Tanuj Virwani Shares Hilarious Story of Getting Stranded in Georgia Chasing Shah Rukh Khan's Favorite Sneakers

Popular actor Tanuj Virwani, who recently welcomed a baby girl, made quite an entertaining appearance on Zee Café’s latest show, Just Talk Sneakers. As the guest on the inaugural episode of this unique chat show, which dives into the world of sneakers and sneakerheads, Tanuj shared a funny story that had everyone in splits.

“I was shooting for a show in Tbilisi, Georgia, when I discovered a brand called Golden Goose. I had heard that the king himself, Shah Rukh Khan wears it but had no idea one could get it in this small town.”  Tanuj recalled.

Excited, he tracked down a store, even though it was quite far from the shoot location. His love for sneakers made him venture out during one of his breaks from the shoot. Determined to get his hands on this brand, he made his way to this non-descript place where apparently the store was. However, midway through the drive, the car ran out of fuel, leaving Tanuj stranded in the middle of nowhere. The driver hurried off to get petrol, while Tanuj stressed firstly about making it to the store and secondly but most importantly returning back on the sets. After a tense wait, the driver emerged with fuel and they finally made it to the store, only to find out that it catered only to women. But as luck would have it, the storekeeper pointed out that he did have pairs for men but only 3 were in stock.

While Tanuj’s frustration was seeping in, he suddenly decided to just pick the only three pairs available without trying and rush back to his shoot. 

Only people close to me know about my deep love for sneakers. I purchase them from every corner of the world and showcase them like a prized trophy. However, this quest for looking for SRKs favourite brand led me to buy shoes of a smaller size. The choice was between returning back empty handed or coming back with a size smaller, so but obviously I chose the latter

- Tanuj virwani

He further added, “I had to flaunt the babies so wore them the next day itself. I cut my toe nails, and squeezed my foot to get into it. My walk was indeed a sight to behold ..ha ha. But such is my love for sneakers.”