Shah Rukh Khan doesn’t need any introduction, his name is more than enough. Today is King Khan’s birthday, as he turns 52. But as they say, age is just a number, it fits Shah Rukh to the core. Shah Rukh is an open book, everything about him is covered by media extensively. He has achieved everything with his passion and hard work.
People know about his stories of struggles, passion for the films and his success. I don’t have a particular word to praise the actor. In order to celebrate this special day, we are going to tell some of the unknown stories about Shah Rukh Khan.
1. Initially, Shah Rukh Khan was named Abdul Rehman by his maternal grandmother, but his father changed his name to Shahrukh Khan later. His name was inspired by his sister’s name ‘Lalarukh’. Now king Khan writes his name as Shah Rukh Khan. King Khan feels lucky that his father changed his name. he thinks that Abdul Rehman would have never suited a film star.
2. Shah Rukh Khan was a very naughty kid in his school. He was very weak in Hindi. He loved watching cinema since the childhood. In order to make SRK study Hindi with full concentration, his mother promised him to take him for a film if he passes his Hindi exam. Shah Rukh was so passionate and crazy about films that he got top grades in Hindi from there onwards.
3. Shah Rukh Khan’s school life is the best, there are several stories about his mischievous behavior. In order to bunk the class, he acted like he was having an epileptic attack. He was so convinced that his teacher actually believed him. The teacher even asked his friends to take him away and tell him to rest for a while. Instead of taking him away, his friends asked the teacher for his leather shoe. According to an Indian remedy, it helps if a person with epileptic attack smells a leather shoe. The teacher walked all day with only one shoe. If that’s not funny, what is!
4. Shah Rukh Khan was very passionate about his acting. When he came to Mumbai for becoming an actor, he had no place to live. His fellow actor Viveck Vaswani gave him a place to live in the city. Later, Viveck worked with SRK in the movies like Josh and Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. Viveck also helped SRK in meeting with directors and producers.
5. Shah Rukh Khan struggled a lot during his initial days. The actor was not earning big money since the start. It is believed that SRK got just Rs. 50 as his first salary. The actor was very happy with that salary. He even took a train to Agra, as he wanted to see the Taj Mahal.
6. At first, Shah Rukh Khan planned to stay in Mumbai for just one year. He was hoping to go back to Delhi after doing some films in Mumbai. The reason behind his decision was that he wanted to stay beside his dying mother’s bed. But it seems God has a totally different story for the actor. Shah Rukh khan starting getting success in just one year in Mumbai. After that, there was no looking back for King Khan. Talking about the same, Gauri Khan has said that she was not very happy with the success of his first film Deevana. Gauri never wanted Shah Rukh to be a permanent part of Bollywood industry.
7. Shah Rukh even sold tickets for his film ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ at a cinema hall in Mumbai on its opening day. Yes, you read it right! King Khan has left no stone unturned to make a name in showbiz business. SRK decided to sell the tickets of Kundan Shah directed ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ in order to attract as much crowd as he can. The actor was paid Rs. 25,000 for that film.
8. Shah Rukh Khan got the offer of Darr when he was watching Yash Chopra’s ‘Lamhe’ in the theater. Shah Rukh was destined to play his iconic character in Darr. When the movie was offered to him, he was watching Lamhe with his friend Viveck Vaswani in the theater. In the middle of the film, his secretary came to inform him that Mr. Chopra was looking to cast him in his next film. Without wasting any time, SRK went to Yash Chopra’s office. Do we tell you anything else? Rest is history!
9. Shah Rukh Khan loves his crew member a lot. He even rejected a film with a big banner, as they wanted to replace his makeup man. SRK respects everyone, who has helped him in becoming what he is now. The actor was offered a film with the big banner but they wanted to replace his makeup man. King Khan rejected the film, as he considers his makeup man Ravi Dada as a family. He has immense respect for Ravi Dada, Subhash, Yaseem, Karuna, and Mohan.
Talking about the same, SRK said, “No star is made on his or her own. I think 80% of what I am is because of them.”
10. Shah Rukh Khan has given us several memorable dialogues in his long film career. “Agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaaho to puri kayanat usey tumse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.” Is a very famous dialogue from King Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’. Did you know that this dialogue has some meanings in SRK’s real life?
Benny Thomas is SRK’s one of friend’s from Delhi. He told about an incident when he used to accompany King Khan during his struggle days. On a fine evening, SRK was standing on the Marine Drive and said, “I’ll rule this city one day.” Now, he is actually ruling all over the world with his powerful works in the film industry.
With hard works and dedications, Shah Rukh Khan became ‘Badshah’ of Bollywood. The actor has given several memorable films in his long film career. The actor has won millions of hearts and we wish his films never end. He counties to do wonders in the entertainment industry.
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