Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been ruling the entertainment industry for over three decades. The actor had started his journey as a model student in his school. He has had passion and aspiration since then. However, Shah Rukh was also a bright student and once cracked the IIT just for his mother.
Shah Rukh has completed Economics from Delhi University. He has also pursued Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia. The actor cracked the entrance exam for IIT before he joined Delhi University.
In a 2000 interview with the BBC, Shah Rukh revealed that he studied science in school but wanted to pursue a different subject in college. He told the same to his mother, and she encouraged him to take the IIT exam. The actor notably took the exam and passed.
Shah Rukh Khan recalled, “When I was choosing my career, my mom said, ‘I would like you to go into sciences’. I said, ‘Okay, I can take an exam, but I would like to do economics because I had finished my sciences from school’. She said, ‘Oh, you want to shift over to economics, but can you do the IIT entrance? Can you do this engineering entrance?’’ I said, ‘I can’, and she said, ‘Okay, just show it to me’. So I did it and I passed it. And then she said, ‘You don’t need to take it, you now go and do your economics.’”
Grew up in a liberal home
Shah Rukh revealed in the same conversation that he was raised in a "liberal" home and was urged to follow his faith however he saw fit.
Shah Rukh reflected on his childhood and shared, “It was nice and easy and it was… with a lot of freedom. I have an elder sister too. We were never told what to do, what not to do. Very liberal family. As a matter of fact, even in religious teachings, functions, studies, career everything was… you just do it the way you want and just be happy about it and do your best.”
He also discussed his early years of reading namaz and practising Islam.
He said, “I was told that it’s nice to go and read the namaz so I would go and do it, and the way it was told, you felt like doing it. All my life, I wish I could bring up my children like that, where you are made to respect it without being scared of anything that is told to you by your parents.”
Also Read: The Conjuring: Last Rites Movie Review: The Conjuring saga ends on a safe but steady note
Upcoming project
Shah Rukh Khan is currently gearing up for his upcoming film, King, which will also star his daughter, Suhana Khan. King, which will mark SRK’s comeback after Dunki, Jawan and Pathaan in 2023, is slated for a 2026 release.
The upcoming action thriller will feature an ensemble cast including Jaideep Ahlawat, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Jackie Shroff, Abhishek Bachchan, Abhay Verma, and Raghav Juyal, with Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, and Anil Kapoor doing cameos.
Discover the latest Business News, Sensex, and Nifty updates. Obtain Personal Finance insights, tax queries, and expert opinions on Moneycontrol or download the Moneycontrol App to stay updated!
