If there’s one actor who is truly larger-than-life, it is Shah Rukh Khan. Exceptionally intelligent and witty, the man is one of the finest specimen of his kind. After 25 years in the industry and more than 80 films, there is probably no question too difficult or no task too daunting for him. 

SRK recently delivered a TED talk in Vancouver, Canada, and let’s just say, the world was yet again reminded why he is still the king of Bollywood. Shah Rukh is the first Indian actor ever to have delivered a TED talk. 

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He began his TED talk with his trademark narcissist wit

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SRK recognizes all too well the struggles of hard-earned success

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Shah Rukh, who hails from Delhi, talked about the time when life was simpler. 

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Talking about his early days, Shah Rukh reminisced how life taught him the skill of survival. Having lost his father at an early age, and his mother a few years after, Shah Rukh has not had it easy. But the man turned out to be tougher than life. 

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Success is overwhelming but it is also fickle. Shah Rukh talked about how along with success came an unrelenting scrutiny of him as a person. Everything was analysed and dissected on the internet. 

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But the star never lost his sense of reality. And he still has the spirit and the hope someone who is about to start his life has. 

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Self-obsession has always been given a bad name. But it is that very mad obsession with yourself and your work that takes you to the pinnacle of success. And who could know it better than Shah Rukh. 

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H/t - TED Blog