Did Shah Rukh Khan’s father Meer Taj Mohammed once contest Lok Sabha elections against Aamir Khan’s great-grandfather? Here’s the truth!
GH News April 14, 2025 11:06 AM

Bollywoods Badshah Shah Rukh Khan hail from a family of strong political and patriotic legacy. His father Meer Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom fighter during colonial India. But did you know Meer Taj Mohammed Khan once contested from Gurgaon back in 1957 but didnt get a single vote? The reason is because the voters voted for other candidate Abul Kalam Azad from Congress who was Aamir Khans great grand uncle.
Shah Rukh Khans father didnt get any vote
According to 2024 report by Amar Ujala the first Lok Sabha election in Gurgaon (now Gurugram) was held in the year 1952. During the second Lok Sabha elections that were held in 1957 Abul Kalam Azad of Congress received 191221 votes whereas his opponent BJS candidate Moolchand got 95553 votes. Well the interesting part was that Taj Mohammad Khan who was an independent candidate did not receive a single vote.
SRK’s father and Aamir’s great grand uncle’s connection.
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Netizens React!
Last year a Reddit post on SRK’s father and Aamir’s great grand uncle’s connection went viral. It attracted a lot of reactions from netizens. One user wrote The rivalry between the two (Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan) existed before they were even born (laughing emoji). I know now why these two dont like each other. A comment also read His grandfather was chief engineer of Mangalore port. His mother was a magistrate. Apparently she and Ruksana sultana were friends. I know back then he was a household name due to his serials but still Rishi Kapoor a third generation nepo actor was the second lead in Srks debut movie means he already had an influential background. Someone also commented Sabke sab ameerzade hai (All of them come from rich families).”
Meanwhile on the work front Shah Rukh Khans last theatrical release was Dunki. He is now working on his next project King which is being directed by Sujoy Ghosh. Aamir Khans previous release was Laal Singh Chaddha. He is now gearing up for Sitaare Zameen Par which is a thematic sequel to his 2007 film Taare Zameen Par.