Shah Rukh Khan: Lesser known facts

Updated: May 3, 2019, 17:31 IST

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This throwback picture of Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit is going viral for all the right reasons

Back in those days when selfie wasn't even a thing, people were far from away from the concept of pouting for pictures. However, seems like Shah Rukh Khan was way ahead of time as he is seen making his first attempt at pouting in the throwback picture. SRK is seen posing with the gorgeous Madhuri Dixit in the picture.

The picture seems to be from the sets of the 2002 film 'Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam' starring Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Aishwarya Rai. Madhuri is seen dooning an adorable saree with all the elegance of a traditional Indian woman. Her smile brightens up her face beautifully. On the other hand, SRK is seen in a golden kurta while trying to make a scary face.

On the professional front, Madhuri Dixit was last seen in recently released 'Kalank' reuniting with Sanjay Dutt on-screen almost after 20 years. The film also stars Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, and Aditya Roy Kapur. On the other hand, SRK was last seen in Aanand L. Rai's 'Zero' starring alongside Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

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Shah Rukh Khan revealed how para athletes inspired him to not quit

Shah Rukh Khan is undoubtedly one of the biggest movie stars in the world. But even King Khan has some off days, and the actor revealed that how on one such day, he was deeply inspired by something. SRK revealed that one day in August he got up and was demotivated to do anything. Just then he turned on the TV and saw an interview of para athlete Deepa Malik. He added that he was so inspired by what he saw that it got him back in the groove again. After sharing this heart touching tale, he also said that he wants his kids to also be motivated by these para athletes to keep working hard and always staying confident. The ‘Zero’ actor confessed all this on the sidelines of an even where he met India’s contingent of para athletes as they head out to 2018 Asian Para Games that is taking place in Jakarta.

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Shah Rukh Khan, not Sushant Singh Rajput was first Bollywood star to shoot film at NASA

Sushant Singh Rajput's upcoming film ‘Chanda Mama Door Ke’ is currently being touted as the first Bollywood film to be shot at the NASA facility in the USA. However, it was Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Swades’ which was shot at the space centre thirteen years ago. While Sushant has been training at NASA's Space & Rocket Centre at Alabama, SRK shot a scene for his film which involved working on the rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) at Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
That said, SSR had undergone training at the centre to familiarise himself with the life of an astronaut.

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Shah Rukh Khan shares his thoughts about going grey on-screen

Shah Rukh Khan, also known as King of Romance in Bollywood, will be soon essaying a character of a Punjabi guy who falls in love with a Gujarati girl in his next, 'Jab Harry Met Sejal'. The actor is 51-year-old now, which raises the question - until when will he keep portraying himself as the 'young hunk' on screen?

In a recent media interaction, he was asked about his thoughts on going grey on the big screen. He replied saying that he had portrayed the father on-screen in the 1998 film 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. Explaining himself further he said that as an actor, he is always up for anything the script demands and which makes sense.

Proving further that he isn't afraid to go grey, he recalled the time he essayed a 65-year-old character in 'Veer Zaara' where he referred to Rani Mukherjee as 'beti'. He went on to say that he sees no problem in doing it once again if it was required.

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SRK to skip fan and media gathering for quiet birthday with family this year

For all those fans planning to flock outside Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat to wish him on his 51st birthday, there might be a disappointment in store. If reports are to be believed, the superstar has chosen to break away from tradition and spend a quiet birthday with his family abroad. As per reports, Shah Rukh is whisking his family out to an undisclosed location for a holiday, to make up for lost time.

Ever year on November 2, SRK hosts a media gathering that is followed by him waving out to fans from the Mannat parapet, and later a private bash for his friends. However, this year will be different as he plans to dedicate his day to his family. According to the report, Shah Rukh has been tied up all year round what with his month-long film shoots and has not been able to spend quality time with Gauri and the kids –Aryan, Suhana and AbRam. The family will fly out to a foreign location, the details of which are yet to be known.

Shah Rukh is also expected to launch the trailer of his upcoming film ‘Raees’ on his birthday. Fans need not worry, as the actor plans to keep to his word and release the trailer as per schedule.

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Shah Rukh Khan is the 8th highest paid actor in the world; defeats Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan

After Deepika Padukone, it is Shah Rukh Khan who just got featured in the list of World’s Top Paid actors and joined the extravagant line-up of stars like Dwayne Johnson, Jackie Chan, Matt Damon and Tom Cruise. Interestingly, Shah Rukh did not feature in this illustrious list last year, but managed to make a memorable comeback not only by grabbing the 8th spot, but also defeating his contemporaries including Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Salman Khan.
When asked Forbes to comment, they said that Shah Rukh Khan continues to rule not only through his box office collections with the lead role in the hit film 'Dilwale' and many others, but also earning multimillion-dollar upfront fees and a cut of the back-end for his efforts. He also cashes in on endorsement deals for dozens of brands most Americans have likely never heard of.
While Deepika was the only Indian actress to feature in top 20, leave top 10, SRK is not alone in the list. He is followed by other actors like Akshay Kumar on number 10, Salman Khan on number 14 and Amitabh Bachchan on number 18.

