Shah Rukh Khan spilled the beans in an interview long back and it has now gone viral on social media

Shah Rukh Khan has been a part of the Hindi film industry for the last 33 years. And in these three decades, he has seen all possible ups and downs, and his professional and personal life. His eldest son was put in jail three years back. There were multiple accusations of his extramarital relationship. He had back to back flops, and people fed his career was over. And then there was a time when he was facing threats from the underworld. He even spoke about it in one of his interviews, and how it was a tough time for him as an actor.Shah Rukh Khan spilled the beans in an interview long back and it has now gone viral on social media. Here’s what the superstar had to say.

Shah Rukh Khan on the underworld

Shah Rukh KhanShah Rukh Khan said, “They would set up a system, and they would say you do it. I may not have succumbed to it, but then they shoot you. So, sometimes it’s nice to do a film.”

The actor and comedian Ruby Wax asked, “You’re seriously saying someone calls you and says be in my film or I’ll blow your head off?” Shah Rukh nodded, and said, “Not as nicely as you’re saying it.”

Shah Rukh Khan on gangster Abu Salem

Shah Rukh KhanThe Pathaan actor revealed how Salem was upset with the actor. “He would tell me that he could see me,” Shah Rukh recalled. “It was like living under a telescope. It was very depressing and very scary.”

SRK revealed, “I’m not macho enough to turn around and say that I wasn’t scared of any of these guys. I was s**t scared.” He added, “”I told him, ‘I don’t tell you who to shoot so don’t tell me which film to do.’”

Karan Johar on Shah Rukh Khan

“I’ll never forget how Shah Rukh brought me out. He said, ‘I’ll take the bullet for you, you just stand here’. That’s when I realised that this is a relationship that is forever,” revealed the filmmaker and SRK’s friend in an interview with Mid-day.

Did Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra have an affair?

In an interview, Vivek Vaswani was quoted saying, “Relationship? Means? Sexual relationship? No. He’s not that sort. I don’t know where the rumours came from. Ghar mein reh rahe the, mummy daddy the, tension tha, career tha, jaldi se Gauri se shadi karni thi, usme relationship kaise ayega.”

‘Shah Rukh Khan’s rumours untrue’

The Josh actor added, “It is not true. In fact, from the time I have known him, he has been a one-woman man all his life. How many flings have you heard of? We have had one rumour of Priyanka Chopra, that also its a rumour but what else have we heard of Shah Rukh? Nothing. He’s not that kind of a person.”

When Shah Rukh Khan spoke about Priyanka Chopra

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In an interview back in 2012, SRK reacted like this, “To me what is most disturbing is that a lady who has worked with me has been questioned and somewhere down the line has not been shown the respect that I show her, or to all women.”

The star added, “I think it is disrespectful and I am extremely sorry about that, sorry means not because of the things that I have done but because she is a friend” Khan and Chopra were seen together in films like Don, Don 2, Ra One, Billu, and Om Shanti Om.

When Shah Rukh Khan said, ‘nobody is going to kill me… I’m an international treasure now’

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received a death threat, prompting a police investigation. This isn’t Khan’s first encounter with such threats; in the 1990s, he faced intimidation from underworld figure Abu Salem after declining a film offer. Salem reportedly assured Khan of his safety while maintaining a watchful eye, causing the actor significant distress.

Bollywood superstar  Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday, received a death threat, the Mumbai police confirmed on Thursday. The threat to the actor follows a series of death and extortionn threats issued to fellow Bollywood star Salman Khan.
A case was registered by the Bandra police against the unknown caller under sections 308(4) (extortion involving threats of death or serious injury) and 351(3)(4) (criminal intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Those keeping up with SRK, will know that this is not the first time that he has been on the receiving end of death threats and extortion demands. Back in the ’90s, when the actor established himself as a reigning Bollywood star, he faced a chilling threat from notorious underworld don, Abu Salem. At the time, senior police officer Rakesh Maria informed director Mahesh Bhatt that Salem had set his sights on Shah Rukh, as he apparently declined a film project backed by the underworld don’s associate.

Alarmed by the news, Shah Rukh quickly surrounded himself and his home with security personnel. However, that didn’t stop Salem from reaching out to the actor via telephone and threatening the actor, demanding an explanation for the actor’s choice to turn down the proposed film.
In Anupama Chopra’s book, King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema, SRK opened up about a conversation he had with Salem, where the gangster reportedly told him, “Log bolte the tu bahut proudy hai lekin tu bada sharif hai. Abhi police ki zaroorat nahin tereko. Main nahin maroonga (People say you are very proud, but you’re actually decent. You don’t need the police. I won’t kill you).”
Despite this assurance, Shah Rukh’s security remained tight, as Salem continued to call frequently and tell the actor that “he could see me.” Reflecting on this period, Shah Rukh said, “It was like living under a telescope. It was very depressing and very scary.”

In the book, the actor also noted one memorable exchange, when Salem suggested film projects. Shah Rukh replied, “I told him, I don’t tell you who to shoot, so don’t tell me which film to do.”
Eventually, as the actor “got very disturbed”, he chose to make security changes for his family’s well-being. He replaced police security with a private guard and invested in a bulletproof car. In a characteristic display of humour, he quipped, “Nobody is going to kill me. I’m an international treasure now.”
Meanwhile, as far as the latest death threat against Khan is concerned, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said to PTI, “Mumbai police visited Raipur and summoned a man, identified as Faizan Khan, who lives within the limits of Pandri police station.”
As per preliminary information, the threat call to the actor was made from a phone number registered in the name of Faizan. He has been asked to appear for questioning at Bandra police station, Singh added.