Shah Rukh Khan Says Even Mannat Was Once Beyond His Means
At a Dubai event, Shah Rukh Khan was candid about the loss that made owning a home his biggest dream, and why even Mannat felt beyond his means.
Shah Rukh Khan has spent more than three decades playing the screen’s most persuasive romantic, but at a Dubai event hosted by Karan Johar, he let slip a more private kind of love: the dream of owning a home.
A dream shaped by early loss
The occasion was an event for Shahrukhz Residences by Danube, and the actor used it to speak about the loss that shaped him. Shah Rukh, who lost his parents when he was young, said he did not have a home of his own before marrying Gauri Khan. “Of course I love my family and my work but the only thing I love more than anything else in the world is to have a house,” he told the audience.
That fixation, he admitted, has become a running family joke. Whenever he visits a city he likes, he tells his children the family should buy a house there. His children remind him that one cannot own a home in every city, he said with a laugh.
Even Mannat was a stretch
The actor went further, making it clear that financial comfort never arrived, even for the house now synonymous with his name. “The first house that Gauri and I bought was beyond our means; the last house, Mannat, that we bought was also beyond our means,” he said.
His advice to fans was deeply personal. Good days and bad days all end the same way, he suggested, with a person returning home to recover, think clearly and go back out to face the world. To anyone waiting to feel completely ready, his message was to trust themselves and, as he put it, trust God.
Why the moment lands
The timing makes the confession feel like more than an off-the-cuff speech. Mannat is currently being renovated, with work expected to wrap by December 2026, and the family is expected to move back in once it is done. At the same time, SRK is preparing for his return to the big screen with Siddharth Anand’s King on December 24, 2026, after three years away.
For fans, the admission reframes the Mannat story. The Bandra sea-facing mansion was purchased in 2001, and the ongoing work now includes a major annexe expansion: two floors are being added to a structure that previously had around six, covering a combined area of about 7,000 sq ft.
What kept the audience talking
- Shah Rukh recalled not having a house of his own before marrying Gauri.
- He said Mannat was beyond his means when he bought it.
- The renovation is expected to finish by December 2026, with the family moving back in.
- King, also starring Suhana Khan, Deepika Padukone and Abhishek Bachchan, releases December 24, 2026.
At the same event, Shah Rukh recreated dialogues from Raees and Om Shanti Om before dancing to Tu Mil Jaaye from King, giving the audience a glimpse of the energy he will bring back to theatres this December.
Source: Hindustan Times
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