🌟 [ 44 ]   Family History of Shah Rukh Khan - From Peshawar to Mumbai | SRK | India [ @Heritage Times ]

Family History of Shah Rukh Khan - From Peshawar to Mumbai | SRK | India | Pakistan Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, has taken back his stardom with two recent blockbuster- Pathan and Jawan. Though a lot of stories has been told about Khan, his movies and his family legacy, there is a little known about his Pakistan connection. It is a well-known fact that Shah Rukh Khan s father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom fighter. But few know that Taj Mohammed Khan was born in Peshawar. Today, a dilapidated four-story building stand in one of the narrow lanes of Shah Wali Qataal. Taj Mohammed, was the youngest of the five sons and daughter of Jan Muhammad, Shah Rukh Khan’s grandfather. Taj’s elder brothers were Mian Muhammad, Ghulam Muhammad, Allah Baksh and Khan Muhammad while the sister’s name was Kher Jan. While, there have been reports about Taj Mohammed being a freedom fighter, few know that Shah Rukh’s uncle Ghulam Muhammad Gama, (1910 1994) was also a famous freedom fighter. Gama had a bamboo shop at Shah Wali Qataal street of Qissa Khawani in Peshawar. According to reports, he used to run a party of his own- Anjuman-e-Ghuraba. Ghulam Muhammad Gama used to stage protest demonstrations with the help of his friends and had the passion for political agitation despite little support. A time came when the British government sent him to jail for 3 years during the Quit India movement of 1942. However, his courage knew no bounds. He was jailed again for 7 years in 1948, during the peak of anti-colonial struggle in the country. However, even after Independence, he continued holding demonstrations for the cause of the poor and destitute. Once Late Syed Farigh Bukhari, a Pakistani poet, said that when he was sentenced to imprisonment and sent to jail, he found Gama (Sahib) in the jail. Ghulam Muhammad Gama was on a hunger strike for the last 18 days. During his entire lifetime, Gama remained outspoken and lived to his cause. He wouldn’t back fro .

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