This actor who is worth over Rs 6000 crore, once slept on the road and was almost thrown out of the school.
A number of actors like Rajinikanth, Boman Irani, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and others who are now ruling the Indian film industry once did odd jobs and hailed from a poor background. One such actor who has now become the superstar, once spent nights on the road.
The superstar has a whopping net worth of over Rs 6000 crore and though he once slept on roads, now owns one of the most expensive houses. He is none other than Shah Rukh Khan.
Earlier, in an interview with Filmfare, Shah Rukh Khan recalled his days when he was almost thrown out of school for not being able to pay the fees and said, “I hate talking money. I detest it. I have built an empire but I can’t talk money. I’m told by my people that it would have been 10 times bigger an empire had I asked for money. But I know, if I had asked, instead it would have been 10 times smaller. It may sound arrogant but kings don’t ask. Even if it’s the media who calls me the king, I believe it and that’s why I don’t ask. Even a poverty-stricken king will never ask. If people ask him for something he’ll give his flesh and blood. I’m from a poor family.”
He added, “I’ve seen the worst. My father was dying and we couldn’t afford the expensive injections. My aunt used to send them from London. But if the course was of 20 injections, we managed only eight. So I’ll never know whether he died because we didn’t have the money or he died because he had to. I come from a place where there was less to eat. I’ve had watery dal and survived. I was sent letters from the school threatening to throw me out because my fees were not paid. Mom and Dad would collect change lying below the mattresses and pay for my education. Because I have seen so much poverty, I don’t yearn for money. I can spend all of it in one go. My wife scolds me for this. I spend crores at the drop of a hat – for films, for charity. You ask for money and I’ll give it to you.”
He also recalled the time when he was thrown out on the road because they didn’t have money to pay for rent and had to sleep on the roads. The actor said, “That’s what my wife keeps telling me. But the fact that I didn’t have money before will ensure it won’t make a difference if I don’t have money now. The only fear is that my children should never be without a house. If you have a house and education, the world is at your feet. If you don’t have a job and money, at least you’ll have a roof to sleep and cry under. I’ve slept on the roads. There have been times I’ve been thrown out of my house because we couldn’t pay the rent. I have been on the roads twice.”
He added, “I tell all the young heroines to please buy a house. I feel happy when they come and tell me that they have actually bought a house. People will always remember me for Mannat. It belittles my other achievements but it’s okay. Beyond your house, whatever you get is value addition. As they say, you’re not going to eat money and the food won’t taste better if you eat from a silver plate. I eat the same food, I wear the same clothes. I have four pairs of jeans. How much ever people may think differently of me, I’m exactly the way I was 20 years ago.”
Shah Rukh Khan now lives in one of the most expensive houses, Mannat, with his family. The actor charges over Rs 100 crore per film and has a reported net worth of Rs 6000 crore.
Shah Rukh Khan recently made a stunning comeback to films with his movie Pathaan which collected over Rs 1000 crore worldwide at the box office. His recent release Jawan, broke his own record and collected over Rs 1100 crore worldwide at the box office. Now, the actor is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited film with Rajkumar Hirani titled Dunki.
The film also stars Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal and is scheduled to hit the theatres on Christmas, December 22. The film is set to clash with Prabhas’ Salaar helmed by Prashanth Neel and fans have declared it as the “biggest clash of the year”.
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