Shah Rukh Khan: On social media people say and do things that are barely legal

Shah Rukh Khan graced the January edition of the GQ Magazine and is looking dapper like never before! The man has made some candid but at the same time relevant revelations about his life. Well, who doesn't want to get to know about their favourite star and GQ has managed to tap Shah Rukh just the right way.

Taking a few excerpts from the interview, here are few of Shah Rukh's most noted revelations:

When he said he is just a father who didn't have toys

"I’m 51. I lost my dad when I was 14 or 15, and my mother when I was 25. That void never gets filled. If you lose your parents too early, you have to grow up too fast. You can’t play with toys, you have to start playing in the real world. I play with my children’s toys now. People find it odd and think perhaps I’m just a good father, but that’s not true. I’m just a father who didn’t have toys."

When he said what people say and do on social media is barely legal

"We live in an age where we are over-informed. There’s a lot of noise – the TV guys think I’m five hours late, the newspaper guys feel they’re a day late – the emphasis is on putting the news out there. Doesn’t matter if it’s true or not because it’s no skin off their back. But the truth is, it does matter, and there are real implications. On social media, people say and do things that are barely legal because nothing is really regulated online."

When he said that one should philosophise until you’re rich

"Don’t philosophise until you’re rich first. I used to be poor, and I can tell you there’s nothing romantic about it. When young people, friends, say they want to be great creative novelists, I advise them to be a copywriter first, make a little money. Don’t be a struggling artist; be a happy one."

Isn't this one of Shah Rukh's most open-hearted conversations!