25 years of Shah Rukh Khan: 25 quotes by the Baadshah of Bollywood that you cannot miss

Shah Rukh Khan stepped foot in Bollywood in the year 1992 with a role in Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti starrer ‘Deewana’. The actor transcended every other contemporary in the 90s, setting up an empire of sorts. Shah Rukh, who is fondly called the ‘Baadshah of Bollywood’ by his fans, was also blessed with the gift of gab. As he celebrates 25 years of being in Bollywood, we take a look at 25 witty quotes by the King Khan himself.

We all have moments when we are confused. Shah Rukh’s quote about confusion is the most resounding with us, he said, “It’s okay to be confused. Confusion is the route to all the clarity in the world.”

He’s carved a niche for himself by only working hard and SRK believes, “There is only religion in the world – hard work.”

Shah Rukh is known to be good to his fans, this is the reason according to one of his quotes. He believes that he’s employed by them. He said, “The reason I am good to fans and I believe in them is because I am employed by them.”

He has definitely made a career by conquering his fears. SRK’s famous quote goes, “If you live by your fears, everything that could go wrong will go wrong.”

Surely, cinema and cricket are India’s greatest obsessions. With a cricket team to his name, this what SRK had to say about cinema, “Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.”

The superstar is also known for his self-deprecating sense of humour. Commenting on what does he do when he starts feeling arrogant, SRK said, “Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the US. The immigration guys kick the star out of my freedom.”

On a particular episode of Karan Johar’s talk show, Shah Rukh was asked what would he do if he woke up one morning and realized that he’s turned into Aamir Khan. The Baadshah replied in his trademark style, “I would tell the world that Shah Rukh is the better actor.”

The man whose stardom knows no bounds believes that it takes only one thing to show your stardom, as he said, “If you’re a real star, you don’t need to prove it in any other way than just by being kind.”

In a career spanning 25 years, Shah Rukh has definitely has had his ups and downs and he’s learnt well from them. He recommends that one mustn’t panic when nothing goes right, “A moment will come when there isn’t anything that’s going right. But don’t panic. With a little embarrassment, you will survive it,” he asserts.

After signing millions of autographs over the years, it must be natural for him to sign every piece of paper with his famous autograph and that’s precisely why he said, “I don’t write cheques anymore because I end up signing them, ‘With love, Shah Rukh’.”

Never the one to not entertain jokes about him, Shah Rukh believes one must learn to laugh at their own self as he said, “Learn to laugh at yourself, at every chance you get. If you manage to learn to not take yourself seriously, no matter how big shot you become, you’ll instantly disarm life’s power to beat you down.”

Known for his extremely hardworking nature, Shah Rukh always emphasizes the importance of working hard. With this quote he tells us not to only work, but go the extra mile as he said, “Whatever you are doing, do it once. Then do it one more time even more carefully. Be diligent. Don't just work, outwork yourself and nothing can come in the way of glory.”

As he spoke to a room full of graduating students, SRK urged them to not hold any grudges against their parents by saying, “Never be angry or hold a grudge against your parents. The choices we (parents) make for you are ultimately your choices, you are just not aware of it yet.”

He’s made a career out of being a rigorous hard worker who wouldn’t cower to his critics. King Khan advised the room full of teenagers, “Don't let anyone tell you who you are and what you ought to be, listen to your inner voice.”

SRK started off his TED talk on a witty note as he used a scathing metaphor for humanity as a whole. He said, “I truly believe that humanity is a lot like me. It's an ageing movie star, grappling with all the newness around itself, wondering whether it got it right in the first place, and still trying to find a way to keep on shining regardless.”

With a worldwide fan base to boast of, Shah Rukh considers his ability to make people smile as his biggest achievement. He said, “My biggest achievement is that I can make a lot of people smile just by my presence.”

Blessed with an immaculate sense of spontaneity and charisma, the Baadshah of Bollywood believes that there is no such thing as normal as he said, “There’s no such thing as normal. Normal is just another word for lifeless.”

What does a man have who gets VIP treatment everywhere he goes have to say about being special? It’s certainly surprising, as SRK said, “It is not special to be special, it is special to be ordinary and go on.”

The superstar, who’s had his share of failures believes that success is not a good teacher. He believes that failure is a better teacher, as he said, “Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.”

With fans lining up every morning outside his palatial house in Mumbai, Shah Rukh chooses to play his stardom cool as he said in an interview, “I don’t wear my stardom like a tuxedo. I wear it like a t-shirt.”

Shah Rukh proved that he is the eternal romantic when he said, “There is no right time and right place for love... it can happen any time.”

Often pegged as the complete performer, Shah Rukh insists that he’s not just an actor when he said, “More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.”

Indians like to worship their stars like gods and Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth will bear testimony to that fact. SRK feels that he has a long way to go on being worshipped as a god. This is what he had to say, “When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.”

The ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ actor believes that one needs to find their own creativity, as he said, “You find your creativity. If the world loves it, good. If it doesn’t, even better. Because now, you truly have a friend.”

Shah Rukh definitely knows what it takes to make your dreams become a reality, as he said, “Making the mistake of thinking your dreams will take flight without you having to flap madly at those wings to get up into the sky, is plain silly.”