shahrukh khan will celebrate his 59th birthday this year. king Khan's birthday is on 2 november and it is reported that a grand celebration is going to be held on this special occasion. shahrukh khan does not need any introduction, his name itself is enough. But do you know what is the real name of the superstar whom the world knows as Shahrukh Khan?
The name of the king of bollywood i.e. shahrukh khan was something else earlier. That name was given by his grandmother. But that name was not registered anywhere and was later changed. This was revealed by shahrukh khan himself in an episode of The anupam kher Show. During the show, anupam kher had asked him if he knew a person named Abdul Rehman?
Nani had given this name
While answering Anupam Kher's question, shahrukh khan had told that his name was not Shahrukh but Abdul Rehman earlier. He had said- 'I don't know anyone but my maternal grandmother, we used to call her Pishni, she named me Abdul Rehman in my childhood. It was not registered anywhere but she wanted my name to be Abdul Rehman. Now you think, Baazigar starring Abdul Rehman in that age doesn't sound good. shahrukh khan starring in that age sounds good.'
Papa named him Shahrukh for this reason
anupam kher further asked who changed his name, to which shahrukh khan said- 'My father changed it, he named my sister Lala Rukh which is based on a very big poem and he had a horse whose name was also Lala Rukh, he used to collect horses then. He felt that his name should be Lala Rukh and mine Shahrukh which means a prince like face.'
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