Facts you never knew about SRK
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IndiaFM
Thursday,
November
02,
2006
Shahrukh
Khan
celebrates
his
41st
birthday
today.
We
decided
to
do
something
special.
We
will
tell
you
facts
about
Shahrukh
that
everyone
might
not
know.
Here
is
a
sneak
peak
into
Shahrukh's
life.
- 2nd November 1965. In New Delhi's Talwar Nursing Home, to parents Mir Taj Muhammad and Lateef Fatima, was born a young boy. For the family, that lived in Rajinder Nagar, a middle class locality in the national capital, it was time to rejoice and celebrate the newly born.
- When he was just four years of age, Shah Rukh happened to throw a rock at a neighborhood boy because of which the latter's teeth broke. Late at night that day, the child's father came to the house in an inebriated state while wielding a knife. Shah Rukh's father coolly opened the door and when this man threatened to kill his son for what he had done, he crosschecked with Shah Rukh as to whether or not he had committed the act of mischief. When the child confessed, the dad asked him to go out and explain himself to the man who was not only drunk but also armed. Shah Rukh had to go outside and apologize for his deed.
- Shah Rukh had won the Raman Subramanyam Award in Class X (1982-83) for character, all round performance in studies, sports and extra curricular activities and the Sword of Honour in Class XII (1984-85) for the Best all round performance, loyalty, obedience, integrity and sportsmanship.
- The college where he studied was Delhi University's Hans Raj College, and Shah Rukh did his Economics Honours from the institution between 1985-88. When Hans Raj celebrated its Golden Jubilee, the college gave away 17 shields to its alumni who had excelled in their lives and professions and Shah Rukh was one of them.
- After graduating from Hans Raj, he went on to join Jamia Milia Islamia's Mass Communications Research Centre to do his masters in filmmaking and journalism.
- Shah Rukh had a solid theatre background and had worked with an institution like Barry John in New Delhi.
- Shah Rukh was, in fact uncomfortably possessive about his lady love (Gauri), whom he lovingly calls Gaurima. So much so that he would pick up a quarrel with her even if she let her hair down...literally. Finally, Gauri lost her cool and without informing Shah Rukh, came down to Bombay. Shah Rukh followed her to the huge city and kept looking for her around the beaches because of his awareness that she was attracted to them in a big way. Later, a cab guy advised him to go to Aksa Beach and Gorai Beach. After searching frantically, he managed to track her down when she was standing in the water! Isn't that filmi?
- One of the reasons why Shah Rukh bought Mannat, his palatial bungalow, was since he wanted to have an exclusive prayer room. Shah Rukh says that if he were broke, he will sell everything except Mannat
- Both the children, Aryan (13th November 1997) and Suhana (23rd May 2000) have been taught to revere the co-existence of Ganpati and Allah in the Khan household. How wonderfully they are being brought up manifests itself in the story that when Shah Rukh was having a critical neck surgery, Aryan went to the temple and said an Islamic prayer so that his father could get well soon.
- Shahrukh Khan is a Muslim but celebrates Diwali and Christmas along with Eid every year. He keeps a Lakshmi Pooja every year in his office and at home. He even has a Christmas tree at home. From all the festivals Shahrukh's kids love Christmas the most.
- Shahrukh Khan has the holy Quran Bismillah kept along with the idols of Indian Gods at his place. His kids pray to both the God's simultaneously.
- Shahrukh Khan can be managed best only by his wife as she understands him the most. She is the only person who can command Shahrukh to do things. Infact Shahrukhs's daughter Suhana imitates Gauri Khan very well by saying in a strict voice, "Shahrukh, eat your food."
- Shahrukh never asks anything for himself from God. It is always his family and his close people he asks for. But whenever he wants to ask for himself, he never goes to a temple but goes to his parent's grave. He believes that whatever he will ask there will be fulfilled and yes most of them have come true which makes Shahrukh's belief all the more strong.
- Shahrukh requires a lot of his own space for himself and his near and dear ones understand that. Whenever Shahrukh is angry, he needs to be left alone or you will only make him angrier.
