Atlee on working with Shah Rukh Khan: I’m living the dream I’ve always dreamt

Atlee, who has collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan on the highly anticipated and ambitious project Jawan took to social media to acknowledge the overwhelming love bestowed upon him by Khan.

Khan had tweeted, “Sirrrrrr!!! Maaasssssss!! Your are da man!!!! Thank u for everything and making sure the A K Meer gave his inputs along with Priya!! Love u all.”

To this, the director replied, "From reading tales of kings to embarking on a journey with one in real, #Chief I guess I'm living the dream I've always dreamt of. Thank you so much. This film pushed me to my limits, where I gained invaluable lessons along the way.”

“Your passion towards cinema and the amount of hard work you've put in, which I witnessed closely in the last 3 years are inspiring and riveting... Yeh toh bas shuruaat hai Sir. Love you sir. Thanking you once again for this great opportunity on behalf of the entire team. God is very kind to me!! Thank you everyone."

Marking the first collaboration of Khan and Atlee, Jawan also marks Nayanthara’s Hindi film debut along with Vijay Sethupati. Jawan is a Red Chillies Entertainment presentation, directed by Atlee, Produced by Gauri Khan and Co-produced by Gaurav Verma, releasing worldwide on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.