Shah Rukh Khan Was Warned Against Joining Bollywood: ‘Tere Matt Maari Gaye Hai?’

Last Updated:May 30, 2025, 13:24 IST

It is not a secret that before stepping into the film industry, SRK worked on a few television shows, including the popular Fauji.

Shah Rukh Khan needs no introduction. The Bollywood superstar enjoys a massive fan following around the world. It is not a secret that before stepping into the film industry, SRK worked on a few television shows, including the popular Fauji. However, do you know that King Khan was also discouraged from joining Bollywood?

In a recent interview, cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu recalled meeting Shah Rukh Khan in Lucknow before the actor even moved to Mumbai. “Shah Rukh came up to me and said, ‘Sir, I am a huge fan’. I told him, ‘I watch you every day. We switch on the TV just to see you on Fauji and Circus’. He was very happy to hear that. Kapil Dev asked me who he was and I told him that he is the next star,” Sidhu said, during a chat on Magic Moments’ YouTube channel.

Navjot Singh Sidhu then revealed what happened when he asked SRK about his future plans. “He said, Sir, I am going to Bollywood. I said, ‘Teri mat maari gayi hai? (Have you lost your mind?)’ I told him, ‘You need parents there, you need someone who can support you. Your parents aren’t there, you just told me’. He told me, ‘Sidhu saab, I will manage’,” Sidhu recalled.

However, when Shah Rukh told Sidhu about his plans of joining Bollywood, the cricketer asked him not to do it. “I told him, ‘there’s cutthroat competition there. They will eat you like a sausage for breakfast’. That’s the exact line I told him.  He said ‘Sidhu saab, can I say something?’ He told me, ‘I don’t compete with anyone. I am my own competition’.”

Navjot Singh Sidhu further praised Shah Rukh Khan and shared, “He is a very polite man. He is just as polite today. Abhishek Bachchan came on our show. He said, ‘He is the only guy who is not insecure’. Only those who are completely comfortable with themselves are not insecure.”

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan will soon be seen alongside his daughter, Suhana Khan, in the movie King. The film will also star Abhay Verma in a key role.

Chirag Sehgal

Chirag Sehgal works as a Sub-Editor in the Entertainment team at News18.com. With an experience of five years in the media industry, he largely focuses on Indian television coverage. Apart from bringing breakin…Read More

Chirag Sehgal works as a Sub-Editor in the Entertainment team at News18.com. With an experience of five years in the media industry, he largely focuses on Indian television coverage. Apart from bringing breakin… Read More

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