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After three mega-hits in a year,

SRK opens up about struggles his

family faced in past 5 years

After a few years of tough phase, SRK, in 2023, made a grand comeback

and let his work silence the detractors

once again saw SRK in an action
OUR BUREAU
avatar. Like ‘Pathaan’, ‘Jawan’ also
Mumbai managed to strike a chord with the
uperstar Shah Rukh Khan has audience. The film collected over Rs
not given media interviews in 1000 cr. at the worldwide box office.
Sthe last five years, except for Needless to say, SRK has had a phe-
promotional press events. He has nomenal year.
hardly opened up about his personal SRK did not stop here. On De-
life in the public domain since his son cember 21, he came up with his
Aryan Khan got embroiled in a drug first-ever collaboration with Rajku-
controversy. mar Hirani. Titled ‘Dunki’, the film
However, on Wednesday night, focuses on the issue of immigration.
he not only made a rare appearance Its title is taken from the term “don-
at a media event but also opened up key journey”, which refers to the
about the tough times that his fami- long-winding, often dangerous routes
ly went through in the last few years that people across the world take to
and the lessons he learned from it. reach the places they want to immi-
“The last 4-5 years have been a bit grate to. However, the film received
of a ride for me and my family. I’m mixed reviews from the audience. It
sure for some of you also because of did decent business at box office.
Covid. Most of my films flopped. An- On registering a success streak
alysts started writing my death knells, in 2023, SRK at the event expressed
some idiots did the same which ac- gratitude to the makers of Pathaan,
tually is the same thing, analysts and Jawaan and Dunki. “But seriously, I
idiots. Not something that I really want to thank Sid Anand for making
bother about,” Shah Rukh Khan said Pathaan with Aditya Chopra, and At-
after receiving a special award from lee for making the biggest hit in Hin-
CNNNews18. di cinema in Jawan, and Raju Hirani
“And then, at a personal level, a and Abhijaat Joshi for making the
little bit of bothersome and unpleas- most beautiful film for me...Dunki.
ant things also happened to say the Without them and the honest, hard
least, which made me learn a lesson work of all the other cast and crew
that ‘be quiet, be very quiet and work Shah Rukh Khan with his wife Gauri Khan and children (ANI) members of these films I wouldn’t be
hard with dignity’. When you think standing here tonight. So I dedicate
everything is good, and still know it in filmon ki tarah, anth mein, sad theek a name in the list of one of the high- this award to all of them. I will ded-
your heart when everything is good, ho jaata hai. Aur agar theek na ho, est-grossing films in the Indian film icate it to them but won’t give it to
suddenly out of nowhere, whoom... toh anth nahi hai. Picture abhi baaki industry. Remember the clamorous them...at all,’ he quipped.
life may come and hit you,” he add- hai mere dost. And I believe in him death knell tolling for the Hindi film He concluded his speech with a
ed, presumably referring to Aryan’s because I believe that goodness be- industry all through 2021 and 2022? big thank you to his audience.
arrest in an alleged drug case in 2021. gets goodness,” he said. His film literally ended Bollywood’s “I would like to thank everyone
SRK then, in his filmy style, After a few years of tough phase, dry spell at the box office. here and people watching on televi-
shared his words of wisdom. “But SRK, in 2023, made a grand come- ‘Pathaan’ will always remain spe- sion. Hoards of you this year came
this is a time you need to be the back and let his work silence the de- cial for SRK and his fans as the film to watch my films, some of you even
hopeful, happy, honest storyteller, tractors. marked SRK’s first hit after his sab- may have not liked them. But deep
and continue doing whatever you SRK returned to silver screen batical of four years post delivering down I know you came to support me
are doing and kind of think this is a with Siddharth Anand’s ‘Pathaan’ in a series of duds like ‘Zero’ and ‘Jab and my family. So, I bow down to you.
nasty plot twist, this is not the story January. In the film, SRK donned an Harry Met Sejal’. And, thank you for bringing cheer
you are living. And 100 percent is not action avatar and left everyone in awe. After ‘Pathaan’, King Khan re- to my family, my children, my loved
the story’s end. Because somebody The film broke several records at turned to theatres in September with ones and thank you for making me
somewhere told me that life mein the box office and managed to grab Atlee’s directorial ‘Jawan’. The film the star I am, yet again,” SRK added.

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