Shah Rukh Khan is the superstar of Bollywood. SRK has managed to mesmerize audiences young and old with his acting, style, personality and of course, the dimples. The actor who started his journey back in 1988, hails from a humble middle-class family and after having spent more than 30 years in the Hindi film industry, he has attained stardom through his determination, hard work, and talent. Today, we reveal some facts of SRK we bet you didn’t know

Shah Rukh’s Pathan character in Kamal Haasan’s Hey Ram was named Amjad Khan after Sholay’s Gabbar Singh whom Kamal Haasan was very close to. SRK didn’t charge a single penny for the film.

SRK favourite is Raakhee Gulzar who played his mother in Karan Arjun. SRK dotes on her and treats like his own mother.

The number plates of all his cars read 555. Shah Rukh is superstitious about numbers and believes that the right numbers bring him good luck.

SRK has a phobia of riding horses, and never eats ice-creams.

During his struggling days before he entered showbiz, Shah Rukh ran a ­restaurant in Daryaganj.

Shah Rukh has done 26 ­cameos throughout his career.

Shah Rukh is named Rahul in nine of his films, including Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Chennai Express and more.

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