Viraj Ghelani Says His Jawan 'Worst' Comment Was Blown Out of Proportion: 'I Didn't Even Shoot With SRK'

Days after Viraj Ghelani called working in Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan his ‘worst experience’ ever, the content creator has now claimd that his words were blown out of proportion. In a recent interview, Viraj, who had a minor role in Atlee’s directorial, clarified his previous statement and shared that he was disappointed because his role was cut short.

“It was a lack of better words wala situation. My role was actually cut in the film. I shot for around 13-14 days but only the scenes that were shot on day one of the shoot were taken in the final cut,” he told Hindustan Times and then added, “I didn’t know about all this, so when I went to watch the movie with my fiance, I was a bit disappointed in that particular moment. It wasn’t my worst experience shooting and working in that film.”

“It was just disheartening to see only one scene at the premiere. I had even told my friends ki mai Shah Rukh ki film mai araha hu, so vahan thoda bura laga tha. I am also a content creator so I understand editing. Mujhe bhi kuch video mai extra lag raha hota hai toh mai kaatt deta hu,” he continued.

Viraj further mentioned that it wasn’t Atlee who was rude to him but some ‘random people’ on sets. He further called the director ‘sweetest’ and revealed that Atlee had also offered him a role in Varun Dhawan’s Baby John. Viraj concluded by saying that he did not even meet Shah Rukh Khan during Jawan shoot and added, “Baat ka batangad bangaya befaaltu mai. Pata nahi kahaan se kahan baat pahuch gayi.”

For the unversed, after making his acting debut alongside Vicky Kaushal in Govinda Naam Mera, content creator Viraj Ghelani also made a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. However, earlier this month, Viraj shocked everyone when he called working in Atlee’s directorial his ‘worst experience’ ever.

“Why did I do it? People were very kind when they watched the film for me, but it was the worst experience I’ve ever had. They don’t consider you because they have Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Dutt. The work culture was like, ‘Haan, yaha khada ho ja, yeh karle,” he said on The Having Said That Show podcast as quoted by Free Press Journal.