Shah Rukh Khan Says He Wanted Son Aryan To Be Like Jackie Chan: 'He Looked Very Jackie Chan-ish To Me'

After a long time, Shah Rukh Khan interacted with fans and media during the Locarno Film Festival where he was honoured with the Pardo Alla Carriera award and also sat down for an interview with Giona A. Nazzaro, the artistic director of the festival. During the interview, SRK gave an update about his project and also shared several anecdotes about his career and family.

Shah Rukh shared that he is a big fan of action star Jackie Chan and even wanted his son, Aryan Khan to be like him. The actor even joked that he had previously met Jackie Chan and the martial artist had promised that he would open a Chinese Restuarant with him. He said, "If I have to count my favourite actors of all times – Michael J Fox, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro – Jackie Chan will be right up there.

I love him. He is physically amazing. He enacts things very well and he continues to inspire me.

” He further shared, "When my first son, Aryan, was born, I felt he looked like Jackie Chan. He looked very Jackie Chan-ish to me. I trained him in Taekwondo assuming he’ll grow up to be Jackie Chan.

I really wanted him to be that. A few years later, Jackie Chan signed a cap for Aryan." SRK also recalled his meeting with Chan, "Many years later, like 3-4 years ago, I had the privilege of meeting him in Saudi Arabia.

He was as sweet and humble as I had expected him to be. If he (Jackie Chan) ever sees this interview, he promised to open a Chinese restaurant in partnership and he hasn’t done so.” During the.