India, Nov. 3 -- Hindustan Times Entertainment Assistant Editor Vibha Maru reported on Shah Rukh Khan’s 61st birthday, revisiting his account of how a back injury ended his sports ambitions and led him to theatre, television and films, as described in a 1994 interview with The Week.
Early interests and education
The report says Shah Rukh Khan did not always plan to become an actor and was initially more drawn to sports, playing cricket, football and hockey.
In the 1994 interview cited in the report, he described his education choices and interests:
* He said he gave up the idea of being an engineer.
* He said he did an economics course and could have pursued an MBA.
* He said he enrolled for mass communication and wanted to know “all th...