Shah Rukh Khan, who played an anti-hero in the beginning of his career, returns in a negative role in his forthcoming movie Don 2. The superstar says that portraying villainous characters gives a different high to an actor.
"I really enjoyed it. I will be really honest and I am not glorifying badness in real life and these are just films and stories, but as an actor it is one of the greatest highs to play a villain's role," said Khan.
Directed by Farhan Akhtar, the film also stars Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Om Puri and Kunal Kapoor.
"Farhan Akhtar as a director-actor and Priyanka as an actor would agree that it's a different kind of a high for an actor to play a villain's role," said Khan.
The 46-year-old, who rose to fame by playing negative roles in super hit films Baazigar and Darr, believes in the existence of one central character, who can be either good or bad.
"I started with theatre and there was nothing like a hero for me. There was a protagonist, a central character. I have been a bad guy on stage, I have been a good guy on stage," he said.
"I was thrilled that I got this opportunity and I did not think of the hero type roles. Now that I am getting a chance to play a negative role in Don after so many years, there is no justification to it and being bad is also important to take the world forward," he added.
"Most of the films that we do in India are of goodness, hope and aspirations. Sometimes we do make edgy films and on the commercial parameters Don is a bit of an edgy movie," he said.
"And I would like to clarify that we are responsible people and we, too, are always worried that they don't take after the bad things, films and characters that we portray in order to entertain them," he added.
