Bollywood actors, Shah Rukh Khan and Riteish Deshmukh have a strong bond that has stood the test of time. And their friendship isn’t limited to socialising at Bollywood bashes and events. In fact, Shah Rukh once told the Grand Masti star that he wanted to marry him! Yes, you read that right. Riteish opened up about the reason for the same in an interview.
Riteish Deshmukh reveals Shah Rukh Khan once told him he wanted to marry him
Riteish Deshmukh and his wife and actress, Genelia Deshmukh once sat down for a candid chat with Mashable India. During the same, the former shared a hilarious anecdote involving Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan. The actor recalled that back in the days when iPhones weren’t easily available in India, he had somehow managed to secure two for himself from abroad.
Riteish, knowing that Shah Rukh was a huge fan of technology, opted to send one of the iPhones to the Pathaan star. Riteish then recounted getting a call from Shah Rukh at 11 o’clock in the night. The Ek Villain actor narrated:
“And I remember by 11′ o’clock, I got a call from him. He told me ‘Riteish, arey ye kya cheez hai yaar ye toh mind-blowing hai.'”
Riteish agreed with Shah Rukh’s enthusiastic analysis of the phone and added that it was a gift from him to the star. Shah Rukh had the most hilarious reaction to hearing this as he said, “I want to tell you one thing. I am ready to marry you.”
When Riteish Deshmukh revealed secrets about Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s Mannat
In an Unfiltered by Samdish episode, Riteish Deshmukh, a close friend of SRK and Gauri, was asked to reveal unknown facts about Mannat. To this, Ritesh mentioned that the earliest food is served at SRK and Gauri’s get-togethers hosted at their residence is at 3 am. Following this, he also lauded his friend, Shah Rukh Khan and mentioned the latter’s humble habit of seeing off each and every guest at his home individually and said:
“Whenever there is a get-together at Mannat, if you want to leave home early then the food is set at 3 am. But the best thing about Mannat is that the host, when you are leaving and walking towards your car, he comes himself and opens the door of your car, to say goodbye. And that is Shah Rukh Khan for you.”
Gauri Khan also revealed that Shah Rukh Khan is ‘always’ seeing guests off
It wasn’t just Riteish Deshmukh who opened up about Shah Rukh Khan’s courteousness, but also the star’s wife, Gauri Khan. During a Koffee With Karan Season 7 episode, Gauri opened up about Shah Rukh’s habit of seeing guests off throughout their parties and said:
“He is always seeing off the guests to their car. Sometimes I feel like he spends more time outside than inside during parties. Then people start looking for him. It makes me feel like we are having the party outside on the road rather than inside the house.”
What do you think about Riteish Deshmukh’s hilarious revelation that Shah Rukh Khan once said he wanted to marry him?
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