Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who bagged the best actor trophy for 'Jawan' at the IIFA Awards 2024 ceremony, said he and his family went through a "tough time" while the movie was under development and that he was happy to end his year on a high after the victory.
Directed by Atlee, 'Jawan' traces the emotional journey of man who is there to right the wrongs of society. It starred Shah Rukh in the double role of Vikram Rathore and his son Azad.
Shah Rukh, also the Saturday IIFA Awards host with Vicky Kaushal and Karan Johar, said he was not fond of talking about his life but 'Jawan' was made "under stress."
We all were going through a little bit of a tough time while making 'Jawan'. It is great to be back. I am extremely grateful for this award. I love awards, I am greedy about awards. I am genuinely back and really happy to end the year like this," said the actor in his acceptance speech for the film.
On the big screen, King Khan had been out of the limelight since the release of 2018's 'Zero'. Things were even woeful at home when his eldest son, Aryan Khan, was arrested in connection with the Mumbai cruise drugs case in 2021 and spent 22 days in jail. The family was there under heavy media glare during that time. Aryan was completely exonerated of all charges in 2022.
We are all professionals who are supposed to do our job, but I'd like to thank the team behind me, Arun, Raj, Sharina, Anjali, Khushboo, Preety, who did the make-up and of course Pooja his manager. They all worked very, very hard for 2-3 years to make this film happen, so I thank you all from the bottom of my heart," he said.
The actor said he was taking the trophy for all three of his 2023 releases 'Jawan', 'Pathaan' and 'Dunki'.
"I have a little happiness from the audience this year because I have worked after a long time. So, I take this award for all the three films that I happen to do this year — the wonderful 'Dunki', the magnificent 'Pathaan', and absolutely mad 'Jawan'," said Shah Rukh, who returned to the big screen with 'Pathaan', almost five years after 'Zero'.
All of them deserve it in one way or the other, he added.
Veteran actor Aamir Khan received the award from his director for 'Dil Se' Mani Ratnam and music composer AR Rahman.
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