“I'll be honest; my daughter is sanwli, but she's the most beautiful girl in the world. And nobody can tell me otherwise”
And thus spoke Shah Rukh Khan — Bollywood legend, doting dad, and ironically, also brand ambassador of Fair and Handsome cream!
The actor, in an interview to Delhi Times, commented about traditional standards of beauty and went on to make a point about how wheatish never means unpretty!
SRK also commented about how he himself — despite being a superstar — did not consider himself to be good looking.
I was never the best looking guy, the tallest person, the most able-bodied person (sic), the best dancer, the guy with the nicest hair, not from a fine lineage and I did not come from an acting school that taught me to be a Hindi film hero. So how can I belittle someone on any of these seven-eight aspects?SRK, to Delhi Times
The actor, who is just by the way, supremely talented and confident, also went on to credit his success to nothing else but his honesty.
The only thing that must have worked for me is honesty. But look at me now; because of my stardom, I’m good looking also; I’ve become a poster boy! What joke is that? I used to have posters of Cheryl Ladd and Clint Eastwood in my room.SRK, to Delhi Times
The most adorable line from the interview, though, has to be this!
I never thought main Cheryl Ladd ban jaunga toh main Clint Eastwood ban jaunga.
Aww, SRK, as the old Hindi song went — “Saala main to sahab ban gaya”! Keep cracking us up with your honesty!
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