Tuesday Mar 25 3:13 PM
He is the reigning Badshah of Bollywood, so it is difficult to imagine Shah Rukh Khan as being anything other than the glamorous superstar that he is. So his revelation that he would have become a teacher if he had not become an actor comes as a surprise.
SRK, who is all set to host the kid's quiz show on TV, Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Ho, has admitted that teaching has always remained a secret passion with him. The show allows him to fulfill his childhood dream, he says. The show will see him more as a moderator than a teacher on air But then, this is the closest that he can get to playing a mentor to kids, at least for now. SRK's pranks as a student himself are legendary. He admits that school was fun and that he was very studious but a prankster as well. He recalls forcing his teachers to dance with him and also remembers blowing up something in the chemistry lab once. The actor still retains his sense of mischief and the kid in him surfaces when the he is in his favourite role -- that of doting father to Aryan and Suhana. He believes that children need their parents to be both, responsible as well as friends, someone who they can trust and have fun with. And it is this confidence that he has garnered as a father that has given him the confidence to face kids on his show as well. Armed with this experience, the actor is ready for the barrage of "childish' questions. But he feels that no question that a kid asks is childish or stupid. And he assures you from experience that there is many a time when a child will ask you a question and you will not be able to answer, even though the answer is on the tip of your tongue.