Actor Raghav Juyal, who recently earned a lot of praise and love for his performance in Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds of Bollywood, recently opened up about his memorable experience of stepping inside Mannat for the first time. The sea-facing bungalow in Mumbai has for years been Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic residence.
Raghav Juyal recalls his experience inside Mannat
Raghav revealed that although he has been part of the entertainment industry for over a decade, it was only two years ago that he had the opportunity to walk through the gates of the famous mansion to meet Aryan Khan.
While talking to NDTV, Raghav recalled, “The first time I entered Mannat, there was a scanner like the ones at the airport. I had to go through it because people were like, ‘Who is this guy? Has someone come to find work?’” He further shared, “By mistake, I asked Aryan which was his room. Then I realised, this is Shah Rukh Khan’s house — you don’t have rooms here, you have full floors. Aryan just laughed and said, ‘Come, let’s go up.’ We sat there and jammed, and later went out for dinner with his friends.”
Meanwhile, Raghav is reportedly a part of Shah Rukh Khan`s most-awaited film, King, directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. Speaking about his long association with the superstar, Raghav revealed, “My first meeting with Shah Rukh sir was years ago when I did a dance in Happy New Year (2014). Then I used to keep meeting him in the shows I hosted. But this was the first time I was in direct contact with Aryan. I was selected after an audition, and the rest is history.”
Raghav Juyal recalls his mother`s reaction
Raghav`s visit to Mannat was a big deal for his mother too. He shares, “I told her, ‘Mummy, I just came from Mannat.’ She got so excited and started asking, ‘How is it from inside? How is their bathroom? Did you see the library?’ I had to tell her, ‘Mummy, I didn’t go there as a broker, please relax!’”
Raghav, who considers himself as a huge SRK fan, admitted that visiting Mannat was special. “It’s a huge deal for me. I’m a jabra, diehard fan. All of us are fans, but I proudly claim I’m his biggest fan. I even belong to a family of SRKians. We’ve been making his fan accounts since Orkut days. Whenever I’ve worked with him, I’ve always felt it’s a surreal dream. This time was no different. I’m sure this will keep happening again and again,” he had told SCREEN in a previous interview.
