‘He Was Living In Cuffe Parade’: Viveck Vaswani Claims Shah Rukh Khan Never Struggled In Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 60th birthday on November 2 this year. On his birthday, the actor also shared his first look from his forthcoming movie, King. There is a lot of buzz about the film and the superstar’s legacy. Recently, his actor and producer friend Viveck Vaswani, who once gave him a home in Mumbai, made some shocking claims about him. He stated that SRK never struggle from the road. He also alleged that Khan used to live in Cuffe Parade ahead of getting married to Gauri Khan.

In an interview with Radio Nasha Official, Viveck Vaswani shared how he felt after watching Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds Of Bollywood. He said, “When Shah Rukh came into the industry, the amount of love and respect that Aziz Mirza and Nirmala gave him, and that me and my mother gave him, and Saeed Mirza gave him… everyone treated him with so much affection. So when did he come to the conclusion that Bollywood is a gutter and everyone in it is bad people? He is the one person who was treated with kid gloves as a rank outsider.”

Viveck Vaswani claimed that Shah Rukh Khan never faced a rough start like an outsider. He added, “Not once did he struggle from the road. He was living in Cuffe Parade. After he got married, when he couldn’t stay in my house, Aziz gave him a house in Bandra. Haroon treated him like a brother, Aziz’s son. Raheela treated him like a brother, Aziz’s daughter. I treated him like a brother. Everyone treated him so well, so warmly, without a single rift.”

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After watching the show, he questioned himself. He added, “I just thought, did I do something wrong? Am I to blame? Did I hurt him enough for him to think Bollywood is such a bad place? Because when a boy has been given VIP treatment by the industry, being a non–nepo kid, everyone gave him work and respect. He didn’t let them down either. He worked hard. But why such a portrayal? This is my industry. If India is my janam-bhoomi, then Bollywood is my karam-bhoomi. But then it is Shah Rukh’s karam-bhoomi as well.”

“To show your karam-bhoomi in that way, I thought that was a little sad. Everyone has loved the show. Nobody will agree with my point of view. Shah Rukh will not agree with my point of view. But you asked me for the truth. And I felt a little sad,” he added.

The actor said, “I binge-watched it. I enjoyed the show. The cameos were fabulous. Emraan Hashmi was absolutely superb. And I was very pleasantly surprised by Bobby Deol’s performance.”

Talking about Viveck Vaswani, the actor is known for Dulha Mil Gaya, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Patthar Ke Phool, Dil Vil Pyar Vyar, King Uncle and Buddha in a Traffic Jam to name a few.

Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming movie, King. The film also stars Suhana Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Raghav Juyal in key roles. It has been directed by Siddharth Anand. The big-budget movie is set to be released in 2026.