Jawan: Shah Rukh Khan Talks on Nayanthara's Less Screen Time & Actress Wishes Atlee On Birthday Amid Reports Of Being Upset With Him

Atlee’s directorial ‘Jawan’ is breaking records since its release at the box office with the extravaganza entertainment value attracting every viewer out there. Amid the film winning hearts for its famous Bollywood pair SRK-Deepika Padukone’s chemistry, as DP appeared in a cameo appearance for which she didn’t even charge a single penny and Nayanthara starred as a lead actress alongside King Khan, whose chemistry has also impressed the audience.

Is Nayanthara upset about her Less Screen Timing?

But a few things didn’t go well, reports have come in that Nayanthara is upset with director Atlee for being ‘significantly sidelined’ in front of Deepika’s role in the film. 

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Actress’ Sweet Birthday wish for Atlee Amid Rumours

Amidst this fallout rumours between the director-actress duo, yesterday she took to her Instagram story on his birthday and sent a sweet wish with elated BTS images from Jawan sets. In the photos, Atlee is seen directing her and in one of the stills they both have also shared a laughing moment.  

The Lady Superstar wrote in the caption, “Happy birthday @atlee47 . So proud of u (hug emojis).”

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SRK’s Thoughts on the Actress’ less screen space

Today, in the Ask SRK session, Shah Rukh Khan talked about less screen timing of her leading lady, when a fan asked about the single mom storyline (Nayanthara’s character) in the film. A user posted a picture of SRK with the child actor who played Suji in the film, and wrote, “I loved Azad’s bond with Suji the single mom storyline was so subtly done and really refreshing. Thank you for representing women from all walks of life. Love you Shah @iamsrk #AskSRK #Jawan (sic).”

Replying to this, SRK said, “I also felt that the story of Narmada as a single mom was amazing. Unfortunately in the scheme of things couldn’t find more screen time but as is was also wonderful. #Jawan (sic).”

The report quoted a source saying, “She has been very upset with Atlee because her role was chopped in the film. Also, Deepika’s character was elevated and Nayantara’s part was significantly sidelined. It was not a cameo at all. Jawan was almost made to look like an SRK-Deepika film. Nayanthara is the leading actor down south, and hence, she was not happy with the treatment of Jawan. And that can never well be the reason why we might not see her in a Bollywood project, at least not anytime soon.”

Why Nayanthara was Missing in the Promotional Events & Success Meet?

Adding on when asked about her being missing in promotional events and successful press meetings, the source clarified that the actress follows a “no promotion policy for her films because of her bad experiences in the past when she was misquoted and because she feels that her job is to act and not get involved in the promotional activities.”

In Jawan, SRK was seen playing two terrifying double roles of son (Azad) and father (Vikram Rathore). A special agent in the movie Nayanthara also plays the love interest of Azad and meanwhile, Deepika as Aishwarya plays the role of wife to Vikram Rathore.

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