Whose autograph would you want?
I have just asked for a hockey stick because I hear Dhanraj Pillai is coming here
and I would definitely want his autograph for myself.What’s one social cause closest to you?
Anything to do with women. I absolutely love women. I’m doing ‘Chak De’ to encourage them to get into sports. I also want to get some public toilets made for women in smaller cities. I have grown up in Delhi and when I used to drive down to Agra, I would see women actually bathing in open, obviously attracting undue attention. I have a huge amount of respect for the privacy of a woman. I don’t even look into my wife’s cupboard or her purse. I don’t know how I should go about doing it, but I do want to do it someday.
One person you never thanked, but you want to…
I want to thank my father. I never got a chance because I was too young when he died. I want to thank him today because I can see my daughter and son are growing up to be like him.
Would you feel more secure if your mother was around?
I think I would. She would always take up for me.
What do you think of when you want to smile?
I think of all the gifts that God has given me. I think of my kids. Looking at them sleep I smile. I see them coming out of the bathroom with their little towels around their little bodies and I smile.
What’s one worry that’s on top of your mind now?
I hope my kids are treated as individuals in their own right. It’s a tough job, but I try and give them as normal a childhood as possible. I hope my father’s genes will help them sail through. He was a good, free-thinking, honest man.
Film star, TV host, youth icon — which describes you best?
I am just an actor, working hard to preserve the image I’ve achieved. I am a servant of my image. I know I’m working for SRK, the brand. People should also know that. My advice to youngsters would be: Don’t be trapped by anybody’s expectations of you. Stand by what you believe in. People who mind won’t matter and people who matter won’t mind it. Read
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