Shah Rukh Khan had 3 successful releases last year that went on to break the box office numbers and set up new records. He began the year with Pathaan followed by Jawan and ended it with the Christmas gift for his fans Dunki, which is still winning the hearts of the audience.

The actor was recently honoured with the ‘Indian of the Year Award’ on accepting which, he went on to talk about the difficulties he and his family faced over the last few years. In his speech, which continued for over 10 minutes, Shah Rukh expressed his gratitude for receiving the award and said that he is proud of it. He further mentioned about the turbulences that arose over the last few years and how he battled them.

As per the reports, the actor said, “The last four, five years have been a bit of a ride for me and my family. I am sure some of you know because of COVID and stuff. Most of my films flopped, and a lot of specialists and analysts started writing my death knell, some idiots did the same, which is the same thing, analysts and idiots. Not something that I really bother about.” 

He continued, "Then, at a personal level, a little bit of bothersome and unpleasant things also happened to say the least which made me learn a lesson that be quiet, be very quiet and work hard with dignity. When you think everything is good, and still know it in your heart when everything is good, suddenly out of nowhere, whoom, life may come and hit you.But this is a time you need to be the hopeful, happy, honest storyteller, and continue doing whatever you are doing and kind of think this is a nasty plot twist, this is not the story you are living. And 100 percent is not the story’s end. Because somebody somewhere told me that life mein filmon ki tarah, anth mein, sad theek ho jaata hai. Aur agar theek na ho, toh anth nahi hai. Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost. And I believe in him because I believe that goodness begets goodness."

Shah Rukh concluded,  "So when I get an award like this one, I am reminded that I should remain the eternal optimist and hang on to the self-belief that I am the fastest Lego maker in the world. And I should play honest roles that give people the courage to dream, I should keep working hard quietly with the hope that life doesn’t topple my apple card anytime soon. Some years back, when I used to get awards, I decided that every award I get, I take it as a gift for one of my kids. It will bring cheer to their lives. I truly believe in the last four-five years that my family has seen, my children have seen, my wife has seen, I think nobody deserves a bigger cheer right now than them. So I am taking this award back home for them."

Shah Rukh's latest release Dunki has been directed by Rajkumar Hirani and had its worldwide release on December 21 last year. 

Source: News 18