Shah Rukh Khan is the biggest draw in Bollywood and the world’s most popular film actor. He is also co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, a cricket team. He talks to CNN:
CNN: When you were growing up in Delhi did you always aspire to be the star you are today?
SRK: No I never thought of being a movie star. I dabbled in theatre, but I did a lot of things when I was young. Sports, I was into anything. I liked to keep myself busy. Theatre or drama was a part of that. I did a bit semi-professionally in Delhi, and then TV came to India in a big way. Suddenly every actor was called upon to act on TV. So with that I joined TV and became popular. I came down to Mumbai to shoot a TV series but I wasn’t that keen on Indian movies. I didn’t think I was cut out for it, I didn’t think I was good enough. I still don’t. So I came for a year to give it a shot. My parents died early so I was sad in Delhi. I said to myself: Ok, come here for a change of scene. Maybe I’ll enjoy myself for a year and get over my depression of my parents death. But I just I couldn’t go back. I came for a year and I couldn’t go back. I was never trying to be a movie star, I became one by chance.
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