“I didn’t look like Swiss chocolate,” says Shah Rukh Khan recalling how a director told him he was ‘ugly’ to be a hero

Shah Rukh Khan shared his early Bollywood experiences at the Locarno Film Festival 2024. Recalling a director’s harsh critique, Shah Rukh revealed how it shaped his career choices, leading him to embrace complex roles like in ‘Darr’. His subsequent success in romantic films, notably ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, solidified his status as a Bollywood icon.