There has not been much heard from one of our finest superstars lately. However, as he is close to wrapping Don, and KANK is about to release, it appears the King has a bit more time to talk to us.

It seems he has not lost the ever-present Scorpio charm; it was merely occupied elsewhere. And the Shah Rukh magic is still there.

Long time, no SRK? Busy at the studios? How much more to achieve?

When I started out there was no fixed plan in my head that I have to achieve 'xyz'; or I have to get 'n' number of awards or hits.

There's never been a height, which I wanted to jump over. I've kept working and things have just happened even bad things; but the good things have outnumbered the bad.

As long as that continues and the balance doesn't shift, I think I won't be thrown out. I try and entertain as many people as I can. As long as I can do that, I'm fine.

One of your favourite screen pairings, Kajol returned to the big screen with another Khan – Aamir. Are you jealous?

For Aamir? Sure! But seriously, I think most of this 'pairing' and 'chemistry' are more to pander to the thoughts of people who're writing. It's nice that Kajol is working, even after the baby.

I remember how she used to sit with all of us, and ask me how I could leave my daughter home and come to work. And, as for a comeback, I think, for her it's more of a personal comeback than a professional one; because I don't think professionally she went away at all.

Rani, from being one of your biggest admirers, has come into her own post Black and Hum Tum. Are you proud of your 'fledging' soaring?

Rani has done very well for herself. I think she was always very good, but it took a film like Black to show people what she was capable of. We've done some great films together, right from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. And she is just going to get better.

Preity and you were never truly 'friends' till lately. What changed the equation?

You get to know a person when you work with him or her. I'd never worked closely with Preity except in Dil Se. Then I didn't work with her for a long time, till Kal Ho Na Ho.

So I've got to know her over the last year and a half only. I spend most of my time, about eight to 10 hours, on the sets; I get to be friends with people I work with, like Madhuri, Juhi, Kajol. When you work so much with people you start liking them -- and close, friendly relationships are formed.

How do you react to stories about 'fall-outs' with mentors and seniors like Amitabh Bachchan and Yash Chopra?

These things are embarrassing to even talk about. Talking about Yashji and me, it's like me talking about you not getting along with your mother or family.

My relationship with Yashji is more than that. Amitji and I have had a superb working relationship since Mohabbatein and there's no issue whatsoever. There's no clarification required for such baseless rumours.