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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan is unrecognisable as an anchor in this viral video

A video of young Shah Rukh Khan as a television presenter has gone viral and fans cannot stop gushing over how cute the actor looked back then. King Khan's rags-to-riches story has been a source of inspiration to all, but little did we know that the actor has been a media personnel in the initial days of his career. Much to our delight, Shah Rukh is not only seen anchoring, but is actually brilliant at it. Seen in the video, the 'Raees' star is one of the two anchors, who invite veteran singer Kumar Sanu on stage for a performance. Interestingly, Sanu sang numerous songs for SRK during his initial years and the world knows how those songs became some of the biggest chartbusters of SRK's impressive career.

Check out the video here.

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SRK compelled by Prince William and Kate Middleton to be serious

Shah Rukh Khan is one person who can never stop himself from cracking jokes and having fun. But the superstar will be forced to behave serious when he receives UK’s Royal Couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton. As per a report by PTI, SRK was suggested by his PR team to do a dubsmash with the Royal Couple on the title track of 'Fan', 'Jabra Fan'. To this, the actor said jokingly, “They will never allow it. I am told there is a decor and I said OK tell me what to do. It shouldn’t be like they don’t let my kids to study in London.” But the same report mentions that SRK is hopeful that William and Kate will agree to see, 'Fan'.

Move on to the next slide to read more interesting and witty comments by SRK…

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Shah Rukh thought he resembles 'this' star in his youth!

Shah Rukh Khan released the much awaited trailer of his movie 'Fan' amidst his adoring fans recently. At the trailer launch the actor mentioned that the movie is very special to him as he owes all his success and stardom to his fans. While sharing his thoughts and answering the questions of his fans, SRK mentioned that though he has a worldwide following of fans now, once upon a time, he was a diehard fan of a star and even thought that he almost looked like him. Giving a peep into his own personal fan boy moments, King Khan confessed that he looked up to the chocolate hero of the time, Kumar Gaurav. Well this sure was a confession that took us by surprise! Continue reading to find out more fact about the actor that are not commonly known…

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Shah Rukh Khan was a weak English student?

Shah Rukh Khan’s superstardom goes beyond explanation. The love his fans have for him knows no limit, which was evident yet again, when the superstar arrived at his alma mater, Delhi University’s Hansraj College to launch the title track of ‘Fan.’ SRK did not just get a chance to go down the memory lane but also received his BA (Hons) degree, which he hadn’t collected since 1988, the year during which he graduated. King Khan even posed for the shutterbugs holding the degree in hand. And then, we got our hands on something really special related to his college life – the admission form of Hansraj College. One of the highlights of the form is SRK’s mark sheet. While one of the subjects has him scoring a 92, he had only achieved 51 in English. From someone like Shah Rukh, who is a brilliant English orator, this comes as a big surprise. Doesn’t it?

While this was definitely a revelation to us, read on to find out which international TV series is Shah Rukh planning to remake…

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SRK to remake ‘Breaking Bad’?

Remaking Hollywood films has become a regular feature in Bollywood over the years. But Shah Rukh Khan is planning something different. In a first of its kind, he is planning to remake the famous international TV series Breaking Bad into a Hindi film, as revealed by him to Indian Express. He said he isn’t keen on making it into a TV series as he feels the Indian TV audience won’t accept its content that features mafia and drugs. The actor has also hinted that he would be playing the lead character of Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston in the original. SRK hasn’t made any official announcement about the project yet.

Click the following slide to see Shah Rukh Khan’s selfie with his ‘bestest’ friend…

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Shah Rukh Khan: Lesser known facts

Shah Rukh Khan poses with 'bestest' friend

Shah Rukh Khan’s friendship with filmmakers Karan Johar and Farah Khan is quite well-known. However, King Khan seems to have a ‘best friend’, who most of us are not aware of. The actor recently took to Twitter to share a selfie, in which he shares the frame with actress Divya Seth. He captioned the picture as, “My bestest friend Divya, who taught me acting. Don’t hold the bad ones I do,only the good inspired by her teachings” Daughter of veteran actress Sushma Seth, Divya was last seen in Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do.

Read on to know about Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday resolution...

