For
those
who
thought
Shahrukh
Khan
only
travels
king
size
-
this
should
be
news.
Yesterday
morning,
Shahrukh
travelled
to
Kolkata
in
the
economy
class
of
Jet
Airways
and
not
on
a
chartered
flight
as
he's
wont
to
do.
His
team,
the
Kolkata
Knight
Riders,
took
on
the
Deccan
Chargers
and
SRK
had
to
be
in
time
for
the
match.
As
the
first
class
seats
were
full,
SRK
did
not
mind
travelling
economy
class.
Says
a
co-passenger,
"Shah
(as
he's
fondly
called
by
close
friends,
including
Farah
Khan)
flew
to
Kolkata
with
his
entourage.
Since
the
group
was
large,
SRK
gave
the
ladies
the
first
class
seats
including
his
own
and
asked
the
guys
to
do
the
same.
So
while
Bhavna
Pandey
(Chunky's
wife),
designer
Shabina
Khan,
Divya
Kumar
(T-Series
Bhushan
Kumar's
wife),
Neelam
Kothari,
Seema
Khan
(Sohail's
wife)
and
a
few
other
friends
of
SRK
and
Gauri
sat
in
first
class,
SRK
along
with
Karan
Johar,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Farhan
Akhtar,
Ritesh
Sidhwani
and
Priyadarshan
made
themselves
comfortable
in
the
economy
class."
The
co-passenger
observes
that
unlike
other
stars
who
behave
arrogantly
while
flying,
Shahrukh
was
absolutely
normal
and
fuss-free.
"Shahrukh
even
ate
the
food
served
in
the
economy
class
without
any
objections.
The
other
passengers
were
thrilled
and
kept
asking
Shah
for
autographs
and
he
kept
obliging
them."
Gauri
wasn't
part
of
the
entourage.
The
source
adds,
"Gauri
and
the
kids
(Aryan
and
Suhana)
along
with
Arjun
Rampal,
Mehr
Jessia,
Maheep
Kapoor
and
Nandita
Mahtani
arrived
in
a
private
jet." Designer
Manish
Malhotra
who
was
part
of
Shahrukh's
group
was
spotted
with
two
suitcases
full
of
Kolkata
Knight
Riders'
black-and-gold
outfits.
The
source
says,
"Manish
gave
the
outfits
to
everyone
so
they
could
wear
them
during
the
match
and
cheer
SRK
and
his
team.
Yesterday,
the
atmosphere
at
the
Eden
Gardens
stadium
was
electric
as
the
two
teams
played
to
a
packed
crowd
of
over
80,000.
Shahrukh's
entourage
stayed
at
the
ITC
Hotel
Sonar
Bangla
Sheraton
and
Towers,
Salt
Lake
City."
Shahrukh
returned
to
Mumbai
today
morning
by
HDIL's
chartered
plane.
Story first published: Monday, April 21, 2008, 14:54 [IST]