REVIEW: When Shah Rukh Khan revealed that he called his wife Gauri Khan ‘bhabhi’ in Delhi; the reason will leave you divided

Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan offers a glimpse into his personal life in various interviews, often mentioning his wife, Gauri Khan, and children. He once shared a funny quirk: He routinely calls Gauri ‘bhabhi’ while they are out in Delhi, and his explanation behind it will leave you in splits. Yes, you heard that right!

During a memorable episode of The Kapil Sharma Show in 2016, Shah Rukh Khan took a trip down memory lane to share a comical story from his childhood in Delhi. He recounted a time when he got in trouble with a group of tough guys for telling a girl he was his girlfriend.

The Pathaan actor humorously recounted that while hanging out in Green Park with his girlfriend, they ran into a group of rowdy boys, whom he humorously called ‘shode’, meaning idiots. He recounted the events and said one of the boys approached him and asked who the girl was.

Feeling confident, he boldly replied that she was his girlfriend. The boy shot back, telling her that she was not his girlfriend but his sister-in-law. Despite his attempts to stand firm, he ended up getting beaten up.

He recalled how he struggled to say “girlfriend” before they pounced on him, and one of them threw a cup of mud at his face. Even now, whenever he is out with his wife in Delhi and someone asks about her, he instinctively refers to her as his sister-in-law, a habit shaped by that incident.

He said, “Ab yeh zamana aa gaya hai main biwi ke saath bhi Delhi mein nikalta hoon aur koi poochta hai kaun hai toh main kehta hoon meri bhabhi hai.” (Even now, I’m so scared that even if I go out with my wife in Delhi and someone asks me who she is, I say she’s my sister-in-law).

On the professional front, Shah Rukh Khan was last seen in Dunki (2023), directed by Rajkumar Hirani, starring Taapsee Pannu. His next project is King, an action thriller directed by Sujoy Ghosh, in which he shares the screen with his daughter, Suhana Khan.

This film is being produced by Siddharth Anand and is expected to hit the theaters during Eid 2026. He is also planning to make a special guest appearance in Stardom, his son Aryan Khan’s debut series.

READ ALSO: Shah Rukh Khan REVEALS future plan after ‘living his dream’ of working in blockbusters like Pathaan and Jawan; he says, “I want to do comedy…”