Viveck Vaswani, producer and longtime friend of Shah Rukh Khan, recently shared touching memories of the Bollywood superstar’s early struggling days.
Vaswani recalled how Shah Rukh lived in his house and wore his clothes during difficult times. He remembered Shah Rukh telling him after two days of hunger: “My mother is dying”.
At that time, Shah Rukh had no interest in films and was content with television work, as his wife Gauri didn’t want him hugging other actresses in movies However, after his mother’s death in 1991, he decided to fulfill her dream of seeing him become a superstar Vaswani recounts how Shah Rukh rang his doorbell at 4 AM after his mother’s funeral, asking: “Will you make a film with me?” meeting led to the creation of “Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman,” which became one of the year’s highest-grossing films and truly announced Shah Rukh Khan’s arrival in Bollywood
