Shah Rukh Khan’s most candid confessions about his personal and professional life

On his simplicity and ordinariness

"There are two ways you can be a star. You could either be someone people want to be, like Mr Bachchan or some great sport star. Or you could be someone people can relate to. I think I belong to the latter category."

About his biggest fear

“Every time I do a film, whether it's a hit or a flop, I feel that I leave behind a certain part of me in it. So my biggest fear is that I will wake up one morning and will not have any more parts left to leave in a film.”

About his relationship with wife Gauri

"My wife is anything but my sister. I haven't had much time to spend with her over the years, because of my schedule, so the freshness of my marriage is still quite intact." Also talking about their kids, Shah Rukh said that Gauri and him are completely aligned in thought about the kids and that they are very focused about them. "We are both really easy, and we've never encroached upon the other's space. I'm a moviestar, I've been working for 20 years. I work with the most beautiful women in the world. Whether I think of it like that or not, there are enough stories to go around...that I sleep around with foreigners, with men, with my co-actresses. But it has never affected us because I guess she knows I don't have the time to do anything but work," he added.

About his lifestyle

"I don't sleep. I smoke about a 100 cigarettes a day. I forget to eat. I don't drink water. I have 30 cups of black coffee, and I have a six-pack. So, the less I take care of myself, the more I get taken care of. I think healthy is boring."

His message for women

"I think you are the most beautiful thing God has made. Irrespective of what anyone says about you, or tries to demean you, just remember-and I truly believe this-god has made women in His image."