'I met SRK at his house'

On November 2, Bollywood's badshah Shah Rukh Khan will turn 40. To celebrate the grand occasion, rediff.com asked readers to send in their SRK experiences, if they had ever met the star.

The response was tremendous, and here, we showcase some of the responses we recieved.

Priti Kapoor: Can you imagine meeting Shah Rukh Khan in his own home! That was one of the most memorable moments. This was after Fauji, and when he was very popular in 1988-89.

Have you met SRK? Tell us!

I was in Class VII or VIII and had gone to my grandmother's house for the summer vacations in Delhi. Some of my friends said they knew him and could meet him for an autograph so they called him. He was about to leave home after 10 minutes, so he asked us to come over. My borther and I ran with our autograph books to the next street to meet him.

Seeing him in person at his own home, we did not know what to say! I just sat quietly and he signed (amazing handwriting!).

I have his autograph till today.

 'I met SRK before he became a star'

Bhavin: I'm a visualiser/ designer. One of my projects was to design Asoka's official website.

I was so excited when I first met SRK for a meeting in his office in Bandra. We shook hands when we met. I had designed the layouts for Asoka, and he liked them. He explained how he wanted his pictures to be viewed.

Later, I met him again when I was entering his office. He met us at the steps, smiled and said 'Hi.' After that, I became a big fan!

Payal Kaur-Aggarwal: Here is a picture I took of SRK at Detroit Airport, USA, on September 11, 1998, as he arrived for a concert.