Shah Rukh Khan joins Sundar Pichai for a Fireside Chat at the Googleplex to answer a few questions and promote his upcoming movie "Happy New Year."

Shah Rukh Khan has been referred to as the world’s biggest movie star and was named one of the 50 most powerful people in the world by Newsweek magazine. He has acted in over 50 movies and won Filmfare Best Actor eight times and counting.

Mr. Khan is joined by Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, and Farah Khan (Director of Happy New Year).

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I've never gotten quite such an applause before.

is the first time I feel like I've done something worthwhile.

So first of all, thank you all for being here.

Shah Rukh and I were walking when a bunch of Googlers just did a flash dance, and Shah Rukh joined in the back as well.

YouTube India is live streaming it as well as Google Plus Hangouts on air.

Shah Rukh needs no introduction, but he is 1 of the most popular and acclaimed actors in India.

He has been given the Padma Shri award by the government.

He has starred in over 50 films, started his career in 1992 with Deewana.

Most of you probably know this better than me.

And he has also won the UNESCO award for all his philanthropic work as well.

And Shah Rukh just told me it was their last show.

And so they partied hard late last night.

When I come to America, it's the love and the number of ladies who are ready to marry me.

And what is surprising is this time I'm not saying no.

I'm worried because my wife went to your show last night.

Well, thank you very much for having me over here and all of you.

But we were kind of parting until very late, because this was our last show last night.

And we've done 6 shows all across America, and now we head back and go to London, do a show, and then back to the promotions of our film, Happy New Year.

But it's been wonderful, And thank you for having me over here.

I think a lot of people are curious about what drew you to acting and how did the journey start.

And for me particularly, 1 of the things that struck me is how much you have a connection with the common person in India, the common man, common woman in India, and the connection you have with all over the country.

I was wanting to be either a software engineer or a...

And, so I did give my entrance exam in the IIT.

And just to let you know, I did electronics.

But Those were the days of diodes and triodes.

Any time you want to switch carriers, let

And then I wanted to be in sports, and then I really didn't want to act.

And in films, especially, I kind of Not looked down upon it, but never thought I'm cut out for Hindi cinema.

And I don't know the people from, all the girls from Delhi, Lady Shriram College.

And they needed 7 boys to act with 85 girls.

And I happened to be 1 of the, and I got a job as a principal dancer, not as an actor.

I had 1 line, Annie, get your gun, it's a very famous play, and I got a line in it which I said, Annie, I have a letter for you.

And it started like that, And I continued with theater.

And then suddenly, yeah, so television started.

And I went to get a house on rent and said I got a role in Fauji.

And then some years later, a year later, it became very popular.

And I'm like, no, this has to be somebody else.

And they said, you would like to do films?

And I said, no, I'm not interested in films.

I'm going to do 5 films, get over the sadness.

So my growth has been of someone who's not really thought out that I'll be an actor.

It just happened, 1 thing led to the other.

And I don't know if I'm a good actor or not, if I act well, if I do well or not, but I...

I don't ever describe the process too seriously.

I think it's very boring for people to hear how the art works.

I truly believe, you know, the art is much more important than the artist.

And I'm very humble about the fact that so many people like me and I'm very, very grateful.

So what I do is I take things from life and just continue acting, have fun, smile a lot, and share a lot.

I think acting is about giving, and I think somehow that's made people like me a little more than the talent I have.

You've done such a diverse range of films.

What's the most challenging role you've done?

Yeah, it's never the 1 that I've done because if I've done it, then it's over and done with.

And however badly I may have done it, but it's no longer a challenge.

But I find the 1 thing that I want to do in cinema for the last 25 years now, because I've been working and I don't know how to extend and give back to cinema, Indian cinema specifically.

So I want to make it technologically a little more advanced than it is.

So what I like to do is try and do films with a lot of visual effects in them.

I have a small department of visual effects and I want to enhance filmmaking in India so that technically we can be at par with international cinema, especially Hollywood.

And, of course, we need to make them shorter and have less songs in them for people to watch them.

So we'll keep them as long and no songs in them.

But I just want to, you know, for me the toughest have been films which I've produced actually because people didn't think these are the films that will work.

A film like Asoka, I think a film like Pirbi Dil, and they all flopped miserably.

So let me tell you, there were films nobody wanted to back.

There was a film called Raban, which I made, which I really wanted to make so that I could advance the technological part of it, and difficult film to make.

No role is difficult because I don't have a method that I follow.

I just take instances from life, meet people, and I meet so many people, and I love people.

I love the hugs, I love to kiss them, I love to talk to them.

And yeah, we're doing the kisses afterwards.

And then somewhere down the line, whenever a role is given to me, I kind of take from life and use it.

Sometimes people think it's too simplistic.

But I think it reaches out to everyone, touches everybody's hearts, and people identify with it.

And I think in the last few days, I like Don.

Let's talk a little bit about the work you do outside of movies, too.

There is this whole Shah Rukh Inc, which is the whole KKR and how we've done there.

And we've been very successful with Red Chilies as well.

So talk a little bit about the KKR journey.

And I know I've always seen you in the video, always there supporting the team, and they've done very well.

Now, like I said, I wanted to be a sportsman.

And this whole thing started about leagues.

I like entertainment, I like children, and I like sports.

These are 3 things that really turn me on.

If there are 3 things that I like, it's like watching films or video games, or, you know, watching sports, or children.

