'Shah Rukh Khan said I'm a Pathaan, just shoot me if you want,' Sanjay Gupta recalled how the superstar refused to bow down to underworld threats
- Posted on September 5, 2026
- By The Times of India
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'Shah Rukh Khan said I'm a Pathaan, just shoot me if you want,' Sanjay Gupta recalled how the superstar refused to bow down to underworld threats
Shah Rukh Khan’s rise to superstardom coincided with a period when Mumbai’s underworld had a strong and often intimidating presence in Bollywood. Actors, filmmakers and producers were sometimes subjected to threats and pressure, and Shah Rukh too found himself on the radar of gangsters.