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'Nobody can be a film star
like me'
When we launched the Star Of
The Fortnight, we expected a
good reponse. But you guys
amazed us -- the amount of questions Shah Rukh Khan, our first
Star Of The Fortnight, was flooded with is simply amazing. So much
so, the star decided to answer 20 questions, as against the 15 we
had originally promised you.
Also, we have a pleasant surprise. Out of the 20 lucky people who
have had their questions answered by Shah Rukh (you can read your
answers as well as listen to the big man yourself), five have been
randomly selected for a special gift. Five of you will get Phir
Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani memorabilia: tee-shirts, caps and pens.
The names of the lucky winners will be
announced next week. Today, we carry Shah Rukh's answers to four of
his fans. The remaining answers will be carried over the next four
days. Keep logging in, you might just be the lucky
one...
Question
from:
Vimal
Dear Shah
Rukh, How is it possible for you to smile always ?. Dont you have
any problems or worries?Iam jealous of you :-) Vimal
Shah Rukh Khan: I
don't think I have problems and worries. I mean, like, I have
problems and worries like any other person has... you know, day to
day, when you could have a problem and worry. Being an actor, of
course, like, workwise, you do get a little tense when your film
doesn't do well or, you know... you get anxious more than tense
really. So, there is no such thing as, like, do I have a problem or
a worry? Like do I worry a lot because of the kind of job I do? No.
But... my father told me once that, you know, anything that you do,
if you are able to look at the lighter side and there will always
will be one. You know, you just need to look at the lighter side of
things and 100 per cent, he said, there will always be one. You
know, a lighter side to everything in life. You can do a lot more
work, you can be a lot more productive if you are able to do that
somehow. I've sort of taken that to heart and I do that.
Question
from:
Subrinah
Rana
hi Shahrukh this is my fourth question to u..
My name is Subrinah Rana and i am currently living in malaysia. I am
a very dedicated fan and i love ur movies ur intervies and ur
acting... i just wanted to ask that will u want your son, Aryaan to
become a famous filmstar like u or would u prefer him in a different
proffession? If yes, which one?
Shah Rukh Khan: I mean,
I don't want to sound pompous, but I think nobody can be a film star
like me. Not even my son. Nobody should try to be a film star like
me, they should try to be film stars like themselves. And if my son
wants to be a film star like himself, he should go ahead and be. If
he tells me Papa, Dad, I want to be a film star like you, I'll stop
him. I'll say, no, if you want to be a film star like Aryaan, go
ahead and become one. If you want to be a film star like Shah Rukh,
you already have that. You don't need to copy that. So, ummm,
whatever he wants to do, I mean, I would not come in his way. I
would like him... if he doesn't want to be... Like, for me,
preferences are exactly the preferences I had. Now that I am an
actor, I don't mind him being an actor or director or producer or
whatever he deems fit. But if he wants to be a sportsman, it will
make me very happy. I think it's very healthy. It's a very healthy
way to lead your professional life -- to be playing games and
earning money for it. And it's a very... To me, I still love playing
games. And if he wants that, wonderful. Anything else, if he wants
to be a microbiologist, if he wants to be a lawyer, if he wants to
be a thinker, if he wants to be a philosopher, wants to be a
chartered accountant, wants to join the army, I would be thrilled to
bits. If he joins the army, I'll be quite happy. I'll be worried,
but I'll be happy.
Question
from:
Rakesh
Prajapati
Hi , I am your big Fan!!! I have a Q How many
hours a week do you work on an average?? Thanks Rakesh Prajapati
California USA
Shah Rukh Khan: In a
week? Uh, I, uh, I work about 15 hours a day and... what is the
average? Need not be that I am shooting 15 hours a day, I shoot
about 8-9 hours a day or 10 hours a day. Then the rest of the time
goes in talking, working. Being at home also at times I work. What
motivates me is the fact that I have been given such a big status
right now as a star. And I'm not comparing it to anybody else's and
saying I'm the biggest or smallest or medium-sized. But I've been
given a big enough status in the last 7-8 years that I have been
working. And I think it's time that I repaid it back. And the only
way I can repay it back is by really working harder every time and
making sure that at the end of my career, at the end of my... you
know... when I stop happening, so to say... nobody should blame that
I took back from the industry more than I gave it back. So that is
the biggest motivation for me.
Question
from:
Sonali
Sanyal
I have collections of all your work till now.
But I do not have copies of your TV work (Fauji, Sanjah Chula and
Circus) and it is driving me crazy. Can you tell me where I can get
them from? I live in New York. Sonali Sanyal
Shah Rukh Khan: I
can help you, I can get access to Circus and maybe Fauji to an
extent. Sanjha Chula, I really don't know... Sanjha Chula, no, I
didn't work in. Sanjha Chula, I was supposed to work in it. I
finally did not work in Sanjha Chula. Sanjha Chula was never made
with me. But I have copies of... I was supposed to do it but one day
the director threw me out. But I have copies of Fauji and Circus and
if I am able to get hold of them from the producers, I'll try and
send it across. end
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