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Bollywood heartthrob, Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that he thought, “I am so ugly” when he saw himself for the first time in front of the camera and decided to ditch his plan to get into acting. The superstar says he still has a “hard time” believing his popularity, and says he doesn’t think of himself as a “star”.
Speaking at a recent event, Shah Rukh said, “I don’t want to show off but I am genuinely a dream come true. I am a lower-middle-class boy, an orphan, who got into the city of glamour, became a movie star and the world showered me with love. This only happens in dreams. I never thought of it.”
“I still have a hard time believing it. I never think of myself as a star, sometimes I have to behave like a star, which is not interesting. But I love my job,” he further added.
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The romance king marked his Bollywood debut with “Deewana” in 1992 after doing TV shows like Fauji and Circus. Khan has won epithets like King Khan, Baadshah and King of Romance, thanks to his films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Veer-Zaara and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho and Pardes.
Shah Rukh further said, “When I saw myself for the first time on screen, this was for the rushes. Rushes are dailies. You shoot the scenes and you see the negatives. That was the time when we had negatives. So, I was looking at ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’ rushes in RK Studio. And I realized I am so ugly.”