The Family Man actor Sharib Hashmi recalls meeting Shah Rukh Khan for the first time, says 'I almost fainted'

The Family Man might have made Sharib Hashmi a household name, but the man has been a part of the industry for decades now and has worked in both commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed films! In fact, some might remember him from Filmistaan, or even from Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Yes, he played Zain in the SRK starrer. Now, in a recent interview, he has opened up about meeting Shah Rukh Khan for the first time.

In an interview with Indian Express, he recalled what happened when he met SRK. Sharib revealed, "My first day of shoot was also my first scene in the film when Samar (Shah Rukh Khan) removes the bedsheet from my character Zain’s face. I was rehearsing that scene with an assistant director. In one instance when the bedsheet got removed, I saw SRK himself standing there. He told me “Hi I’m Shah Rukh,” and I almost fainted. After the shoot and pack-up, Shah Rukh sir told me that he enjoyed working with me and I was a very good actor. Even Yash Chopra sir complimented me."

He also added that his wife is a huge SRK fan and that he had met him later during the premiere of Jab Tak Hai Jaan. He recalled, "I met SRK at the film’s premiere later. He met me very warmly. My wife is his huge fan so when she met him, she got extremely excited. She still says she remembers his perfume (laughs). I also met him when I received the Screen Award for Filmistaan (2014). SRK was hosting that segment and when my name got announced, he said Sharib is a very good actor and my friend. Just hearing that from him is so special."

Well, the success is very well deserved for Sharib for sure!