Quiet celebration for King Khan on his 42nd birthday

Shah Rukh Khan celebrates his 42nd birthday today. We caught up with the actor for a tête-à-tête on the eve of his birthday and got him to spill the beans on his special day. Over to King Khan.

What's the birthday plan this year?
I won't have a party. We don't normally have a party. On the night before my birthday, some of my friends get together and spend time. On the evening of my birthday, somehow it's very lazy. Some close friends come, we have a quiet dinner.

How do you spend the day?
I spend the day with the kids. I think my daughter (Suhana) must've made a present for me, my son (Aryan) doesn't. Lot of flowers come to my house on my birthday, and that I think, is the blessing. Mahesh Bhatt used to tell me that one of the nicest things about being a star is that you get a lot of flowers. And my house is full of flowers on my birthday. That's the most beautiful sight. It's one of the nicest sights I've seen — it's like the Mughal gardens on my birthday.

Your most special birthday?
You know everybody asks me that — I don't remember a special birthday, to be honest. I've always said this — I'd like the next one to be more memorable, so that people remember me. Birthdays have never become an important day, it comes on and you sort of celebrate because you're meant to. It's become fashionable to have something for your birthday. But I think more than the birthday, what you do with your life is the more important aspect. So hopefully, at the end of my life I would have done some nice thing.

A gift you want most this birthday?
I want good health for my children for their whole lives.

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