

The year 2018 also saw Shah Rukh dropping off from spot 2 to 13 in the list of Forbes’ richest celebs. “I only act when it comes from my heart, but this time I don’t feel like doing it.” According to him, he plans to do that only when his heart allows. Shah Rukh Khan had at several occasions assured of picking his next by June 2019, but it never happened. Shah Rukh Khan said he took a break to spend time with his family. So I just want to spend more time with my family,” he told Filmfare. “My kids are in their college stage…my daughter is going to college and my son is about to finish his studies. Shah Rukh’s conspicuous absence from social media and public appearances signaled that after working non-stop for 30 years, his mind and body needed rejuvenation. However, none of the three films materialised. “Unfortunately Zero itself wasn’t received too well back home in India, maybe I made the wrong film, maybe I did not do the right storytelling so I am a little wary how it will be received here,” he told HT.Īround Zero, there was a strong buzz that SRK will next begin work on Rakesh Sharma biopic Saare Jahan Se Accha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed biopic on Sahir Ludhianvi, and Don 3. On the sidelines, he shared that the particular screening was important for him to understand what went wrong with his much anticipated project.

Zero got screened at Beijing International Film Festival in China in the same year. Shah Rukh Khan played a dwarf in Zero.Īlso read | When Gauri Khan called Shah Rukh Khan ‘the best father and husband’ But this time I am just not feeling like… My heart doesn’t allow me to… I just felt that I should rather take time out, watch films, listen to stories and read more books,” Shah Rukh Khan told Filmfare in 2019. Usually what happens is when your one film is coming to an end, you begin work on your next film and I get involved within 3-4 months. The actor went into a shell and started rethinking his cinematic choices. However, two back-to-back duds changed the course of SRK’s career – Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) and Zero (2018). Shah Rukh’s deliberate decision to change the gear of his life was, but understandable.įor the next six years, Shah Rukh Khan only did a film or two annually, his major ones being Chennai Express, Happy New Year, Dilwale, Fan and Raees. It was also when his eldest son Aryan was turning 15 and his daughter Suhana, 12. This was a year before Shah Rukh’s youngest one, AbRam was born in 2013. It was only in 2012 with the release of Jab Tak Hai Jaan, that SRK decided to slow down.

The superstar, who in late 1990s and first decade of 2000s did nearly 4-5 films every year, remained the undisputed king of box office throughout our growing up years. (Photo: YRF)įans don’t call Shah Rukh Khan, the ‘Badshah’ of Bollywood for nothing. Jab Tak Hai Jaan was Yash Chopra’s last directorial starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.
