Shahrukh Khan whittles down promotion of his latest flick due to Mumbai terror attack

Mumbai, Dec 10 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has hoped his forthcoming release 'Rab De Bana Di Jodi' will strike a chord with the audience for its simplicity.

"I think people will love it for its simplicity. I have not played character like this which is both real and funny," he said.

The film, which is Khan's first commercial release in 2008 after 'Om Shanti Om', is directed by Aditya Chopra opposite a debutant actor Anoushka Sharma.

Appreciating Anoushka's work in the film, he said that she was the requirement of the story to make it realistic and she has done a good job.

"The new actors today, I feel are more educated, informed and work with passion and hard work and Anoushka has all this. The movie also demanded a new character as the story would be more realistic when Surender Shani, Raj andani meet and they should look real characters and not actors," headded.

The film slated for release on December 12 comes in the backdrop of the recent terror attack in Mumbai.

Khan said he was not very enthusiastic promoting his film, but as the life goes on he believes his film would help audience divert their mind from the dastardly terror attack.

"I believe that if through our work we are able to share people's pain, divert it slightly through 'Rab De Bane Di Jodi'. I am not enjoying the advertisement and marketing of the film at this point of time, as it is not a good occasion. We started promoting the film just a few days ago," Khan said.

In the film, Shahrukh Khan plays a common man Surinder Sahni who goes for a makeover to win love of his wife played by Anoushka.

The distributors of the film are of the opinion that a big release after the Mumbai terror attack would shake off the apprehensions of the people to visit public places and would revive the confidence of entertainment capital. (ANI)