Chetan Bhagat Recalls Meeting Shah Rukh Khan, Says 'He Saw My Mom And Picked A Chair For Her...'

Everyone who has met Shah Rukh Khan has a story to tell and it is as beautiful and fun as he is. The actor is one of the biggest superstars in Bollywood today and his 2023 releases surely made a huge impact on the box office. At a recent event, the author, Chetan Bhagat was asked to pick his favourite among Shah Rukh Khan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, and Amitabh Bachchan. Bhagat with no delay quickly picked SRK and shared in detail that it had nothing to do with his acting skills, but he has personal reasons.

I am biased towards SRK: Chetan Bhagat Talking to India Today, Chetan Bhagat said, "I am a little biased (towards Shah Rukh Khan) because I have interacted with him. They are all good actors. But, Shah Rukh Khan is good as a human being. I will give you two examples." ALSO READ: 'Shah Rukh Khan Could Live On Tandoori Chicken, Coffee And...', Reveals Aanand L Rai He then recalled one of his meetings with the actor at Mannat, he said, "I have not done a movie with him, but I have gone to his house once for some work. I have gone to the houses of actors who have done my movies, Shah Rukh is the only one who walked out of his house to see me to my car. That’s the kind of manners he has." Chetan Bhagat shares heart-melting anecdote Further, he added, "Once I remember, Om Shanti Om was being shot and at that time I was new. I was not popular. My mother was there. The shot got over and he saw that my mother is older, he went, and nobody on the set thought of it and he picked up a chair for my mother. So how can I not like that level of person?" Chetan Bhagat is known for many of his novels that turned into Bollywood films like 2 States and Half Girlfriend.