“And it has passed onto his son as well. Shah Rukh bahut shararti tha [Shah Rukh was very mischievous]. He mixed well with everyone and would often dress up like a girl and dance for us. Acting ke jerasin usme tabse the [The gift of acting was in him even then],” remembers Toofi, who has not met Shah Rukh in 24 years.

“I visited Bombay five years ago but Shah Rukh was in the US. I was so keen on meeting him but kismet ne saath nahin diya [Luck was not on my side],” says Toofi who is a travel agent.

“Mujhe chotta bhai ki tarah pyaar karte the woh. Unhone mujhe ek pistol gift ki thi. Abhi tak woh mere paas hai, (He treated me like his younger brother. He gifted me a toy pistol which I still have),” remembers Toofi.

Shah Rukh has not forgotten this branch of his family, Toofi says. When his sister Noor Jehan (Munni) visited Mumbai a few years ago, she met her famous cousin and had a great time meeting all the stars and watching his film shoots.

Surprisingly Toofi is not a great fan of Hindi films and says he has seen only a few Shah Rukh films.