On this day, back in 1991, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan tied the knot in a low-key ceremony. Today the couple has completed 3 decades of love and togetherness. Both are parents of three Aryan Khan, Suhana Khan and AbRam.
In one of the old interviews, Shah Rukh Khan had revealed that he had once told Gauri Khan, who was Gauri Chhibber before marriage, to wear a 'burkha' and asked her to change her name to 'Ayesha'.
In a throwback video, actress Farida Jalal interviewed Shah Rukh Khan for a talk show, which went viral after many years. In the video, a young Shah Rukh talked about his wife Gauri, who hails from a Punjabi family, and revealed that he once told her to wear a burqa and change her name from Gauri to Ayesha.
He remembered it as a hilarious incident that occurred at his wedding reception. "I remember when their whole family, old fashioned people, whom I respect, whose beliefs I respect, were seated around. It was this old-fashioned reception. I entered at about 1:15 (PM) and they whispered ‘Hmmm… He's a Muslim boy. Hmm… Will he change the girl's name? Will she (Gauri) become a Muslim?"
We know how witty Khan is; hence he also added, "They were speaking in Punjabi. So, he looked at the time and said, "OK Gauri, put on your burqa and let's read namaaz (prayers) now. The whole family stared at us wondering if I had already changed her religion already. So, I told them that from now on she will wear a burqa all the time, she won't ever leave the house and her name will be changed to Ayesha and she will be like this."
The couple welcomed their first child almost 6 years after their marriage, son Aryan in 1997; their daughter Suhana was born in 2000, and their second son AbRam in 2013 via a surrogate.