A throwback interview of Shah Rukh Khan is going viral on social media, in which he mentioned an interesting incident that occurred during his wedding to Gauri.
In an old show with Fareeda Jalal, Shah Rukh shared that Gauri’s family had concerns about his Muslim identity. He recalled, “I remember, Gauri’s whole family was sitting, and I arrived around 1:15. They were talking about the fact that this guy is Muslim. Would he make Gauri change her name? Would he convert her to Islam?”
In the same interview, Shah Rukh revealed that on his first day at his in-laws’ house after marriage, he jokingly told Gauri to wear a burqa and change her name to Ayesha.
According to Shah Rukh, “They were all speaking in Punjabi. I checked the time and jokingly said, ‘Okay, Gauri, wear your burqa, and let’s go for prayers.'”
He shared that Gauri’s family looked at them in surprise, thinking that he had already converted to her religion. He then added, “From now on, she will always wear a burqa, will not go out of the house, her name will be Ayesha, and she will stay like this.”
However, Shah Rukh later admitted that making such a joke with his wife’s family, especially on a sensitive topic like religion, was playing with emotions and was inappropriate.
