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#AskSRK: Shah Rukh Khan Gets Candid About ‘Jawan’ Advance Booking, Working With Nayanthara, And More

Shah Rukh Khan's ‘Jawan’ has reportedly sold over 4 lakh tickets in advance booking ahead of its release on September 7.

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Shah Rukh Khan, who is awaiting the release of ‘Jawan’ on September 7, conducted an ‘Ask SRK’ session on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday. During that, he answered several questions from fans. He wrote, “4 Din aur phir aapse aamne saamne mulaqat hogi! Till then 4 baatein ho jayein (4 days to go for Jawan release. Till then let's chat). About #Jawan and all things life….let’s do #AskSRK for a bit…The Sunday Session.”

During the session, one of the users asked SRK, “#Jawan ka kitna booking cooperate hai aur kitna real (how much of the Jawan advance booking numbers are real and how much is fake)? #AskSRK” To which SRK replied, , “Yeh social media waali ghatia baatein mat karo yaar (don't talk rubbish). Have positive thoughts and good feelings for all. Better for life.” 

Meanwhile, as per Sacnilk.com, the film has already sold over 4 lakh tickets earning over ₹12.17 crore (gross) in Hindi (2D) and 11.3k tickets of around ₹78.58 lakh in Hindi (IMAX).

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Nayanthara In A Still From Jawan Instagram

Also, Shah Rukh revealed several details about Jawan. One of the users asked him, “Can you offer free ticket of #Jawaan for my gf? I am nikkama (useless) bf.” The actor quipped, “Free mein pyaar deta hoon bhai….ticket ke toh paise hi lagenge (only my love is free)! Don’t be cheap in romance go and buy the ticket…and take her with you.” Shah Rukh also replied to several fans who showed him tickets of their advance booking. 

The actor also talked about working with Nayanthara, and said, “She is so beautiful and such a wonderful actor. Has added immensely to her role. Hope her fans in Tamil Nadu fall in love with her all over again and Hindi audience appreciates her hard work.”

Wrapping up the session, Shah Rukh mentioned, “Now time to go and take a bath!! Ha ha. Been just happy conversing with you all. Thank you for the love for #Jawan see you all in the theaters….Bas 4 Din aur (four more days to go). Book your tickets as and when you get time. Love you all.”

Directed by Atlee, ‘Jawan’ also features Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi and Deepika Padukone (in a cameo appearance). Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, and Sunil Grover. It is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and co-produced by Gaurav Verma.