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When Shah Rukh Khan slipped up on the set of Circus and made everyone laugh
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News18•19-10-2026, 20:43
When Shah Rukh Khan slipped up on the set of Circus and made everyone laugh
- •Actresses Renuka Shahane and Priya Berde recently appeared as guests on the Sony Marathi show Kon Honar Crorepati.
- •During the episode, Renuka shared a hilarious 37-year-old anecdote from the shooting days of the popular 90s Doordarshan serial Circus.
- •Director Aziz Mirza had advised both Renuka and Shah Rukh Khan to work on their regional accents while delivering Hindi dialogues.
- •Under immense pressure to get his pronunciation right during a serious scene, Shah Rukh accidentally said anar instead of naraz.
- •The unexpected goof-up left the entire crew and host Madhuri Dixit in splits.
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Renuka Shahane shared the funny anecdote about Shah Rukh Khan during an appearance on the Sony Marathi game show 'Kon Honar Crorepati', hosted by Madhuri Dixit, alongside actress Priya Berde.
Director Aziz Mirza instructed Renuka Shahane and Shah Rukh Khan to practice speaking in Hindi as much as possible because Renuka had a Marathi accent and Shah Rukh had a Punjabi accent.
While trying to get his dialogue pronunciation right, a nervous Shah Rukh mistakenly replaced the word 'naraz' (angry) with 'anar' (pomegranate), telling Renuka's character, 'Maria, tum mujhse anar ho!'
