Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma's Zero hit the screens on Friday and filmmaker Karan Johar, who had watched the film recently, was all praises for the cast. Karan Johar, who is a very close friend of Shah Rukh, couldn't stop raving about his performance in the film and wrote: "Zero is a must watch for the towering performance of Shah Rukh Khan, who proves that he is truly the bonafide king of intense romance! His bravado as a performing artist warrants a salute and all the applause!" Of Anushka's performance in the film, Karan Johar wrote: "Anushka Sharma is so, so amazing as she portrays a challenging part!" Anushka plays the role of a NASA scientist with cerebral palsy named Asifa Yusufzai Bhinder.
Karan Johar reviewed Katrina Kaif's performance in the film as her career's "best" till date. "And..Katrina Kaif gives us her career best performance! As a damaged super star she throws caution and body language to the winds and gives us her most heartfelt and believable performance! She shines and makes you root for her," Karan added.
ZERO is a must watch for the towering performance of @iamsrk who proves that he is truly the bonafide king of intense romance! His bravado as a performing artist warrants a salute and all the applause! @AnushkaSharma is so so amazing as she portrays a challenging part! And....
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) December 22, 2018
And..#KatrinaKaif gives us her career best performance!! As a damaged super star she throws caution and body language to the winds and gives us her most heartfelt and believable performance! She shines and makes you root for her!! #zero
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) December 22, 2018
Actress Swara Bhasker, who had also watched Zero, wrote that she "loved every second" of the movie. "Loved every second of Zero .. Aanand L Rai Shah Rukh Khan, Himanshu Sharma redefine what hero and heroine are for Bollywood . The Hero, a dwarf and a loser (cocky though) and The heroine on a wheelchair; and the film refuses to let us see them through the prism of their disabilities."
LOVED every second of #Zero .. @aanandlrai @iamsrk #HimanshuSharma redefine what hero & heroine are for #Bollywood .. The Hero a dwarf & a loser (cocky though) & The heroine on a wheelchair; and the film refuses to let us see them through the prism of their disabilities. (1/n)
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) December 21, 2018
Both protagonists vulnerable & deserving of our sympathy & empathy & yet the writing stubbornly refusing 2 allow us that easy indulgence instead forcing us to see them as 'normal' characters & giving them a story & conflicts & motivations of 'normal' people. #Zero is brave! 2/n
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) December 21, 2018
@AnushkaSharma u breathe life into ur Aafia & infuse her with dignity, strength, charm & gravitas & rise above the typical sympathy evocation in your portrayal of this quadriplegic heroine.. you make us admire her. Fantastic performance by Anushka in #Zero (3/n)
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) December 21, 2018
Zero mostly opened to lukewarm reviews with praises for Shah Rukh Khan's performance. Film critic Saibal Chatterjee in his review for NDTV gave Zero 2 stars out of 5. "The film possesses a certain scale for sure, the visual effects create the desired illusions and an energetic Shah Rukh Khan lends the vertically challenged male lead a degree of charm and chutzpah but it is let down by a hopelessly muddled screenplay," he wrote.
Zero marks the collaboration of Shah Rukh Khan with Anushka Sharma after a span of six years. The trio last featured together in Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
