#although if we go by the SRK-running-the-club trope his judo training would come in handy

[theinfinitedivides]

a list of personally notable things from the nearly 8 and a half minute-long interview with SRK that YRF put out on their official YouTube channel while i cry over the just announced OTT date of April 25th, exactly three months after the original release:

him. obviously. we love to see it

the cargo pants. with the pockets. all of the pockets

the black sunglasses. immediate Kala Chashma war flashbacks (slightly tempered by the dance cover by The Quick Style which f*cks severely, i should add—pls watch the entire thing here, you will not regret it)

the jewelry (there are at least five or six bracelets/bangles on his right hand alone + his wedding ring + a watch on his left. we are keeping with the silver accessorization theme. sadly no earrings tho)

the way he really said he came to the industry 32 years ago to be an action hero, missed the boat, became the romance hero, got back on the boat, is currently giving us Pathaan

intentionally fighting to change the choreo for JJP bc he said the danceability factor gave off Chaiyya Chaiyya energy after listening to it through his car speakers

'(talking about John agreeing to sign onto the film after his previous "good" roles) ... in the Hindi film scenario, heroes don't play bad guys. i'd love to play bad guys'

John being quiet and shy when working with him bc irl he's just a Soft and Tender Boi ™

"'you are a national treasure, i will not hurt you, i can't' ... and i had to do a lot of convincing to tell him 'no, it's OK, you can punch me, i won't get hurt'" / John correcting his posture during filming (so. SRK x John boxing club meet-cute AU when, exactly)

manifesting that the most liked character in the film is, in fact, John's and not his (enemies-to-lovers pipeline endorsement. i'm taking this at face value)

Deepika being the morally ambiguous character (!!!) who looks better throwing a man over her shoulder than he does

the obligatory self-deprecating box office history joke

"a kid shouldn't be disappointed in his father to say 'baba, you told me this was your favorite star and he didn't even say hello.' ... (slight paraphrasing) when they say 'apna Shah Rukh' i want to show them that that is not untrue. i am theirs" / basically just SRK explaining why he is the decent human being he is and greets his fans. there's a Delhi reference in there somewhere

#film: pathaan #pathaan #bollywood #srk #shah rukh khan #john abraham #local gay watches Bollywood.txt #there is no reason for this kind of breakdown of one (1) interview from this man. none at all #and i am sorry but he mentioned the eighth bullet point and i went 👀 #see this is why i needed tickets for this these are basically becoming the equivalent of gay coffeehouse AUs at this point #you listen for one second and it sounds like Shah Rukh runs the club and John is absolutely f*cking terrified of punching him #on their first day #you let him finish the thought and then suddenly it's John running the club #and somehow still being absolutely f*cking terrified of punching him on their first day #bc Shah Rukh telling him as a beginner he won't get hurt does not necessarily mean he won't get hurt #although if we go by the SRK-running-the-club trope his judo training would come in handy #(re: Happy New Year BTS-judo-training handy) #also questionable!Deepika??? the promise of emotional scenes??? backstory??? #sir??? #i live for nothing else #he also confirmed that JJP is a post credits song so John probably meets his demise somewhere during the film 😔 #but i choose to live in a world where a MLM/OT3 is and will be possible tyvm