Mumbai, August 29: Have you been wondering what and who made the elusive Gauri Khan agree to model for a lifestyle brand? None other than filmmaker Karan Johar! A fact that even superstar Shah Rukh Khan acknowledges, that it was his friend who got his wife to agree to model.
“Gauri has never modelled before. It was a challenge for her as she’s shy and doesn’t believe in coming in front of the camera. She’s happy playing the role of my producer, taking care of my movies and of course, our most important production, our children,” quips Shah Rukh.
So, what did Karan exactly do? “He convinced Gauri that she makes a fantastic model. She was initially hesitant as she felt she was too old to model,” says a source.
So, what was Gauri’s reaction to shooting for the ad? “I shot for two days, and I slept for two days following that. It was really a lot of work for me,” says Gauri.
This is not the first time that Karan has managed a feat like this. Sources state that most ‘urgent requests’ like these go through Karan. A ‘request’ by him is never turned down by Shah Rukh or his family.
——-Agencies