Recall how Shah Rukh Khan displayed his gold locket, which contained a photograph of his parents, at the premiere of the ‘Raees’ movie trailer.
When Shah Rukh Khan flaunted his locket that featured his parents’ picture
Shah Rukh Khan attended the premiere of the Raees movie’s trailer on December 7, 2016. One of the journalists at the event questioned him about a unique locket that he had worn in his movie during the media interaction. In response to the query, the actor disclosed that it contains images of his parents. Shah Rukh also said that even though he doesn’t readily identify with symbolic meanings, he had this locket made for him on one of his birthdays to symbolise his parents’ blessings for him. He said this:
“Yr I am not very symbolically attached to things. But I got this made for one of my birthdays. It is a prayer, a dua which my parents used to do for me. It has a picture of my parents.” To watch the video, click here.
Shah Rukh also disclosed at the same press conference how he came to wear this locket in the movie Raees. Speaking of the same, he revealed that because the locket is so dear to him, he brought it to the sets the day the team decided to give his character a tavij. He also displayed the locket’s interior photo of his parents. And Shah Rukh’s face showed exactly how overwhelmed with emotion he was as he displayed the photo. The locket unmistakably conveys his love for his ammi and abbu.
When Shah Rukh talked about his regret of not telling his parents about his love for them
Earlier, Shah Rukh spoke candidly about the value of love during his appearance on Salman Khan’s show, Dus Ka Dum. Speaking of the same, the actor admitted that his biggest life regret is that he didn’t show his parents enough love while they were still alive. Shah Rukh explained further, mentioning:
“I am a father to three kids and all parents wish that their children remind them once a month, once in six months or even once in a year that I love we love you. After my parents died, I realised that I should’ve told them that I love them a few more times.”
Once, Rani Mukerji asked her business associates to talk about the challenges they had encountered in life as part of the promotion for her movie Hichki. Shah Rukh Khan, one of her closest friends, was among the first to bring up the subject. King Khan had said more about it, saying: “My greatest ‘Hichki moment’ is the death of my parents. I was 15 when my father passed away and 26 when my mother passed away. It was very sad for us. The empty house without my parents used to come to bite us (my sister and me). The loneliness, pain and sadness of the loss of both my parents, could have been overwhelming enough to take over my life wholly. I decided to overcome this Hichki moment by letting acting fill up my entire life.”