Tumbbad’s producer Sohum Shah says the three Khans are his “gurus”

 Sohum Shah says that Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Salman Khan are his “Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.”

Tumbbad, a 2018 film produced by actor Sohum Shah, was re-released in theatres on September 13, and it has been performing immensely well at the box office. The actor-producer has also announced part two of the horror/fantasy film Tumbbad. Revealing about his earlier days, Sohum said that growing up in a small town in Rajasthan, like millions of others, he also wanted to become Shah Rukh Khan. In fact, he thinks that all three Khans are his gurus.

Sohum Shah talks about King Khan.

Sohum, who initially ran a real estate business in his town, Sri Ganganagar, before coming to Mumbai, has achieved immense success in the industry. He has acted and backed the cerebral Ship of Theseus and the horror film with a difference, Tumbbad, which was re-released in theatres on September 13. He recently spoke about SRK and told PTI, “I came to the industry after watching Shah Rukh Khan… I am a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan but meri life ki journey alag hai. You realize that there can be only one Shah Rukh Khan.”

Sohum Shah speaks about the three Khans.

He also spoke about the three Khans of Hindi cinema, calling them the “last of superstars.” He said, “They have been my three gurus, Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh. From Shah Rukh sir, I learnt charm and the way a man should be… Nobody can have a charm like that of Shah Rukh Khan. Kisi aadmi me 5 per cent Shah Rukh Khan nahin hai to use jeene ka bhi haq nahin hai (If someone doesn’t have 5 percent of Shah Rukh in them they don’t have a right to live).” Talking about Salman Khan, he said, “In our house, you would get two pairs of clothes, and when I was in college, my brother was traveling to Jaipur. I asked him to get me denim because I had seen Salman Khan wearing one.” For Aamir Khan, he said he is his Dronacharya, “He has contributed a lot to Tumbbad… to live with a project for six-seven years. Deep down, I follow his philosophy. His philosophy is that work on one thing but do a proper job.” Director Kiran Rao, ex-wife of Aamir Khan, was the presenter of Ship of Theseus, the 2012 philosophical drama that marked Sohum’s debut as a producer.