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If there’s one man who rules Bollywood, it undoubtedly has to be Shah Rukh Khan. The man literally built his empire from scratch and is the reason that aspiring actors from all corners of the country flock to Mumbai to try their luck in the world of movies. SRK came with the duality of breath of fresh air and an unstoppable force that changed the face of mainstream Indian cinema forever.

He not just proved his mettle in acting but also opened new avenues in the business world by generating revenue streams with his sharp business acumen. Well, the man has an economics honours degree, perhaps one of the many reasons he understands business so well. However, acting and terrific business acumen is not the only thing that SRK boasts of. The king as the world calls him, has aces up his sleeves when it comes to wit, humour and comebacks in conversations.

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Today, as King Khan celebrates his 55th birthday, let’s take a look at some of his wittiest or profound quotes and comebacks that he has unleashed on unsuspecting mere mortals time and again.

1. His thoughts on how laziness affects creativity:

“In the world of creativity, laziness translates into an inability to be rigorous enough to create fearlessly. It makes us plagiarize or water our creativity down to make it more acceptable to the public.”

2. How he views success and failure:

“Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.”

3. Overwhelmed with love, yet never stops being inspired- that’s SRK for you:

“When people call me God, I say, no, I’m still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.”

4. He never takes his fans’ love for granted:

“The reason I’m good to fans and I believe in them is because I’m employed by them.”

5. Wit as sharp as a knife:

“I don’t write cheques anymore because I end up signing them “with love, Shan Rukh Khan”.”

6. When asked if he’s bisexual, this is what he had to say:

“I’m not bisexual, I’m tri – sexual, I try everything.”

7. When he threw the Googly at Mandira Bedi:

During an earlier season of the IPL Mandira Bedi asked SRK, “Do you think having Shilpa Shetty (Rajasthan Royals) and Preity Zinta (Kings XI Punjab) as rival team owners will sour their relations with you?” and pat came the reply from SRK, “Well Mandira, I hope not. You see, I started both their careers. And as far as I can remember, I started yours too.”

8. When he served KJo a shot of double espresso on his own show:

In an episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’, host Karan Johar asked, “If you woke up one morning and found out that you have turned in Aamir, you would?” Shah Rukh replied saying, “I would tell the world that Shah Rukh is the better actor”.

9. Well, he knows how to make fun of himself, that’s a sign of a good sense of humour:

SRK once mentioned, “Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom”.

 

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Did an all nighter…cleaning up my library. A bit shabby & smelling of books, dust and happiness…

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10. On parenthood and being a loving husband:

“Whenever I fail as a father or husband… a toy and a diamond always works.

So that was our story on some of the quirkiest and profound quotes and comebacks by SRK. We will be back with more such interesting stories. 

And we wish the King of Romance a very Happy Birthday.

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