Shah Rukh Khan was slapped by a woman when he first came to Mumbai

Shah Rukh Khan released the trailer of his much-awaited film ‘Fan’ amidst a horde of fans. At the event held at Yash Raj studios, Shah Rukh made a few really candid confessions. While several were amusing, many of them came as a shock, one of them being slapped by a woman when he first came to Mumbai.

While replying to a fan's question of whether he came to Mumbai by flight or by train, the actor revealed that he, in fact, traveled to Mumbai by train and was even slapped by a woman on that very journey. Narrating the entire ordeal, the actor said, "I came by train for the first time when I came to Mumbai. The train would turn into a local after entering Mumbai which I was not aware of. So I did not let a few people sit on my berth saying that it is mine, 'I paid for it.' I did offer it to a lady, though, saying, 'you can sit but I won't let the men with you sit on my berth. And that lady slapped me real hard saying that 'it isn't yours, it is everybody's.'

When asked about his fist encounter with a fan, Shah Rukh said, "I was riding in a three wheeler in Delhi when two ladies yelled at me calling Abhimanyu Rai. That was my first encounter with fans... First time I realised that people do know me. I don't know where those two ladies are but I would like to thank them for making me feel like a star back then."

Abhimanyu Rai was Shah Rukh’s character in television serial ‘Faugi’, which went on to become a mega success. It was based on the exploits of Lt Col Sanjoy Bannerji of the Bombay Sappers, Indian Army.