- Shahrukh loves watching movies in the darkness of his car. He loves watching movies alone and peacefully.
- Shahrukh is a complete game freak. In fact he turns everyone around him into a gaming freak. The latest game that Shahrukh is playing is Smackdown versus Raw which is a wrestling game. Shahrukh can't wait to get his hands on the new Play Station 3 as he is not an XBOX fan.
- Shahrukh studied at St. Columbus School and he believes that it is the best school in the whole world not because he studied in it, but because he feels they are very disciplined.
- Shahrukh still remembers his first fan who is a lady. She was his fan even before he became a film star or a famous televison star. She remembers him since his theater days. She shouted Shahrukh's name on the middle of the road when she spotted him. Shahrukh still cannot forget that moment.
- For Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Shah Rukh had taken a signing amount of Rs 5,000 and did the entire film for Rs. 25,000.
- Shah Rukh had signed a movie called Jadoo co-starring Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher & Navneet Nishan to be directed by Pavan Kaul. But Shah Rukh refused to kiss Navneet who was playing a vampish role. Shah Rukh had promised himself that he would never kiss any actress on-screen. And, he has stuck to this till today.
- Calcutta has a unique Shah Rukh Khan club that was founded by a Khan admirer Arnab Roy on 13th December 1995 after the release of DDLJ. The club established its own SRK museum in January 2002 and its members were thrilled when Shah Rukh himself visited them on 7th August 20.
On
Marriage
It's
nice
to
be
married.
You
know
you
come
back
home
from
twenty
thousand
people
who
are
screaming
and
shouting
for
you
and
than
you
come
back
to
your
wife...
I
think
is
a
great
leveler.
On
Gauri
I
was
eighteen
and
she
was
fourteen
when
we
met.
What
I
liked
about
her
was
that
I
didn't
find
it
as
difficult
as
I
thought
talking
to
a
girl.
On
Religion
Children
should
know
about
the
value
of
God.
Whether
is
a
Hindu
god
or
other
Muslim
god.
So
next
to
Ganeshji
Laxmiji
we
have
the
Holy
Kuran
in
our
house.
On
Parents
My
Father
was
very
sweet,
soft
spoken
man.
He
was
the
youngest
freedom
fighter
for
India
actually.
My
mother
was
the
opposite.
She
was
outgoing
and
had
a
very
attractive
personality.
She
said
I
was
like
Dilip
Kumar.
At
Home
There
are
some
unsaid
rules.
I
will
not
make
a
phone
call
once
I'm
in
the
house.
So
you'll
always
see
me
making
a
phone
call
from
the
bathroom.....
I
close
the
door
and
then
talk.
On
Mumbai
I
think
it's
the
greatest
city
in
the
world.
It's
very
important
to
my
life
and
to
me.
I'll
always
be
thankful
that
Mumbai
has
given
me
a
family,
and
actually
Mumbai
has
given
me
a
life.
On
Acting
For
me,
acting
is
very
spiritual.
It
combines
as
sorts
of
soulful,
religious
and
spiritual
things
that
people
do.
On
time
off
I
don't
get
excited
going
out
but
all
my
friends
make
fun
that
I
keep
saying
that
but
I
shop
the
most.
I
keep
buying
gadgets
and
stuff
and
I
call
them
my
"utterly
useless
shopping".
On
fans
photographing
The
only
time
I
find
people
invasive
is
when
I
am
eating.
When
I'm
eating
I
don't
like
people
looking
at
me.
On
time
I
think
time
passes
by
very,
very
fast.
I
don't
ever
have
time
to
grow
old.
It's
so
fast.
I
have
this
feeling
that
I
am
running
a
few
days
late
in
life.
Public
persona
There
has
to
be
now
a
public
face
very
clearly.
And
that
public
face
is
always
smiling.
And
I'm
tired.
And
I'm
sometimes
in
a
bad
mood.
But
I
cannot
pass
that
onto
people.
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