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Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) Over three decades ago when he came to the city of dreams Mumbai, Delhi boy Shah Rukh Khan never imagined to become the "Badshaah" of the Hindi film industry and as the superstar clocked the milestone on Saturday, all he has is gratitude for people who stood by him.
Khan, 56, started his acting journey with television shows "Fauji" and "Circus".
He made his Bollywood debut in June 1992 with "Deewana", opposite Divya Bharti and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor.
In his first ever Instagram Live, the superstar took a walk down memory lane, detailing his journey to stardom, which started with a desire to feature in five-seven movies, if not many.
"It seems like I started working yesterday.
I never thought I will last 30 years.
I came to Mumbai hoping that I will be able to work for a year or two and do 5-7 films," he said.
If things hadn"t worked out, the plan was to do some job in the film industry as cinema inspired him the most, Khan said.
"I always thought I will find a job in the media or do something related to films, even if it was lighting the set up or being a sound assistant.
I just love films, so I always thought if I don"t get work as an actor, I will just go back to doing some job in Mumbai on the sets of other people.
Cinema inspires me and makes me happy." Following his successful debut with "Deewana", SRK played the affable boy-next-door in "Chamatkar", "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman" and "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na" among others, before experimenting with grey characters in films like "Baazigar", "Darr" and "Anjam".
He returned to romance with Aditya Chopra"s iconic movie "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", which established him as one of the top stars in the country.