Shah Rukh Khan pens emotional tribute to his Fauji director. Check out unseen pictures of SRK from the show

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has penned an emotional tribute to his Fauji director Colonel Raj Kapoor, who passed away on Wednesday night. The director of SRK's 1988 TV show passed away at the age of 87 due to age-related issues. In his heartfelt note, the superstar wrote that he is used to being mollycoddled on the sets due to the late director.

Shah Rukh took to Twitter to pour his heart out, "He loved me so much. Encouraged me. And today if I am used to being mollycoddled on sets, it is because of this man who made a ‘Fauji' out of a boy, like his own. Will miss you Sir...always. May you find peace in your new mission,'' he wrote.

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur chimed in: "Yes, I remember well the day the ‘Colonel' brought you to my house during 'Fauji'. ‘Watch this young man,' he said. And he was so right. What a wonderful compassionate man."

SRK, then replied, "And he was so jovial. Somehow in the midst of all stresses, he had a way that could make you smile away your troubles. One of those people you assumed will never leave your side because he was so full of life."

On a related note, late Mr. Kapoor retired from the army after he became a disciple of Osho and moved to Mumbai to work in films. He produced many serials and acted in full-length and ad films. Just a few years ago, he published a novel "When Shiva Smiles". 

In Samar Khan's book titled "SRK - 25 Years of a Life", Kapoor had penned an essay. He had shared his thoughts on being known as "the man who made 'Fauji' and therefore, by default, made Shah Rukh Khan".

"I've been an actor, I've fought three wars, but all that anybody seems to remember is that I launched Shah Rukh 20 years ago. It amuses me to think that I'm given credit for something I played no part in. Shah Rukh's parents made him, I didn't. I didn't make a superstar; I simply chose the right man for a job I had. What happened before or after that in his life has nothing to do with me," he wrote.

Check out some of the unseen photos of young Shah Rukh Khan from his Fauji shooting days.

On a related note, Shah Rukh Khan was last seen in Zero. The movie directed by Aanand L Rai has Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in key roles. In the flick, SRK played the role of a vertically-challenged person, Bauaa. Meanwhile, the actor hasn't announced his next film yet. He was supposed to play the lead role in Rakesh Sharma's biopic but later he made an exit from the project.