Shah
Rukh
Khan
at
WAVES
2025.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Waves
India/Instagram
Shah
Rukh
Khan
is
known
for
his
wit
and
humour,
and
it
was
on
full
display
at
the
World
Audio
Visual
and
Entertainment
Summit
(WAVES)
2025
event
on
May
1.
The
superstar
opened
up
about
various
aspects
of
his
life,
including
how
his
family
doesn’t
take
him
seriously
at
all.
The
conversation
was
part
of
a
special
session
titled
The
Journey:
From
Outsider
to
Ruler.
While
discussing
his
bond
with
his
children,
Aryan,
Suhana
and
AbRam,
Shah
Rukh
had
the
audience
smiling
with
his
humorous
confession.
“You
know,
you’re
often
asked
if
it’s
lonely
at
the
top.
I
would
like
to
tell
everyone
here,
those
who
are
young
and
have
kids,
even
those
who
are
my
age
and
have
kids,
you
will
never
be
lonely
if
you
can
make
your
children
laugh.
And
for
those
who
don’t
have
children,
if
you
can
make
your
parents
laugh,
you
will
never
be
lonely,”
Shah
Rukh
said.
“I
am
so
funny
to
my
children.
Even
when
I
scold
them,
I
don’t
really
scold
them,”
he
said
with
a
laugh.
“Main
itna
funny
hoon
mere
bacchon
ke
liye
that
even
when
I
scold
or
try
to
discipline
them,
when
I
say
something,
like,
‘Listen,
you
have
to
sleep
by
10
o’clock’
or
something,
what
do
they
do?
Oh
my
God,
SRK!
So
I
am
a
joke
in
my
house.”
But
on
a
more
serious
note,
at
the
session,
moderated
by
Karan
Johar,
SRK
discussed
what
truly
matters
when
trying
to
build
a
career
in
any
field.
“I
want
to
clarify
something.
Terms
like
hunger,
ambition
and
hard
work
often
get
romanticised.
People
say,
‘Main
bahut
bhookha
tha,
bahut
mehnat
ki‘
but
these
are
lofty
words,”
he
said.
The
actor
went
on
to
address
the
insider-outsider
narrative,
which,
according
to
him,
should
not
matter.
“I
have
a
problem
with
the
distinction
between
insider
and
outsider.
It’s
not
important
where
you
come
from.
What
truly
matters
is
how
you
hold
your
ground
in
the
world
you
aspire
to
enter,
be
it
business,
politics
or
acting,”
he
added.
Reflecting
on
his
journey
in
the
industry,
SRK
said,
“When
I
came
to
the
film
industry,
I
believed
this
is
my
world
and
the
industry
embraced
me
with
open
arms.”
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Deepika
Padukone/Instagram
At
the
session,
Deepika
Padukone
praised
Shah
Rukh
Khan
for
the
respect
he
shows
toward
his
female
co-stars.
“It’s
not
just
respect
for
women
when
the
camera
is
rolling;
it’s
in
every
pore
of
his
body.
He
is
always
aware
of
the
presence
of
a
woman,
and
ensures
that
she
is
comfortable
and
well
taken
care
of.
It’s
not
something
he
switches
on.
It’s
just
inherently
who
he
is,
and
I
don’t
know
him
any
other
way,
and
I
have
known
him
since
I
was
16,”
Deepika
said.
Deepika
made
her
debut
opposite
Shah
Rukh
Khan
in
the
2007
film
Om
Shanti
Om. Over
the
years,
the
two
have
shared
screen
space
in
several
films,
including
Chennai
Express,
Happy
New
Year
and
Pathaan.
It
has
been
reported
that
Deepika
will
join
SRK’s
next
film
King,
which
also
stars
his
daughter,
Suhana
Khan.
