This book starts from his childhood like the previous one. I follow a linear pattern here as well. The most important part of Shah Rukh's story is when he was not in Mumbai. People want to know his childhood, his youth, his parents, his dreams and aspirations, his loneliness, his sister, finding himself as an orphan when his parents died, his home snatched away by his relatives...

Not many have written about this, so this portion is my favourite part.

Why is it called Shah Rukh Can?

I cannot write a book until I've got a very good title for it. So much has been written on him that all the metaphors, similes and puns have been used. I waited for about four months before I got this title.

SRK's fans know everything there is to know about him, thanks to his interviews before his films' release. Is there a need to compile information on him?

Yes. Those are generic interviews done on the films, and the media misses out on many things. That's my advantage, as I am closely associated with most of his films. I have information others don't.

Plus, everybody talks about the film from a fan's point of view. I am giving you Shah Rukh's own view.

The beauty of Shah Rukh Khan is that there is so much that the man does everyday that I feel he reaches the moon and comes back everyday. If there is another book after two years, I will have enough material.

Are you planning another book?

Not now. But I say this after every book, as it's an exhausting experience. But he's worthy of 40 books.

In the picture: Gauri and Shah Rukh Khan

Listen to: Hit item songs
Also See: SRK: The sportsman. The poet. The star.

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