Did You Know: Shah Rukh Khan Changed His Name To Abhinav So He Could Marry Gauri And Win Over Her Conservative Parents?
Their parents approved of their marriage 30 years ago, even though they were not yet the reigning king and queen of Bollywood. The love story of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri is just as filmic; the Pathaan star often says that he married the first girl he danced with, and after 30 years of dating, we now know that SRK legally changed his name to Abhinav in order to wed Gauri. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan have always been sweethearts, and stories like these show why their relationship has stood the test of time.
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During an appearance on Abu Jani's show First Ladies, Gauri Khan revealed that her parents opposed her and Shah Rukh Khan's interfaith marriage, to the point where the couple changed Shah Rukh Khan's name so that his family would think he is Hindu. "We changed his name to Abhinav so they feel he is a Hindu boy, but that was really silly and very childish," Gauri said, recalling the most immature thing they ever did to SRK.
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Shah Rukh Khan was hopelessly in love with Gauri at the time, and he did whatever he could to make her parents happy, including changing her name. Their Gauri parents must be beaming with pride today, 30 years into their marriage, because their son-in-law is India's most beloved and celebrated superstar. Director Kabir Khan shared an interesting anecdote about the pair, saying that he knew Shah Rukh Khan only as Gauri Khan's boyfriend during their college years "Shah Rukh was my senior in Jamia but I did not know him as that. I met Shah Rukh more as Gauri's boyfriend. Gauri and I did a production of the musical West Side Story where we were both dancers. West Side Story is the story of the two gangs, the Sharks and the Jets. We were both in the Sharks. Gauri is a fabulous dancer. I was probably not too bad. We practiced for six months and Shah Rukh would come and meet her. That's how I got to meet ." We really need a film collaboration between Kabir Khan and Shah Rukh.
