Veteran actor Farida Jalal has extended her best wishes to Aryan Khan for his upcoming directorial debut series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*.
Speaking at the trailer launch of Love In Vietnam on Monday, Jalal fondly recalled meeting Shah Rukh Khan’s son on a film set when he was a child.
“He has all my prayers. Yes, we met on set. He was very young, just a little boy. I’m very proud that he has now become a director. May God bless him with success,” she told reporters in Mumbai.
Jalal, who has shared the screen with Shah Rukh Khan in films such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Yes Boss, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, also reflected on the bond she developed with him over the years.
She said playing Shah Rukh’s mother in multiple films made her feel a genuine mother-son connection with him. “Since he didn’t have a mother in his life, I always felt I should give him as much mamta (motherly love) as I could. It came naturally to me,” she said.
Jalal added that her feelings for Aryan are like that of a grandmother, proud to see him step into the spotlight. Aryan’s debut series is set to premiere on Netflix on September 18.
Source: NDTV