When Shah Rukh Khan Called Pamela Chopra ‘A Surrogate Mother’ & Revealed How YRF Family Adopted Him

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The country woke up to tragic news about late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s wife, Pamela Chopra, passing away this morning, April 20. As the world is mourning, several celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Rakesh Roshan, and Hrithik Roshan attend the late singer’s funeral.

Now we recall a time when superstar SRK described the late filmmaker’s wife, Pam Chopra, as his ‘surrogate mother’. He said at an event that he didn’t have anybody when he moved to Mumbai to pursue his dreams.

In 2017, after accepting the National Yash Chopra Memorial Award, Shah Rukh remarked that the entire film industry, particularly the YRF family, had “adopted” him. Shah Rukh later appeared in YRF films, including Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Veer-Zaara, Darr, and Dil Toh Pagal Hai. With his most recent movie, the record-breaking hit Pathaan, Shah Rukh continued his partnership with YRF.

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