| Mom called yesterday and said "Hey,
Shahrukh Khan was on TV and he was in
Columba's School in Delhi, same as you!!! He must have been there the same
time as you. Do you remember him?".
Nah, I didn't. SRK was born in 1965 and I popped in 1959, so he must have attended a lower class. I dug out the 1973 Columban (the yearly school magazine of St. Columba's, where I was in Class 9 at the time) deep down in my archives... Paging back, I found a "S. Khan" in Class I-A. Well the class just about fits. SRK was seven or eight years old then. Posture and complexion fit too. Well, was I or was I not in the same school at the same time as India's Most Popular Bollywood Movie Star??
UPDATE:
Received a reply from the Old Columban's Association (OCA). "The plot
thickens!":
From:
Deepak Menon Deepak Menon, 1976 Secretary, OCA UPDATE: According to the Old Columban's Association, SRK finished school in 1985. Schooling takes twelve years, from classes I to XII, so subtract 12 from 1985 and you are in 1973, Class I, right where this class picture is from! UPDATE: Dug up another picture. It's from the Kindergarten Class KG-A of 1972. I also found a Columban of 1974, but that year no class pictures were taken. Pity! Take a look below and decide for yourself.
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UPDATE: Mohanish Agni wrote (see reader's comments below) and said I had it all wrong! Holy cow! SRK was actually in class IC (and NOT 1A) in 1973. That had me scratching my head and heading back to that 1973 issue of the Columban. Sure enough, there was an "S. Rukh" in that class and he looked a lot like the real thing! I have updated the picture. Thanks, Mohanish! |
Class I-C of 1973Full class photo of 1973
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Class Detail.
This is the cover of the 'Columban' of 1973, now 33 years old... (you can download the PDF of the complete 1973 issue of the Columban from my St. Columbas School page)
Class Photo of Kindergarten of 1972 |
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Name: AHSAN KHAN
Date: 2009-01-05 09:56:08
I AM AHSAN SAEED KHAN FROM PAKISTAN MY VOTE IS TO SHA RUKH KHAN HE IS MY FAVOURITE ACTOR REALY IAM THE BEST FAN
Name: shamsun nahar eva
Date: 2008-12-30 10:27:20
at first salam for shahrukh khan.assalamualikum orohmatullahi obarakatu.i love shahrukh khanking khan very very very very very very much.i am big fan to shahrukh khan.i want to with best wish,regerds,to love to you.i want to succeed in your life and bollywood world.allah hafaj.
Name: afjal
Date: 2008-09-30 08:45:26
Pleas muje shahrukhakhan ka family or uske childran ka photos
dijiye
Name: Mohanish Agni
Date: 2008-09-08 23:21:01
You've got it all wrong. I went to school with SRK. It was KG-C and Mrs Balachandrand was the teacher. In 1973 we were in Class 1-C - Ms. Edith Wright's class. I do have class photos for both as also photos from later in life till Class XII including pictures of the C-Gang. We do share these amongst ourselves and on the 10-C blog and they are PW protected.
Name: saurabh
Date: 2008-08-01 21:38:29
king khan i m seeing u from childhood. i like u very much .Acctuly i inspire ur hard work. vow... u have great energy......and my girlfriend also like u. May u live long
Name: Ajayyp
Date: 2008-06-19 15:00:52
oy Shahrukhan really i love u and yours film my dream is 2 see u really i am from Russia send men any mail pleaseee thanx.with love Ajayyp.-)
Name: supriya sarkar
Date: 2008-06-17 12:45:43
It definitely is him.
Name: DEEPAK
Date: 2008-06-16 17:15:01
write me ican write . ilike you
Name: ARTI
Date: 2008-06-16 17:12:28
GOOD 2 SEE UR PICS
Name: Sujay Bal
Date: 2008-06-15 05:37:05
Yes it is shahrukh khan
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