Along with many other fans of Khan, Simon shares the view that the star is approachable. "I felt him to be busy but not stressed." Hailing from a foreign background, Simon accepts: "I didn't have the same awe of Shah Rukh as the other members of the film and would often sit next to him to watch the monitors."

"Farah, on the other hand, used to stress me with her microphone." The actor remembers a time when he was suddenly needed at the last minute to shoot on the "Deewangi Deewangi" sequence.

For those of you who came in late, the song was picturised on 31 of the industry's hottest stars. However, Simon was out of town and could not be contacted. Fortunately, Farah was forgiving when she found out that Simon's date problems were the result of an outdoor shoot in Bangalore with none other than Aamir Khan.

It is not everyday that an actor gets to shoot every single one of his scenes with screen idol Shah Rukh and that too with no dialogue. "Twenty five days' shooting and not a word spoken. That's got to be some kind of a film record," joked Simon.

"Actually, the script said I was to say one word. I remember when it was time to shoot that section, Shah Rukh laughed and said live it up, knowing it was the only word I would get to say."

And Simon's last word on SRK? "The guy is pretty mellow".