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Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday resolution for his fans

At his 50th birthday bash in Mumbai, Shah Rukh Khan promised to always remain in high spirits and to continue to entertain his fans. While speaking to the media, King Khan stated, “On my birthday, I promise to be in high spirits always and keep entertaining my fans. I would like to stay humorous to my admirers.” The charming actor released the second trailer of his film Fan, as a special gift for his admirers. He also revealed that the reason behind his huge female fan following was because he shows graciousness to every woman he comes across. Well, SRK sure knows how to win the hearts of his admirers.

Read on to know how Shah Rukh proved yet again that he is King Khan…

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Shah Rukh proved yet again that he is the King Khan

Yestgerday @SRKAlgeria_CFC tweeted a video of a sweet little girl professing her love for the King of romance Shah Rukh Khan saying

"@iamsrk see this lil Algerian SRKian saying "I Love You Shah Ruhan" 😂❤️❤️"

And during the afternoon SRK retweeted the post it saying

" I love the fact I have a reason to write ‘Aawwww’

Now that maganimity is the sole reason why everyone loves him. SRK has proved yet again to his fans that he is the real Baadshah.

Read on to know which Nobel laureate is a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan...

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Malala is a Shah Rukh Khan fan

Jackky Bhagnani has been on cloud nine ever since he met Noble prize winner Malala Yousafzai. And why wouldn’t he be? Though the Bollywood actor committed a huge blunder by misspelling Malala as Masala in one of his tweets, Jackky hasn’t left any stone unturned in undoing the mistake. He has revealed that Malala is a normal 18-year-old teenager who loves pink, as reported by Mumbai Mirror. He added that besides him, the brave girl loves Shah Rukh Khan and Bollywood films. She has also seen Jackky’s film Youngistan and liked the song ‘Suno na sangemarmar’ like many others.

While SRK has found a fan in Malala, know for whom he wants to make films for…

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Revealed: Who does Shah Rukh Khan want to make films for?

According to a report with Hindustan Times, in a heart of hearts chat Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that he would like to make films for children at some point in his career. When asked what excited him the most, King Khan stated, that he loved children. And that he would like to make films for them later on, if he can. The Bollywood Baadshah further informed that that is one area he wants to go towards.

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Shah Rukh Khan is a match-fixer"

Sir, please help me ask a girl to prom," Sarthak requested SRK via the social media. He replied in a jiffy. "If I ask her, she won't go out with you... ha ha ha," he guffawed. But Sarthak had an ace up his sleeve. He printed the actor's tweet, stuck it on the back of his car, added some balloons, roses and little gifts as embellishments, and drove around campus behind his girl. A week later, he told SRK, "Thank you, she said yes!" He has since been posting images of himself and his girl painting the town red. And every picture is accompanied with a thank you to SRK for playing Cupid.The actor's words of wisdom: "Treat her with dignity, gentleness and love. And don't forget to pepper it with a bit of humour."

Read on to know how many awards and honours did the superstar actually win...

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Shah Rukh Khan aspires to win a Nobel Prize?

Shah Rukh Khan may have won countless number of awards and honours. But it seems the superstar is not yet satisfied and aspires for more. Recently, the actor, who is known to interact with his fans on social media, shared his bucket list on Twitter. One of his tweets read, "Bucket list (last I promise) Invent/do a Noble prize worth thingy??! Know the difference between Sensual and Sensuous Find a mermaid" [sic]

Read on to know about reports that suggested SRK will act with Leonardo DiCaprio...

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SRK-DiCaprio to star in a film together?

A while ago, rumours were rife that Shah Rukh would share screen space with Leonardo DiCaprio in a cross-cultural thriller titled, Xtreme City. It was rumoured that the film was being directed by Martin Scorsese. Reports also claimed that the star had met the film's team in Berlin to discuss the story. However, a source close to the actor has denied any such development, claiming that SRK is too busy with his Bollywood projects to consider doing a Hollywood one. The source also added that the poster might have been made by one of the many SRK fanclubs and that it shouldn't be taken seriously as there is no truth to it.

Read on to know as to whose challenge has Deepika Padukone accepted...

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Shah Rukh Khan: Lesser known facts

Tongues were set wagging as soon as Shah Rukh Khan announced the release date of his film Dilwale as December 18, 2015, which had been booked by Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his magnum opus Bajirao Mastani. There were speculations that SLB might take up another slot for the release of his film but he stuck to it. Deepika Padukone, the lead actress of Bhansali’s film, cleared the air by tweeting, “Challenge accepted,” indicating that their team was up for the challenge. In a report on Bollywoodlife.com, a source has been quoted as saying that Deepika cannot have this attitude for a man who gave her a break and made her a star. It further claimed that SRK was not happy with Deepika’s attitude and was kind enough not to display his emotions in public. However, looks like Deepika got the wind of the fact that SRK was unhappy with her and she deleted her tweet.

Read on to know what advise had Amitabh Bachchan for Shah Rukh Khan…