On
Monday,
Mumbai,
May
15
(PTI)
Superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan
said
'Mannat',
his
landmark
sea-facing
bungalow
in
suburban
Bandra
here,
was
his
wife
Gauri
Khan's
first
project
as
an
interior
designer.
The
"Pathaan" star
said
that
before
he
and
Gauri
Khan
bought
'Mannat',
they
lived
at
his
director
friend's
house
next
to
Taj
Lands
End,
the
five-star
hotel.
When
the
couple,
now
married
for
over
30
years,
gathered
some
money,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
said
they
decided
to
buy
a
house,
which
went
on
to
become
'Mannat'.
"We
managed
to
buy
('Mannat').
But
then
we
didn't
have
the
money
to
furnish
it.
We
called
one
designer,
and
the
lunch
he
served
us
told
us
how
he
would
design
this
house.
It
was
way
more
than
the
salary
I
used
to
earn
in
a
month.
So,
we
thought
now
that
'We
have
bought
it,
how
do
we
do
this
house?'
"Then
I
said,
'Gauri,
you
have
artistic
talent.
Why
don't
you
become
the
designer
of
the
house?'
'Mannat'
started
like
that.
The
money
that
we
earned
over
the
years...
We
kept
on
buying
small
things.
Once
we
had
little
money,
we
bought
leather
fur
sofas...
And
all
the
small
things
we
used
to
buy," Shah
Rukh
Khan
told
reporters
here.
The
Bollywood
star
was
speaking
at
the
launch
event
of
Gauri
Khan's
coffee
table
book
"My
Life
in
Design".
Gauri
Khan
said
the
book
follows
her
journey
as
an
interior
designer
and
would
come
handy
for
any
budding
decorator.
"I
have
compiled
everything
for
people
to
go
through
design.
When
I
chose
this
profession,
designing
homes,
bringing
them
to
life...
(It)
was
extremely
satisfying
and
exciting.
And,
seeing
a
smile
on
a
client's
face
gave
me
so
much
joy.
I
wanted
to
pen
down
all
these
thoughts
and
designs
in
one
book,"
she
said.
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
who
has
penned
the
foreword
of
"My
Life
in
Design",
further
said
having
an
interior
designer
at
home
makes
things
"easier"
for
him.
"Starting
early
without
a
designer
helped
her
learn.
One
thing
led
to
the
other,
she
kept
on
designing
stuff.
For
me,
it's
very
nice
that
I
don't
have
to
look
for
another
designer.
I
think
I
can
scream
and
shout
at
her
that
'This
is
not
very
nice,
change
this'.
Just
joking!
It
is
just
easier,"
he
said.
The
actor
praised
his
wife,
also
a
film
producer,
for
charting
out
her
journey
in
the
industry
on
her
own.
"At
40,
she
started
doing
this
and
I
told
her,
'Should
I
be
helpful?
Should
I
tell
some
friends?
I
will
talk
to
them',
she
said,
'No'.
She
started
with
10
feet
by
20
feet
shop
in
Lower
Parel
and
she
got
it
all
out
on
her
own
and
continues
doing
what
she
does,"
he
said.
Calling
Gauri
Khan
"the
busiest
person"
in
the
family,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
said
he
admires
her
for
doing
what
"satisfies"
her.
It's
never
too
late
to
pursue
one's
calling,
he
added.
"(Once)
I
told
her,
'What
are
you
doing
the
whole
day?
Why
do
you
keep
doing
so
much
work?' She
says
'Because
it
satisfies
me',
and
this
book
stands
for
that.
Follow
your
dreams,
do
what
satisfies
you..."
he
said.
"We
have
dinners
at
home
and
we
have
to
have
dinner
together
and,
on
those
days,
we
discuss,
'How
was
your
day
at
work?'...
She
believes
a
satisfying
day
is
a
happy
day.
At
whatever
stage,
whatever
age,
you
are
trying
to
follow
your
dream
at
the
end
of
it,
(and)
it
is
very
important
to
follow
that,
is
what
we
have
learnt
from
Gauri," the
actor
added.
Published
by
Penguin
Random
House,
in
"My
Life
in
Design",
Gauri
Khan
charts
out
her
journey
as
a
designer
with
exclusive
pictures
of
her
and
her
family
-
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Aryan
Khan,
Suhana
Khan,
and
Abram
Khan.
Unseen
images
of
her
Mumbai
residence,
'Mannat',
and
the
design
thought
processes
that
went
into
it,
as
well
as
other
key
projects,
are
part
of
the
book
as
well,
said
the
publishers.