'A handsome man owns Knight Riders, it will win'

His popularity cuts across age groups, his films draw packed houses from Lalbagh to Leicester Square. Few movie stars enjoy the power that King Khan does. The 'Badshah' of Bollywood is now betting his money on cricket.

His IPL team, the Kolkata Knight Riders has already started off on a winning note and the star himself is happy to talk sports and entertainment.

Rajeev Masand: How badly will Knight Riders be effected with Shoaib's absence?

Shah Rukh Khan: Emotionally, it is affecting me. I am very fond of all the guys who are playing for Knight Riders whether it is Cheteshwar Pujara or Shoaib Akhtar or Ricky Ponting or McCullum. Unfortunately I haven’t met them because I have been busy. I just want to tell these guys that I am dying to meet them but I am just trying to get the backend of Knight Riders done and I will soon be there with them They are already in Kolkata. I am sad that I couldn’t be there to welcome them.

As far as the emotional bit is concerned, yes it is like a team loss. He is a controversial guy and he has had his downs and ups. There were talks whether he is the right choice or not and I stood by him and John Buchanan and Saurav stood by him. We were very happy to have him. Finally things worked out. He is also one of the few players who I met even before the auction. I told him that now you have to lose weight and you have to bowl at a sped of 160 km per hr and break all the world records.