Shah Rukh Khan, who has had a historic year at the box office, recently opened up about the ‘double stress’ he is looking forward to since his daughter Suhana Khan has joined the film business. SRK also spoke about his son Aryan Khan becoming a director and insisted that him and his wife Gauri Khan gave their kids the freedom as to what they wanted to be in their careers.
In a chat with MBC Bollywood, SRK was asked about his kids joining the film industry and he said, “It’s double stress. We have more Fridays to look forward to or get anxious about. More thrills of box office and worries and dealing with each other but I’m happy because… My son and my daughter are in their 20s so they have kind of seen my life at least for a good 10-12 years as an actor and experienced it firsthand. Maybe there were times when I have reacted to situations as an actor or a star and they have not comprehended it but stood by me, tried to give me solace or celebrated with me without realising the importance of what was happening in my life.”
He said that the life of an actor or a storyteller is “reclusive” and explained, “Because of the kind of work we do, we are always on our set in dark rooms like this with great lighting. Then you go back home and that’s it.” He then said that he was “happy” about his children joining the film business and said, “I’m happy that now that they themselves are into films and it’s a choice they made. Me and Gauri as a family, we never told them to do this or that, free to choose what they wish to. One of them chose to be an actor, my daughter. My son decided to learn direction so both of them are in films. Son is directing the film, the daughter has already acted in one film.”
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Shah Rukh said that they will probably be kinder towards him since they are themselves facing it. “And I think they will both understand the 10-12 years of what they have gone through with me and may be they will take to me more kindly and be nicer and gentler with me. Maybe they will realise that I was making too much of nothing and it’s great fun to be acting. I wish them the best. I wish them a lot of hard work,” he said.
Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana made her debut with The Archies. Aryan Khan is currently directing his first web series named Stardom.
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Shah Rukh Khan says he and Gauri Khan never asked Suhana, Aryan to join films: ‘It’s a choice they made’ – The Indian Express
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