CNN-IBN’s Rohit Khilnani caught up with Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday to quiz him on how it feels to be 43 and his new movie. Watch the video here…
Rohit Khilnani: For all the viewers of CNN-IBN. Shah Rukh Khan will cut a cake. The cake is from all the viewers and all your fans who are watching CNN-IBN.
Shah Rukh Khan: Thank you CNN-IBN for wishing me Happy Birthday. God bless you. Hope you make some good and sensible news and make our world a better place to live.
Rohit Khilnani: People say that Shah Rukh Khan has everything. Now that you are 43, do you think that you have everything?
Shah Rukh Khan:Everyone has everything if they want to believe. I started believing that I had everything when I was 9 years old. Materially, there will be always a room for an aeroplane.
Rohit Khilnani: Tell us something about your new movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Shah Rukh Khan: Yasrajji and Adi (Aditya) called me and they said that they were postponing the release of the first look of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi all over the county and wanted it to do it on my birthday. Well, I always try to make a good films. I try to make a good sense of entertainment for the audience. This movie is special because Aditya is making it after a long time. It is also special because the film is an antithesis of the egos that I am playing. It is not someone that you want to be. A character in a film is someone that you are.
Shah Rukh on his new movie and life at 43
Shahrukh with Anushka on the Sets
Shahrukh with Anushka on the Sets of Rab ne bana di jodi at Amritsar Golden Temple.
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi not just a Simple Love Story?
All the speculation that Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi being a clean, simple and fresh love story may not turn out to be true. According to sources in the industry, Rab ne Bana Di Jodi could be a more complex love story than what was initially rumoured. With Anant Narayan now rumored to be the third important character in Rab ne bana di jodi, the story could be a Love Triangle.
Yash Raj Films has always stuck to this super hit formula all these years producing numerous hits with love triangles. Movies like Silsila, Darr, Dil to Pagal Hai etc are just a few of the many. The basic formula could be the same, but Yash Raj treats every story differently in every movie for sure. It would be interesting to see how Rab ne bana di jodi would shape up in the new era of thriller movies.
SRK at Golden Temple for ‘Rab Ne Bani Di Jodi’
Shahrukh Khan Biography
Shahrukh means ‘The King’ and the actor is for sure an undisputed one. Shahrukh was born on November 2nd 1965 in New Delhi, India to a Muslim 
family. Shahrukh did his schooling at St. Columbus and attended Hansraj College. After graduating, Shahrukh did a Masters in Mass Communication. After his graduation, Shahrukh joined Barry John’s theatre group and even ran a restaurant. SRK was dating Gauri Chibber since college. Shahrukh’s first break was in television in ‘Dil Dariya’ followed by ‘Fauji’, ‘Umeed’ and ‘Circus’. Shahrukh Khan was spotted by Hema Malini, who signed him for his debut movie. Shahrukh, who was ready to join Bollywood, got married to Gauri before moving to Mumbai. Shahrukh’s first movie was ‘Deewana’ and the actor managed to make a great impact. Abbas- Mastan’s ‘Baazigar’ and Yash Chopra’s ‘Darr’ made Shahrukh a star overnight.
Shahrukh Khan’s biggest blockbuster till date is ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’; the movie ran for over 520 weeks in theatres all across India. Shahrukh Khan has two kids, son Aryan and daughter Suhana. Shahrukh resides in Mannat, a villa in the posh Band Stand neighbourhood in Bandra, Mumbai and has paid over $4 million for his mansion. Shahrukh Khan launched a production house with friend Juhi Chawla called ‘Dreamz Unlimited’ and the first venture was ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’ followed by ‘Asoka’ and ‘Chalte Chalte’. Shahrukh and his wife Gauri Khan also have a banner ‘Red Chilies Entertainment’, the first movie produced was the superhit ‘Main Hoon Na’. Shahrukh Khan also; endorses some biggest brands of the world like Compaq Presario, Pepsi, Hyundai Santro, Videocon, Tag Heuer, Emami and ICICI Bank. Shahrukh Khan has had the most successful run as an actor as he has delivered some of the biggest blockbuster like ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Veer Zaara’, ‘Pardes’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Devdas’ and many more.
Shahrukh Khan is close friends to Karan Johar and choreographer Farah Khan. Shahrukh Khan is rated as the most popular actor in Bollywood and the sexiest man in Asia. His movies are also estimated to do the highest business in the overseas markets.
Salman-SRK-Ganesha connection
Now, here’s something I bet you wouldn’t know. Salman Khan actually celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi each year. A friend tells me that Sallu brings a Ganesha idol every year and for the two days that it is installed in his house, he doesn’t smoke, drink or party.
Of course, like each year, this year too he has no plans of breaking the tradition. So even as his sister and other folks go shopping for flowers to decorate the whole house, Sallu insists on being at home ensuring that all his friends are well taken care of.
Here comes the most interesting part. A few years ago, when the Khan-daan bonding was at its all-time high, Shah Rukh Khan too made his way to Sallu’s house to pay respects. The two stars spent considerable time together before Shah Rukh headed back home.
Wonder what will happen to the bonding over the Elephant Demi-God this year…