India, May 19 -- Actor Shah Rukh Khan continues to inspire people and budding actors with his journey to stardom in the industry. The actor once stated that he is "the last of the stars." However, in 2022, Vijay Deverakonda expressed confidence that Shah Rukh's statement was 'wrong' in an interview with GQ India. (Also Read: Vijay Deverakonda opens up on Liger's failure, says he was 'extremely sad' for this reason)

Vijay spoke about how Shah Rukh's success motivated him and said, "I can't tell you how much Shah Rukh Khan's success drove me. It showed me in clear terms: if he could do it, why couldn't I? You only need one successful person as a reference point. Even when I was a nobody, I refused to do so many films. I always felt that I ...