Since the beginning of this month, Shah Rukh Khan fans have been in for a treat thanks to a gentleman named Amar Talwar. He posted unseen pictures of Shah Rukh Khan at a time when he used to do theatre. Those pics had a certain raw, unfiltered quality and it was no surprise that it went viral in no time. 3 days ago, he posted pictures featuring Shah Rukh Khan with fellow actors Deepika Deshpande Amin, Divya Seth Shah and the late Rituraj Singh, travelling in a train and making merry while posing in different, fun styles. Bollywood Hungama exclusively spoke to Deepika Deshpande Amin and she revealed that this is not the first time that these pics have appeared on the internet.

EXCLUSIVE: Deepika Deshpande Amin shares the backstory behind unseen pictures of Shah Rukh Khan from theatre days and flashing the middle finger: “Aise hi pagalpanti kar rahe the…We all were rolling with laughter”

When asked when these pictures were clicked, Deepika Deshpande Amin said, “I can’t remember the exact year, but this was in the early 90s. We were doing a play in Kolkata; the whole cast and crew were travelling there by train. It was a long journey, and we were standing near the door. Amar Talwar, who’s also a photographer, apart from being an actor, was clicking pictures. We decided to give different-different expressions. It was great fun (laughs)! I had posted even before but this time, suddenly, some website picked it up and now, it’s all over the place.” She added, “Actually, even earlier, when I posted these pics on Instagram, some news websites had picked it up.”

Whose idea was it to flash the middle finger? Deepika Deshpande Amin revealed that all the expressions were given by the cast randomly, “Aise hi pagalpanti kar rahe the. Amar Talwar was clicking and we were laughing away, deciding what expressions to give. Then we whispered amongst ourselves, turned and posed with our middle finger up. Amar had a good laugh as he clicked the pic. We all were rolling with laughter after that.” On her Instagram handle, she has neatly explained what kind of expressions were given in each of the four pictures.

Is she still in touch with her batchmates? Deepika Deshpande Amin replied, “Yes, with most of them. Shah Rukh se toh itna milna hota nahin hai but whenever I run into him, he’s very warm. When we shot for Fan (2016), we kept talking about old times, ‘Remember this?’ and ‘Remember that?’! I meet Divya occasionally. I was quite in touch with Rituraj; unfortunately, he passed away. That was really a shock to us.”

When asked if she recalls the first time, she met Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika said, “I don’t remember. But it was in TAG (Theatre Action Group; founded by Barry John). We were all working on a play.”

Future plans

Deepika Deshpande Amin also spoke about what the audience can expect from her next, “I am waiting for my film to release, which I shot sometime back. It’s called Imaginary Rain, and it co-stars Shabana Azmi. It is directed by Vikas Khanna. Shabana plays the lead while I play her younger stepsister. It’s a very interesting film. There’s one more film of mine whose release I am waiting for, but I can’t divulge its name right now.”

She continued, “Things are taking really long to release. There’s a backlog. Kaam karke ready rakha hai. Ab bas parosna baaki hai!”

Meanwhile, she is happy with the response to her web series, Bada Naam Karenge, backed by Rajshri. She explained that her biggest USP was that it stood out from the crowd, “The fact that Bada Naam Karenge is not conventional is the reason why people have liked it so much. People are fed-up of maar dhaad, gaali galoch.”

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