Shah Rukh Khan He is one of the biggest stars in the world, but he is widely admired for making it on his own with no godfather in the industry. Khan rose to fame and built an empire from a boy delivering samosas at the National School of Drama (NSD). veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor Remembering the 70s when he was a student at NSD, he remembered seeing Khan’s face as a child. Kapoor said in an interview on Kindle Cast’s YouTube channel, “These samosas were delivered by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. He was a little boy, 10 years old then.” He further said, I think his uncle or father used to run the canteen then. Years later, fate brought the two together professionally when Pankaj shared screen space with Shahrukh Rajeev MehraIts 1995 action thriller Ram Jan.His father, Mir Taj Mohammad Khan, was a restaurateur in Delhi and owned the popular food Khatir in Safdarjung. The superstar had earlier talked about spending most of his childhood in NSD. Since his sister, Shehnaz Lalarukh Khan used to take classes there, Shahrukh would often wait for her after school before going home together.Apart from the restaurant, he also managed the mess at NSD, where he is said to have spent most of his time. After his death in 1981, Shah Rukh’s mother Latif Fatima Khan continued the family business until her death in 1990.“I was a very beautiful child and spent my entire childhood there and got to hang out with the best actors in India,” says Shah Rukh. Times of India In 2014Growing up around the institution allowed him to observe some of the most revered names in Indian theatre, including Pankaj Kapoor, Raghubir Yadav, Raj Babbar, Nadira Babbar, Nasiruddin Shah, Rohini Hattangadi And Anupam Kher. Many of these actors would later share the screen with him in films.Reflecting on their influence on his life, Shah Rukh said, “I watched all their plays and rehearsals for months. I only grew up watching these actors and wanted to be an actor. I don’t get to meet them now, but they taught me how to act.”
