Shah Rukh Khan opens up about family struggles: 'Most of my films flopped'. Watch

In 2023, Shah Rukh Khan delivered back-to-back hits in one single year with 'Pathaan' and 'Jawan'.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday opened up about the struggles the family has been grappling with in the last few years especially after he faced a series of flops at the box office. He made the remarks during his acceptance speech after he received the Indian of the Year 2023 award from CNNNews18.

The actor, however, did not refer to the controversy that erupted after his elder son Aryan Khan was arrested in connection with a drug case.

“The last four, five years have been a bit of a ride for me and my family. I am sure some of you also because of Covid and stuff. Most of my films flopped, a lot of specialists and analysts started writing my death-knell, some idiots did the same, which actually is the same thing, analysts and idiots. Not something that I really bother about," he said.

'Be very quiet and work hard with dignity,' Shah Rukh Khan opened up about the lessons he learned after the struggles he and his family underwent in recent years#ShahRukhKhan #SRK #Jawan #IndianOfTheYear #SRKonCNNNews18 | @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/mhZftc3oQW

— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 10, 2024

In true Shah Rukh Khan style, however, he ended his speech with his iconic dialogue from the blockbuster 'Om Shanti Om'.

“But this is a time you need to be the hopeful, happy, honest storyteller, and continue doing whatever you are doing and kind of think this is a nasty plot twist, this is not the story you are living, " he said. "And 100 percent is not the story’s end. Because somebody somewhere told me that life mein filmon ki tarah, anth mein, sad theek ho jaata hai. Aur agar theek na ho, toh anth nahi hai. Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost. And I believe in him because I believe that goodness begets goodness.”

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— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 10, 2024

In 2023, Shah Rukh Khan delivered back-to-back hits in one single year with Pathaan and Jawan. He also gave Bollywood the much-needed break from its longest box office dry spell.

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