Shah Rukh Khan's Koyla Co-star Pradeep Rawat Recalls Superstar's Smoking Habits On Sets; Says ‘He Was A True Chain Smoker'

Pradeep Rawat is one of the finest actors in the Indian film industry. The actor, who also predominately worked in Tamil, and Telugu film industries alongside Bollywood, has recently spilled beans about his Koyla costar Shah Rukh Khan. The actor recalled the memories from the set of the movie and stated that SRK used to be a chain smoker. He also mentioned that Hrithik Roshan was an assistant director in the film. The Koyla star further shared some light-hearted moments from the set. 

In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Pradeep said “I wasn’t close to Shah Rukh during the shooting, but he was always well-mannered and a wonderful person. One thing I remember vividly is that I haven’t seen any other actor smoke as much as he did. He would light a cigarette, use it to light another, and then light yet another one. He was a true chain smoker. Nonetheless, his dedication to the film was undeniable.”

The actor also talked about Hrithik Roshan, he said “Hrithik Roshan was an assistant director in Koyla. I remember Hrithik would come in the evening to give the script to Johnny Lever. Rakesh ji is a very large-hearted person and if any evening passed without a party, then it wasn’t a film shot by Rakesh Roshan. He used to call everyone and there would be food and everything. Then they would go to a disco. He would knock on everyone’s door and call everybody.”