The reason for his being my idol is that this man has never seen any downward trend in his career as he is just the perfect. I want to be like him in whatever I do. He started his life from a scratch. Right from the days of fauji, circus and DDLJ, the man has achieved great success. He is one of those few stars who landed in Mumbai during 90s and were unable to have a full fledged house. But this man owns his house in bandra i.e. Mannat. I’m, actually, really impressed by his whole life and the various twists and turns it took. Not just his professional life, but his personal life has also been really fascinating. He did his schooling from St. Columbia, New Delhi and after that did his graduation from Hansraj college and then his masters from Jamia university, Delhi. In the mean time, he was doing theatres and plays and at that time only he did tv serials like fauji, circus which I loved watching and watched just because of him.
From his college days only, he loved Gauri and what a love he had and still have for her that he moved to Bombay in order to search her. He said once that he came Bombay with his friend and even slept at CST station in the night due to unavailability of accommodation. His friend said that there at CST he stood up and pointed to the buildings and said “One day, I’ll rule this city”. Finally, he is doing that. The aura he carries around him is just awesome and any one can go mad about him.
After his first movie Deewana which was a hit, he did some average movies also and then finally came Baazigar and Darr which gave villainous avatar to his personality and he even won filmfare award for best actor for Bazigar. The twist in his career came in 1995 when he became overnight star by DDLJ. Since that day, the man has not looked back. Some of his hit flicks are:
Deewana, Chamatkar, Baazigar, Darr( I love it where he played a passionate lover), Karan Arjun, DDLJ(the biggest blockbuster of Indian Cinema and also my all time favourite movie), Yes Boss, Pardes, Dil to Pagal Hai, Dil se, Kuch kuch hota hai, Baadshah, Mohabbatein( again played a dedicated lover), Asoka, Kabhi khushi kabhi gham(my favourite movie), Devdas(awesome performance), Kal Ho na ho(again my favourite), Main hoo na, Veer Zara, Swades(all three I like), Chak de India where he showcased his true actor for the first time, as he says and at last but not at least is Kabhi Alvida na kehna. I simply love this movie and have watched it around 6-7 times. But don’t know why people hate this.
Today, he acts, advertises, owns his cricket team KKR, lots of property across the globe, runs his production house Redchillies entertainment and what not which I don’t know.
Another thing which attracts me towards him is that he is also a Scorpion like me. So I always feel great to share my zodiac with stars like SRK and Aishwarya rai and it inspires me to attain success like him. Cool thing is that his son’s birthday coincides with mine on 11th November. If you observe carefully around you, then you will find that the man is everywhere, be it a multiplex theatre, TV, mall, road side banners or hoarding etc. His motto is that wherever people go, they should find him there. I like this thing which keeps him so busy that he sometimes is not able to sleep for 3 consecutive days. Some of his famous quotes are:
1. There are only two Khans. Ghenghis Khan and Shahrukh Khan.
2. I’d die if people didnt recognise me. I would not be able to walk on the road if people didnt mob me. That’s what I work for.
3. When I have the right to make you cry in a dark room for three hours, you have the right to ask me any question you want.
4. Sex is not required to sell my film. My name is enough.
5. Awards who ignores me are losers.
6. You never win the silver, you only lose the gold.
7. The dream I chased, took me on a journey. A journey more rewarding then the goals, the achievements. When I look back it’s like facing a million mirrors. Each reflection opens a window. A window to the world I’ve just discovered. The world I want to share with all of you.
8. Thank you for giving me so much love, that I don’t miss my parents anymore.
9. You can love me or hate me but.. you can’t ignore me.
10. I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the airhostess asks me two questions, and I don’t understand her accent - I will go hungry for the entire flight.
By the way, I’m waiting very badly for his new movie My Name is Khan, releasing on 12th February and I’m dying to watch it. Well, I've much more to write which I skipped thinking about to avoid making this post too lengthy. But, yes he is a LIVING LEGEND...
CHEERS TO SRK !!! :)
