As the star celebrates his 52th birthday, we uncover some lesser known facts about King Khan
Shah Rukh Khan is rightly known as the Badshah of Bollywood. He is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of our generation.
King Khan rang in his 52nd birthday today with his family and friends in Bollywood. Instagram is flooded with pictures and message for SRK.
On this occasion, we uncover 10 lesser known facts about Shah Rukh Khan. Here they are:
It's Dr. Shah Rukh Khan
According to India Today, King Khan has received honorary degrees from University of Edinburgh in Scotland because of his acts of philanthropy, altruism, and humanitarianism as an actor.
The magical 555
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All of SRK's cars have the number 555. He is a big believer in repeating numbers as it is thought to bring him good luck
No ice cream for King Khan
Sad as it may seem, the Baadshah of Bollywood doesn't like ice cream
And horses
Hindustan Times say that he has a phobia of riding horses
His first pay
Upon getting his first paycheck as an usherer in the early 80's, he bought a train ticket to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
Thought commercials were bad?
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SRK took up a Mass Communication degree because he loved watching television commercials
Immortal?
SRK's character dies in 16 movies - Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), Dil Se (1998), Devdas (2002), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) etc, or is reborn - Karan Arjun (1995), Paheli (2005), Ra.One (2011).
Putting Bad in 'Baadshah'
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He played the baddie in six films namely Darr and Baazigar (1993), Anjaam (1994), Duplicate (1998), Don (2006) and Don 2 (2011).
Relationship goals
Being married to his wife Gauri Khan for quite some time, he always wears his wedding ring on his right hand.
Global appeal
.@iamsrk Ur new postures/movements capture pangs of love so deftly in #Hawayein +all of #JHMS Enjoy my doll tribute: https://t.co/aCYEGswMZu
- Paige Wilson (@breakfreeofbox) July 26, 2017
SRK has a fan in Los Angeles by the name of Paige Wilson. She makes clay statues of SRK. Her latest one? To celebrate Jab Harry Met Sejal of course!