Shah Rukh Khan was starting to get famous for his work in Fauji when he ran into Navjot Singh Sidhu in Lucknow, and spoke about his dreams of becoming a movie star.

Before Shah Rukh Khan made it in the movies, he was seen in a few television shows and while he was starting to get famous as the ‘Fauji’ guy from the Doordarshan show, SRK knew he wanted to make it in the movies. Recently, cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu recalled a conversation that he had with SRK before he moved to Mumbai, and shared that even back then, Shah Rukh was confident in his work and was certain about his success. In a chat shared on Magic Moments’ YouTube channel, Sidhu recalled that he warned Shah Rukh about the big, bad world of Bollywood but SRK was completely unafraid.

He recalled meeting Shah Rukh during a match in Lucknow where the actor walked up to him to share that he was a fan. “Shah Rukh came up to me and said, ‘Sir, I am a huge fan’. I told him, ‘I watch you every day. We switch on the TV just to see you on Fauji and Circus’. He was very happy to hear that. Kapil Dev asked me who he was and I told him that he is the next star,” he shared.

When Sidhu asked Shah Rukh about his future plans, the actor shared that he was moving to Mumbai. “He said, Sir, I am going to Bollywood. I said, ‘Teri mat maari gayi hai? (Have you lost your mind?)’ I told him, ‘you need parents there, you need someone who can support you. Your parents aren’t there, you just told me’. He told me, ‘Sidhu saab, I will manage’,” Sidhu recalled.