I want to play Guru Dutt onscreen: Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his desire to play late actor-director Guru Dutt in a biopic. "I would love to essay Guru Dutt saab's life," he said. Guru Dutt is best known for films like 'Pyaasa' and 'Kaagaz Ke Phool'. Shah Rukh further said that he has no identity of his own and it is his work that defines him.
In a 25-year-long career, Shah Rukh Khan has never acted in a biopic.In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, when Shah Rukh was asked about what is happening with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film on poet Sahir Ludhianvi which may or may not star the Raees actor, Shah Rukh said, "Iâ??d love to essay Guru Duttsaabâ??s life."Guru Dutt was a noted Indian actor and filmmaker best known for starring in and/or making classics like Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam. Often, called "India's Orson Welles", Dutt was known for his brooding films with sumptuous music and cinematography.ALSO READ: Guru Dutt, the master of gloom and doomALSO READ: Shah Rukh meets cobbler fan, is gifted specially handcrafted shoes!ALSO WATCH: Shah Rukh opens up on box-office clash with KaabilHowever, his genius suffered because of the commercial failure of his films, irrespective of their artistic quality. In addition to this, his tumultuous relationship with wife Geeta Dutt and co-actor Waheeda Rehman, coupled with alcoholism, took a toll on his life.Shah Rukh Khan has earlier played an alcoholic in the 2002 film Devdas. Over the years, several filmmakers have tried to make a biopic of Guru Dutt. At one point, Anurag Kashyap and Aamir Khan were attached to a similar project.