So whenever there is a thing that I can involve myself now, because I've kind of done well for myself and I have a little extra money.

So I, whenever there's something I get an opportunity to invest in any of these things, I always do without thinking of the business aspect of it.

So business-wise, I don't know if they're doing well or not.

I have to keep working hard and bringing the money in.

I wanted to be a football player or a hockey player.

When I couldn't become a player, I thought, let me just go ahead and buy a team instead.

We were sitting 1 day, and they said, we should have a league team because of the English Premiership League and all.

And I remember, we were to bid for it the next morning at 11 o'clock.

And the bidding was very high, much more than I could afford or still can afford.

And I was awake and I was hoping somehow my bid is not accepted because I didn't have the money.

So I just went ahead and after I bought it also we lost so many hours and so pathetically that it became very sad.

Business was bad and the game wasn't being won, and it's been a roller coaster ride, but I stuck around with it for 3 years now, and 5 years, and somehow things have turned, because I truly believe, and some of you are younger here and you should know this, I don't want to sound philosophical and as if I'm giving you a lecture, but just when you think things are going to go wrong, if you hold on to them, they kind of turn around.

Just that last brink is always the most important.

You mentioned education as well, and I know you've done work there.

What do you think about where education is in India?

There are so many young students coming through.

You know, I don't think there is anything more important than education.

And, you know, I'm very keen that my kids are very educated.

And now with technology and this accessibility, and, you know, education has become, there used to be a time, and still is, I'm sure, to specifically specialize in XYZ and, you know, you have to be a scientist, you have to be a doctor, you have to be an engineer, and those things are important.

But I think the overall development happens when you can educate yourself in a more round way.

Just the fact, I'll be very honest, I'm sure everybody comes here and says that.

I'm not saying it because I'm here, but I feel I don't need a teacher or a book since Google's been there.

I find myself so much more educated in the last few years because of Google.

I mean, and some of it, you know, some of it, like, there's a church next to my house which says, whatever answers Google doesn't have, God has.

And if you guys can extend just beyond the search engine, which my friend there is head of, But just being able to give people more access to more subjects and topics and make it fun, which you guys are.

I mean, that floor there, only trying to step on those things, I can spend the whole day there.

But I think technology and Google specifically today can really help education go far and wide to areas, especially in India, because, you know, the Internet has still not gone out.

There are areas where schools can't be constructed.

And I think for India especially, It's very important that the youngsters are educated if we want to change the country because we have everything going for us if we are just educated a little more or have access to education.

So I would request everyone who's working at Google figure out something specific because you're the intelligent ones and smart ones and the fun ones.

Figure out some specific things for Indian education so that it reaches deep inside the heartland of India because we need kids like you coming here and ruling the world.

So they're here for a, you know, they're also doing a show promoting their new movie.

So maybe you guys can talk a little bit about the movie, what the movie is about, why you're excited to be part of it.

Let me first introduce Abhishek, who I've known since childhood.

He's a wonderful, wonderful co-actor, friend, And 1 of the most deranged and fun person on a set.

Most distracted but most lively and the happiest, happiest person that I've worked with.

Deepika, as you all know, started with Om Shanti Om.

I like to show off and be pompous and take the credit for the fact that I made her.

And today, unfortunately, she won't be able to sing because her voice is gone.

Normally, she does a full Bharatnatyam as soon as she comes.

The film is a heist film mixed with a dance competition.

In easier to describe it, though the stories are not copied, though people will say that, but it Oceans 11 meets Full Monty.

I don't know if that combination can ever, ever happen.

But Farah Khan thought of the film where, like a regular heist film, you have 1 guy, a mastermind, so to say, who collects people with different, different specialities.

Someone is a lock breaker, or somebody is a, obviously there's 1, Is it okay to say nerd here?

You have 1 highly sophisticated, intelligent computer hacker.

Abhishek has a speciality which is really, really...

But you'll get to see it when you see it in the film.

It's gross, the ability that he has in the film.

So I'll request Deepika and Abhishek to tell you a little more about what they do.

Deepika, as you will hear now, normally also sounds like this.

I didn't think I had that effect on people.

I'm really sorry, I can't say much today because I've lost my voice.

I think people are just happy looking at you.

Abhishek, do you want to say a few words about the movie?

No, it's an absolute pleasure to be here.

And contrary to what everybody thinks, but we've actually haven't slept all night, because we've all been so excited to come here.

But very honestly, just to see all the desis out there is way cool.

I mean, I don't mean to sound too much of a nationalist, but it's just fantastic to see that You guys are literally running the world, man.

So we do take questions which people have all submitted, both internally and externally.

And the most popular question was, Who has been your inspiration for each of you, and why?

OUT Yeah, my eternal inspiration has been my father.

AUDIENCE LAUGHS So yes, for me, it's always been my father.

And in whatever I do, anything that I love him for.

And he's actually very jealous that I'm here today.

Yeah, he's more of a computer geek than even me.

So actually, he must be blogging right now as we speak.

So yes, he's always been my father, I think, not just his professionalism, but just the kind of human being that he is, his sense of morals and values, are things that I've always admired and I aspire to be like him.

And whatever I do in life is always for my parents.

And so I think my parents have been my inspiration always.

I think even her dad must be an inspiration for her.

1 of the greatest, greatest sportsmen the country has ever seen.

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