Shah Rukh Khan calls himself a liar. Here’s why…

Shah Rukh Khan is a role model for a lot of people. People blindly follow him and without making any question they believe what he says or does. But ironically, SRK believes that he is a liar. In an interview with The Indian Express, Shah Rukh opened his heart out and said that he is a professional liar.

When asked about his stardom and when did he start believing that he has become a star, SRK quipped, “I know it’ll sound odd, but it hasn’t set in yet. One can look at it and say if I expected all this, then I’d say no. This was meant to be, I have never given it more importance or credibility, or anything else, I have never sat down and told myself that I have become a star. A lot of people tell me, my well wishers, my team that as a star I need to do this and not do this as I am a star. But, I have never done anything to maintain it, or lose it, or make it, or break it. I also have outbursts, ego and self importance like every human being has, but I have treated it with a lot of humility, it is a job I do. I do it well, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But I am detached to the outcome. I feel bad if a film doesn’t do well, or good if it does, but it lasts for about six hours, then I move on. I am an actor, I can do whatever I feel like. I am a professional liar, I believe in every lie I tell, otherwise I wouldn’t be an actor.”

Further he also listed down some drawbacks of being a star. He said, “Stardom has snatched away some of my perks too. I wore my cargos three times in a row and I wasn’t allowed to do that. I wanted to wear those cargos even today, but I could not. When I am promoting my films, I travel in my personal jet, but that’s not a perk, that’s my job. However, I am very grateful to God for having given me all the opportunity, but beyond that it is all a part of my work. The biggest problem a big star faces is to retain the goodness of cinema, and continue working at being better than what you are. I maintain what I have said before, you lose the ability to surprise people when you lose the ability to fail, and this takes away every perk from your life.” (Also Read: ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’: Shah Rukh Khan opens up on the ‘intercourse’ controversy)

Nikita Thakkar

A strongly opinionated, free-spirited, budding Bollywood journalist, she likes to write anything in her own quirky style. When not running around to get assigned tasks completed, you will find her either painting, indulging in photography or dreaming in the la la land.