Shah Rukh Khan took the risk of going bald for his film Jawan and it paid off as the film went on to break box office records each day. The actor has now opened up about playing a bald man in a small candid interview with IMDB. He also answered a few more questions about his legacy, having an army of women in Jawan and playing the anti-hero in a portion of the film
On being asked how he reacted to learning that he had to go bald for Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan said he opted for the lookout of mere laziness. “It was never part of the script. It was a part of the get-up that was a part of the script. I just chose the bald look out of laziness. I said, ‘Yeah, then I don’t have to wear 2 hours of this makeup, can I just go bald?’ So I think it came out of that. I had reservations because I showed the promo to some friends and they were like, ‘Arey yaar! It looks very scary, girls won’t like you.’ So I hope girls like me. I hope girls like bald men. I like bald girls,” he said in humor.
Shah Rukh’s character wears makeup to play a bald Metro hijacker in Jawan and later opts for the same look again while dealing with Sanjay Dutt’s character after stealing voting machines in the film. He also answered a question about anti-heroes being more fun than playing the hero. “I never wanted to play the hero. I find heroes very boring. I find them doing all the good things, just the nice things.
