Originally posted by: anonymous39
Let me just state I have followed the guy and been a fan since I was a kid too. One thing that has made him stand out amongst a whole lot of his peers is his willingness to talk about his wife and kids even when that was considered taboo. If he were a narcissist or selfish when it came to that aspect of his personal life , he wouldn't be shouting from the rooftops about how much he loves his wife when he entered the industry. He'd be trying to hide it because if you go by what the "rules" were at that time , that is what one was supposed to do. [/quote]SRK was told not to get married because at that time it was not accepted in Bollywood. They wanted single men so girls at home could dream about them. Lots of producers told him not to. If he was that desperate for success, he could have dropped Gauri completely.Aamir hid his wife and pretended she didn't exist. Juhi Chawla did the same with her husband. SRK was the only one who showed off his wife so proudly and went against the norm.In those days, they used to make male and female actors do really gross magazine shoots, half naked and in weird positions. SRK refused and never agreed and said it's okay if he doesn't get a cover for not doing sleazy shots that are disrespectful to his personal life.I'm not saying he's a saint or incapable of doing bad things but he has treated Gauri very well. I'm sure SRK is smart and manipulative and knows how to climb the ladder but I don't think he treats his family badly. Other people are probably fair game but not his own family, IMO.
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