The first time that I met Shah Rukh Khan, he was shooting for the only flop film he has done in recent times. When I left a message for Shah Rukh informing him I was in Mumbai, he called back late in the night suggesting we meet the next day. The next morning I was with Mahesh Manjrekar and Namrata Shirodkar when Shah Rukh called on my cell phone inviting me over to the venue of his shooting. I still remember the expression on Namrata’s face. “Shah Rukh actually called you?!” she was incredulous.