Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday: When Gauri Khan broke up with SRK – a minor setback in their love story

On Shah Rukh Khan's birthday, we are revisiting a lesser-known aspect of Shah Rukh Khan's love story with Gauri Khan. Long before they were regarded as Bollywood's power couple, SRK's 'possessiveness' and the difference in religions nearly ended their romance. Due to the fact that SRK is a Muslim, her parents opposed them. Gauri took a break from it because of all the drama at home surrounding her relationship with Shah Rukh.

When Gauri Khan broke up with Shah Rukh Khan

Gauri had told Filmfare in 1194, “Oh, that was at the beginning when my family had yet to reconcile themselves to the fact that he’s a Muslim. I didn’t want to hurt my family, so I decided to break up with Shah Rukh.”

She went on to add that SRK's excessively possessive behavior was also the reason of her breakup with SRK. Gauri went on to say that she is a very independent person and that he was getting a bit too possessive. She requires space. She became claustrophobic because of Shah Rukh. She concluded there was no use in continuing because the tensions were becoming too great.

She also stated that she had traveled to Bombay with some pals at the time she had ended their relationship. They enjoyed shopping and partying for a week. He was standing beneath their building as she peered out the window on the final day before they were to travel to Delhi.

?For the unversed, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan got married on October 25, 1991. The are now parents to Aryan Khan, Suhana Khan and AbRam Khan.

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