It's been more than two weeks now since Doordarshan brought back Shah Rukh Khan’s popular TV show, Circus that aired in 1989 amid the national lockdown. Renuka Shahane, who co-starred with Shah Rukh Khan in the iconic show, recently opened up about her experience of working with the actor.

"It was great as we all were quite young and enthusiastic. Shah Rukh had a huge craze even at that time because his previous show Fauji had done so well. He was like a heartthrob even then. At that time when he was not even a film star, I've seen him getting mobbed by fans and a crowd of around 20,000 people gathering there just to see Shah Rukh Khan," Renuka said in a statement.

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Talking about SRK, she further added, “He was a workaholic. He would have worked for 36 hours at a stretch if he was asked to. That kind of energy was very infectious. Plus, all of us were already excited to work with him. I definitely was, because I had loved Fauji."

Apart from Circus, other popular shows from 90’s have been re-telecast on Doordarshan too including Ramayana, Mahabharat, Shaktimaan, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Byomkesh Bakshi and Buniyad.

(Source: Mumbai Mirror)