Shah Rukh Khan once revealed his first Valentine's Day gift to the love of his life, Gauri, with whom he tied the knot in October 1991.
Shah Rukh Khan is the King of Romance. His love story with Gauri Khan is no less than a filmy tale, and after more than 30 years of being together, they never step out without holding each other's hands. Gauri never wanted Shah Rukh to become an actor and never considered staying with him in Mumbai. But destiny had different plans; one after the other, Shah Rukh's films became superhits.
Earlier, in 2023, Shah Rukh once held an 'Ask Srk' Session on his social media handle, X. A fan asked Shah Rukh what was his first Valentine's Day gift to Gauri, and the actor, without batting an eyelid, replied. It comes as a shock as Shah Rukh remembered his first gift, which he gave to Gauri even after so many years. Shah Rukh added that it was a pink plastic earring. He said:
"If I remember correctly, it’s been what 34 years now….a pair of pink plastic earrings, I think…"
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Shah Rukh Khan's film, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, completed 31 years, and it was supposed to be his debut film, but it was delayed. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, his co-star, Viveck Vaswani, opened up about when the superstar was not in favour of appearing in the films. He had a simple answer: he would have to hug girls, and his wife, Gauri Khan, doesn't like it.
Viveck further revealed that Shah Rukh returned to Mumbai after his father died. They stayed together, and Shah Rukh also admitted the reason for working in television and refusing film offers. However, it was after Shah Rukh's mother's demise that he shared that he was ready for films. Until then, Shah Rukh only wanted to be part of television. Shah Rukh shared that he cannot work in films because he will have to hug girls in the film, and Gauri had said 'no' to him. He was quoted as saying:
"Shah Rukh Khan used to live in my house. When he returned to Mumbai after his mother died and he said 'Let's do a film', I had to say 'yes'. Until then, he preferred to work only in TV. He was against films. When I asked him the reason, he said, 'I can’t do films because I’ll have to hug girls in films. And Gauri has said no'! I told him 'Ok. You come and stay with me. We’ll figure out life'."
Viveck also revealed that Shah Rukh decided to do films as it was his mother's dream to see him on the big screen, and she wanted him to be the superstar. Recalling the good old days, Viveck was quoted as saying:
"But after his mother passed away, he decided to work in films as it was his mother’s dream that he should become a superstar. Every night, we would sit at the Taj President Hotel, Cuffe Parade, which is next to my house and brainstorm on what we should make."
Earlier, in an interview with fashion designers, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla for NDTV Good Times, Gauri revealed that she wanted her husband, Shah Rukh Khan's films to flop. In one of the segments, Sandeep said that she must have stood with Shah Rukh like a rock. Gauri denied this and revealed that she wanted his films to flop.Gauri further revealed the reason behind it, and said that she wasn't happy about coming to Bombay and the whole filmy world was different for her. She was quoted as saying:
"Well, actually, that's not true. Because I was not too happy about him coming to Bombay. I actually didn't even know when he became a star. It was very shocking for me first to be here, and films and everything. It was very, very difficult. I actually didn't want his films to do well. I thought if it flopped, I should go back to Delhi. Because when you are so young and I got married at 21. Films, how and what happens, everything was so new. For me it was like nothing should run and everything should be a flop."
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