"Biology was my favourite subject" - Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan was conferred an honorary doctorate in the United Kingdom for his contribution to arts and culture by Bedfordshire University at a ceremony in London last week. In a brief chat from London, SRK reveals what the doctorate means to him. Excerpts...
So
Doctorsaab,
how
does
the
new
tag
feel?
Very,
very
cool.
It's
an
honour
which
would
make
a
boy's
parents
very
happy,
so
I
am
sure
my
mom
and
dad
must
be
very
proud.
Other
Indian
stars
to
have
been
given
honorary
doctorates
in
the
UK,
including
Shilpa
Shetty,
Akshay
Kumar
and
AR
Rahman.
Do
you
think
your
doctorate
has
come
too
late?
Everyone
gets
what
they
deserve…
and
when
they
deserve
it.
I
am
an
immensely
satisfied
and
happy
person
with
my
life
and
achievements
and
always
appreciate
the
achievements
of
my
colleagues.
Is
an
honorary
doctorate
better
than
the
many
awards
you
have
received
as
an
actor?
The
race
I
run
doesn't
have
a
finish
line.
There
are
no
bests
in
the
standards
I
set
for
myself.
This
doctorate
is
an
absolute
delight
and
matter
of
pride
for
me
and
my
family
and
so
are
all
the
other
awards,
but
the
fun
is
in
running
not
finishing
the
race
for
me.
The
university
received
your
nomination
from
Routes
2
Roots,
an
NGO
that
works
towards
people-to-people
contact
across
the
subcontinent,
especially
India
and
Pakistan.
Are
you
aware
about
what
they
do?
Yes
I
am.
They
explained
to
me
all
the
work
they
do
and
why
they
felt
they
should
nominate
my
name.
You've
said
that
you
aim
to
use
the
award
to
help
educate
underprivileged
children.
How
will
you
do
that?
First
comes
the
thought
of
making
your
life
more
meaningful,
then
the
direction
you
want
to
take
to
fulfil
the
thought.
The
plans
and
modalities
will
follow
after
that.
It
is
too
early
to
give
you
the
system
and
processes
of
the
same
but
I
will
try
and
create
an
environment
in
my
office
and
people
to
bring
about
education
opportunities
especially
for
little
girls
—
and
do
it
with
as
little
show
and
publicity
as
possible.
Though
you
got
the
best
student
award
from
one
of
Delhi's
top
schools
with
you
never
finished
a
Masters
degree.
Do
you
regret
not
having
gone
in
for
higher
studies?
Studies
and
trying
to
figure
out
things
never
end.
It
would
have
been
good
to
complete
my
Masters
degree
but
unavoidable
circumstances
led
to
it
not
being
finished.
But
I
don't
regret
it
though.
What
subject
did
you
love
and
hate
the
most
in
school?
Biology
was
my
favourite
and
so
was
English
(Shakespeare).
Mathematics
was
a
horror
especially
as
I
was
terrible
in
it.
I
did
very
well
in
Physics,
Chemistry
and
National
Income
Accounting.
What
does
true
knowledge
mean
to
you?
The
belief
that
the
more
you
learn
the
more
you
know,
the
more
you
know
the
more
you
forget,
the
more
you
forget
the
less
you
know,
the
less
you
know
the
less
you
forget,
the
less
you
forget
the
more
you
remember,
the
more
you
remember
the
more
you
know…
and
the
cycle
keeps
on
going.
There
is
no
end
to
seeking
and
absorbing
knowledge.
True
knowledge
is
unfathomable,
uncapturable,
unknowable…
like
life.
but
we
got
to
keep
living
and
just
like
life
that
we
have
to
live,
we
have
got
to
keep
striving
for
knowledge
without
knowing
what
it
leads
to.