Shah Rukh Khan's gay role in Arundhati Roy’s award-winning film: Old video resurfaces | WATCH
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, now ruling Hindi cinema, started his career with small roles. One notable early role was in the film In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, written by author and activist Arundhati Roy.
An old video from this film is currently circulating online, showing SRK in a gay character role. The film tells the story of Anand Grover/Annie (played by Arjun Raina), a student who prefers dreaming up idealistic solutions to India's issues over studying. Arundhati Roy also appeared in the film as Radha, Anand's bohemian girlfriend. The cast includes Roshan Seth, Rituraj Singh, and Manoj Bajpayee, who all played supporting roles.
Shahrukh Khan Debut MovieFACT FOOD #562 - In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones is a 1989 Indian movie made for television, written by Arundhati Roy. The screenplay is inspired by the her personal experience while she was an architecture student at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi in the 1970s. Quite notably, Shahrukh Khan makes his first appearance in a movie, albeit in a small role.
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Directed by Pradip Kishen, Arundhati Roy’s ex-husband, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones was released in 1989 and won two National Awards: one for Best Screenplay for Roy and another for Best Feature Film in English for Kishen. The film provides a glimpse into the student life of the late 1970s in Delhi.
Shah Rukh Khan made his TV debut a year before this film with the popular serial Fauji. He then appeared in minor TV roles in Umeed and Wagle Ki Duniya before landing a lead role in Aziz Mirza’s Circus.
Today, SRK is one of the biggest movie stars globally and one of the wealthiest, thanks to ventures like his production company Red Chillies Entertainment and his IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders, which recently won the IPL title.
On the work front, SRK will next be seen in the upcoming film King, which also features his daughter, Suhana Khan, in her second role following her debut in The Archies.
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