SS Rajamouli calls Shah Rukh Khan 'Baadshah of box office', congratulates team Jawan for 'earth-shattering' opening

With Jawan Shah Rukh Khan is writing box office history with golden ink. His latest actioner has taken a thunderous start at the box office and continues to maintain its momentum even on a working Friday. Owning to Jawan's fantastic start, the maverick filmmaker of the Baahubali series and RRR, SS Rajamouli, congratulated him and team Jawan. 

The director took his thoughts about Jawan to Twitter and called Shah Rukh Khan the 'Baadshah of box office'. Congratulating the team for the 'earth-shattering' opening, and for stupendous success, he wrote, "This is the reason why @IamSRK is the Baadshah of the box office… What an earth-shattering opening…Congratulations @Atlee_dir for continuing the success streak in the north too, and congrats to the team of #Jawan for the stupendous success." 

Here's the tweet

This is the reason why @IamSRK is the Baadshah of the box office… What an earth-shattering opening…

Congratulations @Atlee_dir for continuing the success streak in the north too, and congrats to the team of #Jawan for the stupendous success…:)

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) September 8, 2023

SS Rajamouli's tweet went viral in no time. One of the biggest directors in India praising Shah Rukh Khan has left moviegoers and his fans awestruck. An SRK fan wrote, "The Biggest Name of the South is Praising The Biggest Name of the North. Mass Hogaya ye toh!" Another fan called Jawan better than RRR, "Yes #Jawan is Better than RRR."  A netizen wrote, "SRK the baap of MASS." 

Soon after SS Rajamouli's tweet, Shah Rukh Khan replied him. On Twitter, Shah Rukh Khan thanked him for acknowledging Jawan's success. He claimed that they all are learning from his creative inputs. SRK also told him to watch the film, and tell him if he can also be a mass hero. Shah Rukh Khan wrote, "Thank u so much sir. We are all learning from your creative inputs for cinema. Please see it as and when u can. Then call me to tell me if I can be a mass hero also. Ha ha. Love and regards sir." 

Here's SRK's reply

Thank u so much sir. We are all learning from your creative inputs for cinema. Please see it as and when u can. Then call me to tell me if I can be a mass hero also. Ha ha. Love and regards sir. https://t.co/RpI0UZ625a

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 8, 2023

On the same day, renowned businessman Anand Mahindra declared Shah Rukh Khan as India's 'natural resource'. A day after Jawan's release, Anand Mahindra shared his thoughts about SRK's rule at the box office on Twitter. On Friday, The Chairman of The Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra wrote on the social networking site, "All countries guard their natural mineral resources and mine them and usually export them to earn forex. Maybe it’s time to declare @iamsrk a Natural Resource." Anand shared the tweet with the video of Jawan's Dubai event.

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Released on September 7, Jawan also stars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi with Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Lehar Khan, and a cameo appearance of Deepika Padukone.