He said: “Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.”

She said: “Yes, my parents were obviously not for it because we were so young and then, to take a decision to get married to a person who was going to join films and also from a different religion…”

He said: “Thanks is due to Gauri, for 32 years of patience, perseverance, forgiveness, love and three beautiful kids.”

She said: “I hope the kids are focused and hardworking no matter what they choose to do in life. I want them to be passionate about their dreams, not give up until they make them happen and achieve every goal they set out to conquer.”

He said: “Gauri and my relationship has been geared entirely towards raising our children. That’s what eventually happens. Parents become parents at one point and that changes it all. We have a badass 18-year-old, a dainty 16-year-old and then there’s the 3-year-old little gangster. Our conversations, our life together is through the prism of our children. They’ve been our focal point and have literally kept our world intact.”

She said: “Shah Rukh was the first person I met and went out with. And he has been the only man.”

He said: “Gauri has been great in making space for herself in which she is not identified as Shah Rukh Khan’s wife. By not doubting, talking, or doing anything, she’s made her own identity and that takes a very large heart. To be a partner to a movie star means that you don’t own them. And to continue to be like that without feeling belittled, smaller or unimportant takes a lot.”

He said: “I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.”