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In a candid chat, Shah Rukh Khan admitted he never gave his kids sex education, saying he was too shy and joked that they probably know more than him.
Shah Rukh Khan recalls why he never gave his kids ‘the talk’, admits he’s too shy to discuss sex education.
Shah Rukh Khan has never shied away from speaking his truth, no matter how awkward the subject may be. Back in 2016, the superstar admitted that he has never discussed sex with his children – not because of distance, but because he is too shy to bring it up.
Shah Rukh Khan On Sex Education
In an interview in 2026, as quoted in The Quint, Shah Rukh Khan admitted, “My mother gave me sex education classes (laughs!). For me, it’s the other way, do I sit my kids down and talk to them? No. I am extremely friendly with my children and if I am not being too presumptuous, I think it’s because of the relationship that I shared with my father. Also, I am personally very shy so I may not be able to educate my children about sex, so I don’t bring that up. Sometimes while watching films together, I feel that they are perhaps a little more educated about it than I am. Maybe I should take a little class from them.”
The actor even joked about his teenage son and daughter being more aware than him, adding that it’s perfectly fine to admit when you don’t know something.
“I have a simple philosophy towards my children or the people who I love. Two aspects I never question. First, is their action, which I believe is all good. Second, is their ability to say ‘I don’t know’. If I ask my son why he did something and he tells me, ‘I don’t know’, it’s a good enough answer. In schools when you are asked a question and you say that you don’t know, it’s often humiliating. It is a child’s right not to know. And even an adult’s right. At 51, it’s my right not to know and my self-confidence is really high even though you ask me something and I don’t know it.”
Shah Rukh Khan Upcoming Movies
On the work front, the superstar will next be seen in King, a film that also features his daughter Suhana Khan, making the father-daughter collaboration one of the most-awaited big-screen events. His son, Aryan Khan, has taken to directing and is debuting behind the camera with The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
SRK, meanwhile, is also basking in the glory of his first National Award win. The actor has won it for Atlee’s Jawan.
Shreyanka Mazumdar is Chief Sub Editor of the entertainment team at News18. With an unbridled passion for all things Bollywood, she loves deep-diving into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world, bring…Read More
Shreyanka Mazumdar is Chief Sub Editor of the entertainment team at News18. With an unbridled passion for all things Bollywood, she loves deep-diving into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world, bring… Read More
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