Gauri likes clean-shaven Shah Rukh

Updated on: 17 July,2011 08:04 AM IST |
Subhash K Jha |

King Khan's wife asked him to get rid of his long hair and scraggly beard, but son Aryan came to the rescue

King Khan's wife asked him to get rid of his long hair and scraggly beard, but son Aryan came to the rescue

However, despite hating the look, Khan refused to visit the barber. Ritesh Sidhwani, co-producer of Don 2, said, "When he went to Delhi, he was asked about the long hair and the stubble. But Shah Rukh remained unfazed. He wanted to stay in character throughout."

Respite, however, came in the form of son Aryan. Farhan Akhtar, the director of the film whose wife Adhuna Akhtar conceptualised Khan's look, recalled, "It wasn't easy to keep that look in the Malaysian humidity. But Shah Rukh told me, his son had said after seeing the look, 'Now, that's what a don should look like'."
According to Akhtar, he wanted 'Don' to be re-introduced in a new avatar, something that suggested that he'd been taking it easy and biding his time to make the next big move.

According to a source, Khan wanted his anti-hero act in Don 2 to provide a sharp contrast to his superhero role in Ra.One. All the characters in Don 2 are the same as with the original film, except for two additions ufffd Kunal Kapoor and Lara Dutta. Khan reportedly spent several weeks with makeup professionals and stylists to get the right look.

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