King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan has reached this position in life after years of hard work. His streak of delivering hit films continues even today. Khan lost both his parents at a very young age and carved a place for himself in the industry on his own. But did you know that Shah Rukh Khan does not come from an ordinary family and neither was his father an ordinary man? Recently there was a detailed discussion about his father on Reddit which also mentioned Aamir Khans great-grandfather. Let us tell you the whole story. After India got independence Khans father also made his mark in politics. Shah Rukh Khans father contested election Shah Rukh Khans father Mir Taj Mohammad Khan contested the election from Gurgaon in 1957. However the results of this election which was fought with special preparations did not go in his favour at all. He did not receive a single vote at the time because people voted for only two candidates one of whom was Congress Maulana Abul Kalam Azad the great-grandfather of actor Aamir Khan. Now if youre wondering how Muslim scholar and senior political leader Abul Kalam Azad was Aamir Khans great-grandfather let us break down for you. The actor is the great grand-nephew of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Aamirs grandmother was the niece of Azad. In this way he became the actors great-grandfather.