Shah Rukh Khan’s Old Letter Revealing Being Typecast In Girls’ Role After Playing Snow White’s Mother, Queen In Rumpelstiltskin In School Goes Viral, Netizens Say “You Can See The Sparks Here”
AN old letter penned by Shah Rukh Khan during his last year at Hans Raj College shows how and why he got into acting with a lot more details. Read inside!
Shah Rukh Khan’s Old Letter Revealing Being Typecast In Girls’ Role After Playing Snow White’s Mother (Photo Credit: Instagram)
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Shah Rukh Khan is a worldwide star and no one can deny his massive stardom. You know you have an effect on the people when you vanish for years on end and are still welcomed with wide open arms. For the immaculate actor, it all started when he was in college, which is when he got invested in acting. Owing to his strong fan base, people are always looking for more information on how the actor stepped into the field. Speaking of the same, a letter has surfaced on the Internet where he talks about his early acting days.
The letter that is six pages long states the date and it derivative that the actor wrote it during his last year at Delhi’s Hans Raj College. He explains that since the onset he was very much interested in sports like hockey, cricket, football, and more. He then explains how and why he got into acting. Little did he know that his one leap of faith would make him the most accomplished Bollywood star int he history.
In the letter making rounds on social media and posted on Reddit in the sub-reddit r/BollyBlindsNGossip, Shah Rukh Khan writes, “I was always very good at copying people and mimicking. It started off with Hema Malini and I graduated to Dev Anand, Prithvi Raj Kapoor and Raj Babbar. Mentioning of Raj Babbar, I just remembered how I really got interested in acting. My father had a chain of restaurants in and around Delhi.” He also mentions in the letter that he won a number of awards in his performances which boosted his confidence even further that allowed him to explore more roles.
The fans obviously were all praises for Shah Rukh Khan. One fan commented, “SRK was destined for massive success. You can see the sparks here and this was when he was only in college.” Another fan wrote, “First Pages of SRK’s Autobiography leaked !” One more fan quipped, “The wit was always there and for such a long essay, handwriting is pretty fine. So basically he was the charming Raj/Rahul in real life and it makes sense that he played them so naturally…” Another fan said, “This guy made his career out of his hobbies like Acting, Dancing and Cricket, that is one of the strong reason he is at top most position today.”
The ‘Jawan’ actor also mentions about some of the off-beat roles he played as he was typecast. He continues writing, “My first role was that of ‘Kallu Bania’ in a small school production of Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja. Then came the role of SNOW WHITE’S wicked mother and I was “typecast”, in a girl’s role henceforward. The queen in Rumpelstiltskin and nurse in Mad House play followed.”
Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in Atlee’s ‘Jawan’ alongside Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Sanya Malhotra, and more.
What do you think of this letter penned by Shah Rukh Khan?
