{"id":18809,"date":"2026-05-25T19:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/25\/anita-kanwal-recalls-helping-shah-rukh-khan-in-his-early-days-never-reached-out-for-work-unko-yaad-bhi-nahi-hoga-yeh-sab\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:41:18","slug":"anita-kanwal-recalls-helping-shah-rukh-khan-in-his-early-days-never-reached-out-for-work-unko-yaad-bhi-nahi-hoga-yeh-sab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=18809","title":{"rendered":"Anita Kanwal recalls helping Shah Rukh Khan in his early days, never reached out for work: \u2018Unko yaad bhi nahi hoga yeh sab\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131316587,imgsize-43160,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/image.jpg\" alt=\"Anita Kanwal recalls helping Shah Rukh Khan in his early days, never reached out for work: \u2018Unko yaad bhi nahi hoga yeh sab\u2019\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Veteran actress Anita Kanwal recently opened up about knowing <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shah-rukh-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shah Rukh Khan<\/a> since his Delhi theatre days, helping casting people connect with him during his struggling years, and the harsh realities faced by character actors in the entertainment industry today.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Anita also spoke about the changing culture of Bollywood, and why reaching out to big stars and filmmakers is no longer easy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Anita Kanwal recalls working in <keyword id=\"20716143\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Kabhi-Haan-Kabhi-Naa\" source=\"keywords\">Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa<\/keyword><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Anita recalled playing Deepak Tijori\u2019s mother in the film despite being only in her mid-30s at the time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cHaan, woh film cult classic bani. Jab pehle din Deepak ne mujhe dekha toh bola, \u2018Yeh kisko le aaye ho mother bana ke? She doesn\u2019t look like a mother.\u2019 <!-- -->I was some 35-36 years old,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The actress further revealed that the film underwent changes after Deewana became a massive hit during the shoot of the film.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cBut woh cult film bani aur bilkul pata nahi tha kyunki us waqt Shah Rukh ki koi bhi film release nahi hui thi. Beech mein Deewana release hui thi jab humari shooting chal rahi thi aur woh bahut badi hit ho gayi thi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cToh jitne bhi Shah Rukh ke motorcycle scenes the woh aur badha diye editing mein. Humare scenes cut kar diye. Main dekh rahi hoon yaar mera scene tha Shah Rukh ke saath woh kahan gaya? Bole woh motorcycle wala. Maine kaha mujhe hi bitha dete motorcycle pe uske saath toh mera scene toh na katta,\u201d Anita joked.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018I told people Shah Rukh Khan had a lot of promise\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Anita shared that she knew Shah Rukh from his theatre days in Delhi, much before he became a superstar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>\u201cShah Rukh ko main Delhi se jaanti hoon theatre days se. Jab woh Fauji aur yeh sab kar rahe the,\u201d she recalled, referring to Fauji.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>She went on to narrate an interesting incident involving her daughter and Shah Rukh\u2019s phone number.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>\u201cMeri beti Carmel Convent mein padhti thi aur bachche Shah Rukh Khan ke bahut crazy the. Kisi ne blackboard pe Shah Rukh Khan ka number likh diya tha aur meri beti Shivana diary mein number likh ke le aayi \u2014 \u2018Mumma I got Shah Rukh Khan number.\u2019\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Anita added that during those days, several people from Mumbai who came to Delhi for casting often approached her.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>\u201cUs time Bombay se jo log casting karne aate the, woh mere paas hi aate the. Maine unko Shah Rukh Khan ka number de diya. Maine kaha, \u2018Is ladke mein bahut promise hai. Aap isko contact karo.\u2019\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>She further revealed that Shah Rukh personally called her to thank her for recommending him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>\u201cToh Shah Rukh ka mujhe phone aaya. He was so decent. He called me up to thank me and then said, \u2018How did you get my number?\u2019 Maine kaha meri beti Carmel Convent mein padhti hai. <!-- -->Kehte hain, \u2018Oh yes mujhe pata hai kisi ne mera number blackboard pe likh diya tha.\u2019\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"36495549\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"anita-kanwal-never-asked-shah-rukh-khan-for-work\" source=\"Orion\">Anita Kanwal never asked Shah Rukh Khan for work<\/keyword><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When asked why she never reached out to Shah Rukh Khan or big filmmakers for work, Anita admitted that the industry has become extremely inaccessible.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>\u201cThey have built fortresses around themselves. Aap kya samajhte ho? Aap Karan Johar ko mil sakte ho? Aditya Chopra ko mil sakte ho? Nahi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/>\u201cUn tak pahunchna possible hi nahi hai.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>She added, \u201cKaise koshish karungi? Jaake Shah Rukh ke ghar ke bahar thodi khadi ho jaaungi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"58\"\/>\u201cMain kisi ko nahi jaanti jo uske yahaan kaam karta ho ya usko personally jaanta ho. Aur main aapko bataun \u2014 shayad unko yaad bhi nahi hoga yeh sab. Humein yaad hai kyunki woh Shah Rukh Khan hai.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/anita-kanwal-recalls-helping-shah-rukh-khan-in-his-early-days-never-reached-out-for-work-unko-yaad-bhi-nahi-hoga-yeh-sab\/articleshow\/131316301.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran actress Anita Kanwal recently opened up about knowing Shah Rukh Khan since his Delhi theatre days, helping casting people connect with him during his struggling years, and the harsh realities faced by character actors in the entertainment industry today.In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Anita also spoke about the changing culture of Bollywood, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}