Sandeep Vanga Reddy Recalls First Meeting With Shah Rukh Khan: 'Parde Pe Dekha Tha. Live Pehli Baar...'

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s directorial venture Animal was released in December last year. The film proved to be a massive blockbuster hit at the box office and also sparked interesting conversations, controversies and debates. The film became such a massive talking point that people are still not over it, especially after its OTT release. After revealing Shah Rukh Khan’s reaction to the film’s teaser, Sandeep has now shared his experience of meeting SRK for the first time.

In a chat with Siddharth Kannan, he expressed wish to work with King Khan. “I want to work with Shah Rukh sir. Definitely. Chance mil gaya toh,” said the filmmaker. When asked what did he say to the superstar when he first met him, he recalled, “It was great seeing you sir. Pehli baar dekh raha hu. Parde pe dekha tha. Live pehli baar dekh raha hu. Yehi bolunga na? Yehi bola tha (“It was great seeing you sir. I am seeing [you] for the first time. I had seen [you] on the screen. I am seeing [you] live for the first time. This is what I will say, no? This is what [I] said,” he added),” he added .

Speaking to Dainik Bhaskar, Sandeep Reddy Vanga had earlier also said that he wants to now work with Shah Rukh Khan. He said that while he has met the superstar twice, they haven’t spoken about any collaborations yet. “I want to work with Shah Rukh Khan sir. Every hero ke liye kuch na kuch idea rahega. In Hindi, I definitely want to work with Shah Rukh sir, Ranveer Singh,” he had said.

The filmmaker had added, “We did not speak about it (Sandeep’s films). He saw the teaser, he liked the teaser. I showed him the teaser in the office, he had come during Ganpati.”

Sandeep Reddy Vanga, known for movies like Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh, has found success with his latest film Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor.