In Mumbai in the Wave Summit 2025, Shah Rukh Khan spoke heartily, shared his ideas on the long -term debate of outsider vs. outsider in Bollywood. Often the Quintession is distinguished as an outsider, which made it big, SRK took the opportunity to challenge the label.
In a clear conversation operated by Karan Johar, the superstar reflected on his visit and made it clear that he does not believe that someone should define someone’s location in any industry.
Shah Rukh Khan rejected the general story that success comes only by being very hunger or ambitious. He said that he was just elevated words. While he admitted to working hard, he believed more in looking at the industry as from the beginning. He never thought of himself as an outsider.
He also clarified that he disagreed with the insider-outside label. According to him, where someone comes from is not important. What exactly does it matter what they do after entering a new world and how they make a place for themselves.
Speaking from the experience, he remembered how the industry welcomed him with heat. “When I came here, I never told myself that I am not. I lost a family in 24 hours, and in the next 24 hours, I achieved a new.
Shah Rukh Khan said that the real challenge is not an outsider, but assuming that you are not. He said that once people feel sorry for themselves or think that they lack the background of the film or the background of the film, they stop putting in their entire effort. In his view, that mentality means that the fight is already lost. He emphasized that the world does not care about anyone’s background, whether it is from the film industry or not, rich or poor. What exactly does it matter how a person leaves his mark.
Raja Khan, who has made his career on flexibility, passion, and a deep love for cinema, wants to stop fixing where they started. “Forget the insider-outside. The world you want to enter does not care about you until you show why you matter. This is what I have done. That is what you should do.”
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