Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan tied the knot in 1991 but not many know that the couple chose different names ahead of their inter-faith wedding ceremonies.
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SRK christened himself ‘Jeetender Kumar Tulli’. As per Mushtaq Sheikh’s book Shah Rukh Can, the superstar chose the name as a tribute to two yesteryear stars.
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He chose Jeetender for his grandmother who thought he resembled the Bollywood actor. And Tulli because it was actor Rajendra Kumar’s real surname. Not many know that the Arzoo actor’s full name is Rajendra Kumar Tulli.
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Gauri too picked a Muslim name 'Ayesha' for their nikah ceremony.
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"We have not told this to many people," the actor said in the book. Apart from the two wedding functions, the couple also had a court marriage.
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While Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan had an inter-faith marriage, they seamlessly sailed through the differences.
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