The arrest of his son Aryan Khan in the drug-on-cruise case caused superstar Shah Rukh Khan to go through a difficult period.

It has now been made public that he successfully persuaded senior advocate and former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi to take up the case, offering him a private jet to transport him from England to Mumbai.

To discuss the notes, he had prepared to fight the case, Shah Rukh Khan checked into the same hotel as Mukul Rohatgi.

On The Legal Side of Things for Republic TV, former attorney general and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi reflected on how he became involved in the Aryan Khan case and how Shah Rukh persuaded him.

According to Mukul, it was a regular bail matter, but it garnered everyone’s attention as it involved an “important personality”.

“I was in the UK on a holiday. And those there were COVID times. I got a call from somebody who was close to Mr. Khan that he wants you to argue that case in Bombay High Court. I refused (saying) that I don't want to break my holiday. Somehow, Mr. Khan got my number, and he called me, and I told him the same thing… He is a great actor, and he said, ‘can I speak to your wife?”

Here, Mukul revealed that Shah Rukh told his wife, "I'm a father," and asked her not to view the case as a client. The attorney revealed that Shah Rukh was experiencing all those feelings before his wife convinced him to accept the Aryan Khan case.

Looking back at how they prepared to fight the case, Mukul shared Shah Rukh had a huge role to play in it. He added, “Mr. Khan was gracious enough. He offered me a private jet, which I didn't take. I'm not very fond of small jets. So I flew down to Mumbai and Shah Rukh had himself checked into the same hotel where I usually stay, which is a Trident, Nariman Point. I found him to be quite keen and intelligent. He had made a lot of notes and points and stuff like that, apart from the lawyers. He discussed it with me. We argued it and bail was granted. And I promptly went back to England to spend the rest of my holidays.”