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Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) For somebody who is known as the "King of Romance", starring in an out-and-out action film like "Pathaan" was nothing less than a dream come true opportunity, says superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
The 56-year-old star returns to the silver screen with the upcoming Yash Raj Films project, the first look of which was released on Saturday on the occasion of Khan"s 30 years in the movies.
Directed by "War" helmer Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" is billed a "a high-octane spy thriller".
Khan said he came on board the film at a time when he wasn"t enjoying the process of filmmaking, but the project brought him back on sets.
"I wasn"t enjoying the process of filmmaking, which is most important for me, even more than the film itself.
When we started shooting "Pathaan", it was a lot of fun and action.
It"s a kind of film I always wanted to do for 30 years.
I"ve always thought of myself as somebody who can do cool action and stuff," the superstar said during his first Instagram Live.
The actor quipped even though he is trying to be "macho" in his fifties, he is hopeful that people will like him as an action hero.
"In "Pathaan", I"m doing all this action which I wanted to do when I was in my twenties.
It"s a little late.