Sohum Shah credits Salman Khan for his first experience wearing denim jeans and attributes Shah Rukh Khan as his inspiration for entering Bollywood. He shares his educational journey through films and the persistence influenced by Aamir Khan’s ideology that enabled the completion of ‘Tumbbad’ over six years
Sohum Shah, who recently announced the sequel to ‘Tumbbad’, recently talked about his life and struggles in the industry. The actor shared that Salman Khan was the reason he began wearing denim jeans, even though he credited Shah Rukh Khan as his inspiration and driving force for entering Bollywood.
During a conversation with Pinkvilla, Sohum Shah revealed that he started wearing denim pants because of Salman Khan.
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He said in Hindi, “Maine meri zindagi ki pehli denim pehni thi Salman Khan saab ji vajah se. Humare ghar me 2-3 jodi kapde mila karte they jo darji stitch karte hai. Denim nai cheez hua karti thi. (I wore the first denim of my life because of Salman Khan. At our home, we were given 2 to 3 pairs of clothes that were stitched by tailors. Denim was a new thing.)
The actor further added, “Gang hua karte they college me, Shah Rukh Khan gang and Salman Khan gang. Salman Khan ko maine dekh tha light blue denim aur dark blue denim ka shirt. Toh mere bhai Jaipur gaya toh toh maine usko kahan tha ki mere liye denim ki jeans leke aana. Toh pehli denim maine Salman Khan ke wajah se pehni thi. (There would be Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan gangs in college. I once saw Salman wearing light blue denim pants with a dark blue denim shirt. So, I requested my brother, who was visiting Jaipur, to bring me denim pants. That’s how I wore my first denim because of Salman Khan.)”
The actor-producer revealed that lacking access to Hollywood movies or literature, he received his education through movies. He revealed, “Humne toh joh seekha hai vo filmon se he seekha hai.” Shah went on to say that he lives by Aamir Khan’s ideology, which is how he managed to persevere and finish Tumbbad in six arduous years. He follows the recipe for approaching any business with passion, and so far, this has paid off for him.
