure) could be due to the space and so we put two in two together. Oh, it's because the time was not right, no one wants to see a star in the role of a disabled person. 'It could also be that there is a problem with the DNA of the script.'

Read also | Happy birthday Alia Bhatt: Discover her dearest moments with her boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor. Anjum, who has written films like Ghulam, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Raajneeti, said that a writer should also be involved in this "honest introspection to be able to determine where things went wrong". Most of the time, when a movie does not connect despite the fact that the idea was good, the director had talent and the stars were attractive, that's because the scenario went awry . This is where we need to invest. "