I thought gay meant happy and lesbian was the capital of Portugal: SRK at TED Talk
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan’s recent debut at TED Talk in Vancouver, is the most talked-about thing currently.
His speech at the show was undoubtedly an inspiring one, with him talking about the important aspects of life in a light and witty manner, and the audience seemed to be amazed by his sense of humour and intellect.
The 51-year-old spoke about the struggle and hardships he faced in life and how from being anonymous to the city, he has managed to achieve something in life.
Well, we think from an anonymous, the actor has gone on to become a synonym with the nation’s name, and admits to being self-obsessed.
Sharing some pages of his life when he was 20 years old, SRK said, "I thought celiac was a vegetable and you married the first girl that you dated. I really thought that gay was a sophisticated English word for happy. And that lesbian was the capital of Portugal, as you all know."
This definitely got the audience burst out in laughter.
He further went on to add, "We relied on systems created by the toil of generations before, to protect us and we felt that governments worked for our betterment. Science was simple and logical and Apple was still just a fruit. Eureka was what you scream when you wanted to run naked on the streets. You went wherever life took you for work and people were welcoming of you. Most importantly, you were who you were and you said what you felt."
Talking about the changes that took in his life after moving to Mumbai from New Delhi, he said, “In my late 20s, I headed to Mumbai. I met people who had descended from all over the world. All the systems seemed overwhelming to me. Almost too thick to hold on to the diversity of mankind, and I saw the human need to progress and grow. By the time I was 40, I was really, really flying. I had done 50 films by then and 200 songs. I had been given the highest civilian honour by the French government, the title of which for the life of me I cannot pronounce even now."
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