Happiness has Nothing to do With Success: SRK

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Shah Rukh Khan: Happiness has Nothing to do With Success

Mid-Day.com | August 18, 2014 11:00 IST (Mumbai)
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Shah Rukh Khan: Happiness has Nothing to do With Success
SRK says that each film he has worked in has a message
Shah Rukh Khan speaks candidly about his insecurities and fears and what makes him a winner in spite of everything. Excerpts from an interview. (Also Read: There is a Side of Me Which No One Knows: Shah Rukh Khan)

Ques: So Indiawale in Happy New Year is a patriotic message?
SRK: I have always maintained that each of my films, however commercially mounted, does give out a message. Message is never more important than the entertainment, but it's always there. Jisko samajh me aaya, aagaya. When Farah narrated the subject to me, I told her let's mount this unabashedly, like a big time Bollywood masala film. Of course, times have changed so there has to be logic in whatever we do, it can't be like we open the door and reach Switzerland, but the idea was to stick to the entertainment. Indiawale concept is important and after it, all things fell into place. This film is different because it doesn't talk about winners; it celebrates six losers who have their individual dreams to fulfill.

Ques: For a superstar like you, was it a challenge to play a loser?
SRK: I understand being a loser and that's perhaps why I am a winner. At my level, you lose different things. For us losing is when your film doesn't cross Rs 100 crore. Of course, Kolkata Knight Riders has taught me how to lose every morning. The fact is that life gives even losers a chance. It's also a fact that even though we celebrate the very few absolute winners, those who aren't winning are also happy.

A lady might not be the best-looking woman but she is happy too. A majority of the people is happy without being the epitome of success. So happiness has nothing to do with winning or success.

Ques: You had once famously called your father a successful failure
SRK: I am really inspired by that man. Probably because I lost him early. He was this Pathan who was so handsome, so qualified, so sacrificing. He fought for this country's freedom; he taught us values, but he was not really successful in the worldly sense. But for us, he was successful because he taught us not to cheat, not to be petty. I also think he's a winner because I am where I am because of what he taught me. His lessons didn't go waste.

Ques: Are you a good or bad loser?
SRK: I am a good loser on the face of it. I was very active in sports during my younger days and that has taught me how to lose. There have been times when everybody pinned hopes on me to win a match, and I have managed to lose it. Yes, if I lose something in my personal space, I will be sad and disturbed, but not professionally. Our field is strange, we are supposedly producing works of art, but it is so dependent on the money that it makes. I have no qualms about saying that I have made loads of money. Allah has been good; I got lucky.

Having said that, let me admit that I don't understand the economics that goes into making films. We love to box everything, we box memories, old clothes, jewellery, the first article and then we feel unsafe if they are not found in those boxes. We have difficulty in accepting things that cannot be put in a category. People have already made up their minds about me. 'He is doing well? He must be a marketing genius, or his PR company is doing well.' I like it that nobody knows who I am. I am not shrewd, not smart, I am not even as hard-working as I am made out to be. I practice my acting when I am giving interviews. I act according to what the interviewer wants. Rarely do I get to sit and converse like I am doing now. I am asked questions million times like what do you want to be when you wake up tomorrow. Ab main kya ban sakta hoon, wahi banoonga jo main hoon (what can I become now, I am what I already am).

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Posted: 11 years ago
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A lady might not be the best-looking woman but she is happy too. A majority of the people is happy without being the epitome of success. So happiness has nothing to do with winning or success

satya vachan👍🏼
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Yep, happiness is a state of mind and it's within our control. Something you can choose to be regardless of whether or not you're rich or successful etc. It's hard though, especially when you're going through financial troubles, or trying times, but you can choose to be happy and stick through it all to see the other side.


Anyways, good interview :) Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: 11 years ago
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srk understood it really late after achieving everyhting...
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Is he trying to sell 'losing' because his movie is abt losers?
Must be hard to come up withnew things for every interview. Liked his comment about him acting according to what the interviewer wants. He is doing it even in this interview.



Edited by altuphalu - 11 years ago
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Posted: 11 years ago
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I never got the best grades but even when I got an A or a 100% it felt nice but it never felt that awesome

Now when I ate buffalo wings or when I watch rugrat cartoons . That felt awesome 😆

True happiness comes from the littlest things in life
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Posted: 11 years ago
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you don't need to have epitome of success
but you do need some kind of success to be happy.
If you are trying and still not getting grades if you're a student or good salary if you employed.
it is difficult to be truly happy
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Originally posted by: ShylockHolmes



you don't need to have epitome of success
but you do need some kind of success to be happy.
If you are trying and still not getting grades if you're a student or good salary if you employed.
it is difficult to be truly happy



sucess is subjective
A lukkha vella living on his inherited wealth might not be succesful( Sid mallia)
But he is happy(girls girls DP)

same for KRK

Happiness and Succes both subjective

IMO you should be happiest guy in the world
You have a sis like me
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Posted: 11 years ago
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Money is happiness ...
Money is sucess ...
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Posted: 11 years ago
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krk is a success story
well sid mal are few of the lucky ones.
m talking abt normal folks
no i am not happy with a sis who dont want to talk coz of bimbo.
k bye

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