King Khan of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, has recently been named the Indian of the Year 2023. At the beginning of the year, the legendary actor made a startling comeback with his film, Pathaan, after a short break from his career. However, following this, he was seen making one hit after the other at the box office with his films, Jawan and Dunki. As per reports, Shah Rukh will be next seen in the film, Tiger Vs Pathaan, which will also star another Bollywood superstar, Salman Khan.
Amid all the buzz of his professional achievements, the paps spotted Shah Rukh Khan on January 16, 2024, with his manager, Pooja Dadlani, in Bandra. The superstar reportedly went for a dinner outing with his manager, although the exact reason behind the same is unknown. However, what caught everyone's attention was the unusual moment when Shah Rukh came out of the place where he was hanging out with Pooja. He was seen hiding behind Pooja, who was further hidden underneath an umbrella, probably opened by one of his bodyguards.
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SRK was dressed in a casual grey-hued hoodie, paired with black pants. On the other hand, Pooja was wearing a blue-hued casual top with black pants. When the two of them came out from the place, Pooja was seen guarding SRK by bringing her hand in front of the pap's lens. Following this, when the mob tried to come close to the actor, and one of them also tried to capture a picture of him, Shah Rukh was seen interacting with them in a rather irritated way. All of this left his fans curious about the circumstances of why SRK was hiding his face from the paps.
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When SRK received the Indian of the Year 2023 award, he expressed his gratitude towards his wife, Gauri Khan and their children, Aryan, Suhana and AbRam, during his speech and dedicated his recognition towards them. However, he also talked about the struggles he and his family faced in the past few years. Pointing towards the challenging years in the last four to five years, where his films were getting flop, and analysts were writing down his career, SRK said:
“Some years back, when I used to get awards, I decided that every award I get, I take it as a gift for one of my kids. It will bring cheer to their lives. I truly believe in the last four-five years that my family has seen, my children have seen, my wife has seen, I think nobody deserves a bigger cheer right now than them. So I am taking this award back home for them. The last four, five years have been a bit of a ride for me and my family. I am sure some of you also because of Covid and stuff. Most of my films flopped, a lot of specialists and analysts started writing my death-knell, some idiots did the same, which actually is the same thing, analysts and idiots. Not something that I really bother about.”
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For the unversed, in 2021, Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau after carrying out a raid on a Goa-bound cruise ship, which was booked for the consumption of drugs. After 26 days and multiple bail rejections, Aryan was finally granted a relief by the Bombay High Court due to lack of evidence. Only then could the celeb kid walk out of the Arthur Road jail and be given a clean chit in 2022 due to a lack of substantial evidence. Thus, in the doting father's same speech, he hinted at it and called it bothersome. SRK further added:
“And then, at a personal level, a little bit of bothersome and unpleasant things also happened to say the least which made me learn a lesson that be quiet, be very quiet and work hard with dignity. When you think everything is good, and still know it in your heart when everything is good, suddenly out of nowhere, whoom, life may come and hit you.”
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