11 Lesser Known Facts About Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan – Autobiography

Shahrukh Khan has worked on his own autobiography. He said that the process has been very enlightening for him and he has realized very important pointers about life. Like what hurts you is for that moment only and later on in life when you are looking back through the glasses of memory it hardly matters. But he further says that he doesn’t forget anything but rather doesn’t hold it against anyone.

Shah Rukh Khan – Fan Craze

Shahrukh Khan fans are excessively obssessed of their idol. A very special and unique Shahrukh Khan club was founded by a huge admirer of Shahrukh, Arnab Roy on 13th December 1995 after the release of DDLJ in the same year. What’s more surprising is the club has established an exclusive Shahrukh Khan museum. King Khan too has visited the club and the museum.

Shah Rukh Khan – School Friends

Shahrukh Khan is still very close to his school friends. In school Their gruop was known as the “c-gang” on account of all of them being from the C section. And what’s more interesting is that all of them married among each other. Like, Shahrukh married Gauri while Gauri’s best friend is married to Vikas. These three continue to be his closest friends.

Shah Rukh Khan – Gauri Affair

His romance with Gauri too had a filmy edge to it. Shahrukh Khan is extremely possesive about Gauri. He lovingly calls her Gaurima. If she let her hair down he used to become angry out of possessiveness. Fed up with his antics Gauri losing her cool, without informing Shahrukh flew off to Bombay. Shahrukh soon followed her to the city and kept looking for around the beaches of Bombay since he knew that Gauri loves beaches! A cab driver advised him to go to the Aksa and Gorai beach and so Shahrukh finally tracked her down standing midst the water.

Shah Rukh Khan – Naughty Kid

There is an anecdote from SRK's childhood that we want to share with his fans. Once when he was just four or five years of age, he had thrown a rock at the neighbour’s son breaking one of his teeth. Later at night the neighbor knocked on Shahrukh Khan’s door in a very drunk state with a knife in one hand. Shahrukh’s dad opened the door and very calmly called out for Shahrukh and after confirming with him that he had infact hurt the neighbor’s kid, Shahrukh Khan was asked to go and explain himself to the neighbor who was not only very drunk but also armed. Shahrukh went out and cordially apologized for his actions, and the neighbor after a little screaming calmed down and let it go.

Shah Rukh Khan – Ad Endorsements

Shahrukh Khan is a better businessman than his father. He’s one of the first to open the industry to advertisements. He was the first celebrity to enter the world of advertising for the consumer goods, thus earning certain respectability for the celebrities in this field. He has endorsed a range of products like Pepsi, Hyundai Santro, Smoodles, Mayur Suitings, Cinthol, Bagpiper, Clinic All-Clear, Omega, Sunfeast, Dish TV etc.

Shah Rukh Khan – Relationship with Father

Shah Rukh Khan grew up in a liberal family where his parents treated him with a lot of love and affection. He was close to not only his mother but his father Mir Taj Mohammad too. Both called each other ‘yaar’ and did a lot of activities together. He used to sit with his father and discuss philosophy for hours. His father used to say that he could never make money at someone else’s expense . Shah Rukh Khan certainly has inherited his ethics and integrity.

Shah Rukh Khan – Education

Shah Rukh Khan was always a brilliant student throughout his school and college years. But he used to get quite bored and frustrated with the the repetitions of coursework. This made him quit St.Stephens after just a year of joining in, and later he joined Hansraj College. Similarly he joined Jamia Milia for a course in Mass Communication but left it after a year because he got bored. In his school, St.Colombia, he was awarded the sword of honor, an annual award given to the student who best represented the spirit of the school.

Shah Rukh Khan – Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Pay Cheque

Shahrukh Khan was paid only Rs. 25,000 for his movie 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'. He also sold tickets at a popular theater on the opening day of the movie.

Shah Rukh Khan – Childhood

Shahrukh Khan was crazy about movies since he was a kid. His mother utilized this craze of movies for him to excel in his studies. It so happened that he was weak in hindi so his mom promised to take him for a movie if he passed in his exams. Well the Baadshah made it sure to pass in all.

Shah Rukh Khan – Honoured by UNESCO

In the year 2011, SRK bagged a special award for his kindness at the 20th UNESCO Awards in Germany on November 10. He became the first Indian to be honoured with this award. SRK attended the event and he had a great time at the gala in Dusseldorf.