left right Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mumbai, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 1/2 left right Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mumbai, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 2/2 It’s past midnight and Shah Rukh Khan is still not done with promotions for his new film “Raees”. The notoriously nocturnal Bollywood star thinks nothing of interviews in the dead of night, but it can be quite an ordeal for journalists working normal hours. Khan, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, has a loyal fan base that spans the globe. The aura hasn’t diminished despite his last few films not faring too well at the box office. “Raees” opens in cinemas next week with the 51-year-old actor playing a wily criminal who makes his fortune as a bootlegger. Khan spoke to Reuters about the pressure to deliver a hit in Bollywood, his movie choices and why films cannot change the world: Q: It’s been a while since one of your films has been a mass entertainer that gets the industry excited. Would that be fair to say that about “Raees”?A: If you go by the director (Rahul Dholakia), then no. He’s hardly a mass entertainer. He normally makes very meaningful cinema. It comes as a surprise when people think it’s a massy (for the masses) film, because I have never planned to make a massy film. I don’t fit into that genre, I think. Maybe a “Chennai Express”, I’ll…more detail
