15th May 2023, Mumbai : The star couple of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, very infrequently participate in press conferences or interviews together. SRK and Gauri were spotted together for the first time ever on Tuesday night as they spoke to the media and sat together after her book launch event in Mumbai. It’s interesting to note that the Bollywood actor spoke extensively about the important roles that his gorgeous wife Gauri Khan played in the creation and management of their renowned home, Mannat.
For the benefit of the uninitiated, King Khan acquired the building in 2001 under the name “Villa Vienna” and changed its name to “Mannat.” Shah Rukh Khan talked openly about purchasing Mannat, which had long been his dream home, when he was just about to become a Hindi-language movie sensation. He also remembered that he had asked his wife Gauri Khan to design the home because they couldn’t afford an interior designer at the time.
“When we bought Mannat, it was way beyond our .. being from Delhi, one was used to living in bungalows. But in Mumbai, apartments are even more expensive. As soon as we mustered up some .money, we managed to buy this bungalow. It was beyond our means, but we bought it. We didn’t have the money to design it then. We called a designer and the money that the person quoted was beyond my salary,” revealed Shah Rukh.
Shah Rukh Khan concluded saying, “So I asked Gauri to design it. That’s how the journey started. We build the house by buying all the small things needed to build a house. It took a while, but we did it. For her to do this at such a young age also helped her to learn. For me, now it’s very nice that I don’t have to look for another designer. It’s easier to discuss what we want. We want things to be clean and nice.”
After an absence of more than 4 years, the superstar made a triumphant return to the big screen with the box office smash Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, which debuted in January 2023. Shah Rukh Khan’s next film appearance will be in Jawan, a Tamil film directed by Atlee that is expected to be released in theatres in September of this year. His other eagerly awaited films are Tiger Vs. Pathaan, which will mark his return with Siddharth Anand, the upcoming Farhan Akhtar film Don 3, Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki, and Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 in which he makes a cameo appearance.