Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has said he has cut down on smoking drastically.

”From 70-80 cigarettes a day, I smoke three to four times. I feel healthy and happy. Smoking is bad and a no-no for a person with back pain,” King Khan said who had undergone a spine surgery few years ago.

On his 40th birthday recently SRK had declared that he would give up smoking.

Impressed by his resolve, Union Health Minister A Ramdoss had written to him seeking his help in anti-smoking awareness.

When asked about it at a press conference in Mumbai, SRK said he would not like to be an ambassador about an issue, which is entirely the personal choice of an individual.

”As a role model, I have been always saying that smoking is bad.

I have decided to give up smoking because it is my individual decision and resolve. I always tell the youth that do not do things what your parents say is bad,” he said.