Wit, Intellect & Magnetism: 5 Shah Rukh Khan Interviews That Prove Why He's King

The highlight of this interview with Rajeev Masand back in 2019, was SRK talking about his 5th honorary doctorate from La Trobe University, Melbourne, where he causally jokes about "being more of a doctor than an actor" but then humbly goes on to talk about girl-child education and the importance of it. Fascinating, and typical of Shah Rukh to reel in a listener with utmost charm and then talk about something so serious, that you end up a more informed, if not a better person, at the end of it. 

The first five minutes itself will take you on a whirlwind of thoughts and ideas on everything from spirituality, terror having a religion, to his analogy on fat noses linked to the beauty and power of truth. When questioned for 40 minutes straight on one of India's biggest platforms where business leaders, politicians, thinkers, and icons from across fields come together to share and exchange ideas, what stuck with us the most was SRK's most eloquent answer, "Power to change the way kids dress is a lot easier than power to change the way people think",  when questioned about him not using his power and influence to change the way people think to make a humbler, more empathetic world.

This interview is if you want to watch SRK speak minus the charm, magnetism, and bravado. While his authenticity spews in pretty much everything he does, or says, with the humour cranked up to a 10, here, he's not trying to be funny. He's being vulnerable. He opens his heart up to the thought that he's "a survivor, that wants to live well, and think well" while standing by what he believes in, despite being a part of a highly capitalist industry. His heart wrenching venerability where he opens up about how he uses flamboyancy to deflect the sadness that's in his life is what makes us not only hold our breath at what he'll say next, but also realise how human he is at the end of the day. 

The layers of political correctness that Shah Rukh tries to accomplish in one sentence is something that will have everyone in splits of laughter. The combined 54 minutes of this podcast with former Youtube group, AIB, is simply 5 men sitting together and chatting about any and everything while correcting each other's vibes. Shah Rukh none the less is a focal point that you cannot get enough of, who also peaks with the amount of sarcasm and wit someone can cram into one hour. 

We all went a bit gaga when the biggest talk show host in history, met the biggest film star in the world. The hour-long interview began with the longest ovation the show's witnessed, followed by discussions on the superstar's very Bollywood-like love story, to his secret to his success. What stuck with us was how humbly he justifies three-and-a-half billion people loving him, boiling it hilariously down to procreation in classic Shah Rukh fashion. Not to forget when asked if he enjoyed being a star, all he did was flash us with the deepest dimpled smile since Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.