Shah Rukh Khan, the superstar of the decade, the king of Bollywood, the heart throb of millions is like a shining star whose unquestionable popularity makes him a legendary figure. His name completely defines him which means ‘The face of the king’.
Shah Rukh Khan was born on 2 November, 1965 to parents of Pathan origin, Taj Mohammed Khan and Lateefa Mohammed. His father ran a transport company and his mother was a magistrate. He has a sister named Shehnaaz. He was born and brought up in New Delhi. He did his schooling from Columba's School and he was an all-rounder student who excelled in academics, sports and drama. He was a naughty kid and was called as a devil with a devil’s smile by his teachers. He graduated in Economics from the Hansraj College (1985-1988). He later studied Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University.
He kept his first step in Mumbai in 1991. He is married to Gauri Khan, a Hindu and has two kids, Aryan and Suhana. He lives in a mansion called Mannat in Bandra which in itself is a Mumbai icon.
Dwelling into his career, he started in 1988 by appearing in the television series Fauji, playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. Then he played a minor role in the serial Circus in 1989. His debut in Bollywood was Deewana (1992) which was a super hit and gave him instant recognition and fame. Deewana was followed by Maya Memsaab and Kabhi haan Kabhi naa. He once said, "You never win the silver, you only lose the gold." This describes his credible commitment and passion towards his work.
He was highly praised for his negative performances in Baazigar and Darr (1993), in which he played anti-hero and psycho-lover roles respectively. In 1995 he starred in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with Kajol which was a blockbuster success and few of the best romantic movies of Indian cinema. After the mountaineering success of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge he was well known for his bonding and chemistry with Kajol. Now, the movie has successfully completed its 800 weeks. His role in Anjaam (1994), Dil Se (1998), Hey Ram (2000), Swades (2004), and Paheli (2005) made him known as an actor in true sense and was praised by critics for his flawless performance.
Later came an unending era of his romantic works such as Dil to Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004) where he worked in collaboration with directors such as Yash Chopra and Karan Johar. In 2006, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna crowned huge success in India and abroad. During the same year, he played role in Don, a remake of the 1978 film Don .
He also produced Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) under the name of his company Dreams Unlimited which were box office failures. His third film as a producer and star, Chalte Chalte (2003) was the first hit from his production house.
Dwelling into his career, he started in 1988 by appearing in the television series Fauji, playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. Then he played a minor role in the serial Circus in 1989. His debut in Bollywood was Deewana (1992) which was a super hit and gave him instant recognition and fame. Deewana was followed by Maya Memsaab and Kabhi haan Kabhi naa. He once said, "You never win the silver, you only lose the gold." This describes his credible commitment and passion towards his work.
He was highly praised for his negative performances in Baazigar and Darr (1993), in which he played anti-hero and psycho-lover roles respectively. In 1995 he starred in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with Kajol which was a blockbuster success and few of the best romantic movies of Indian cinema. After the mountaineering success of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge he was well known for his bonding and chemistry with Kajol. Now, the movie has successfully completed its 800 weeks. His role in Anjaam (1994), Dil Se (1998), Hey Ram (2000), Swades (2004), and Paheli (2005) made him known as an actor in true sense and was praised by critics for his flawless performance.
Later came an unending era of his romantic works such as Dil to Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004) where he worked in collaboration with directors such as Yash Chopra and Karan Johar. In 2006, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna crowned huge success in India and abroad. During the same year, he played role in Don, a remake of the 1978 film Don .
He also produced Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) under the name of his company Dreams Unlimited which were box office failures. His third film as a producer and star, Chalte Chalte (2003) was the first hit from his production house.
In 2004, Main Hoon Na which was produced by another of his production houses, Red Chillies Entertainment, was also a huge attainment. Om shanti Om in 2007, Rab ne bana di Jodi in 2008 also gathered huge victory. His recent movie, My name is Khan( 2010) was a fantabulously woven story which broke many Box office records and became the highest- grossing Bollywood film overseas. His upcoming movies are Ra-1 and Don 2- The chase continues.
Asking for people’s opinions on what they think about Shahrukh; Rahul, an 18-year-old boy says,” He is a superstar. His acting is incomparable to any other in Bollywood.” Another college going girl, Shubhi, chuckles and replies, “He is the best actor in the world. His acting in MNIK was simply amazing. But my all-time favourite is DDLJ. That is the best romantic movie ever made.”
Khan also hosted the second season of Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) on Star plus which glued people to their television sets and raised the TRP’S of the channel enormously. He also hosted ‘ Kya aap paanchvi paas se tez hain’ in 2008.
Talking about his awards and achievements, he has been nominated for 15 Filmfare Best Actor awards out of which he won 14, the recent one being for Chak De India in which he played a strategic role of a Hockey coach. He has also bagged several Zee cine awards, IIFA awards and Star screen awards. In 2002, he was awarded Rajeev Gandhi award for “Excellence in field of entertainment”. In 2005, he was conferred Padma Shree by Government of India and recently he bagged Global Entertainment and Media personality Award at FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence awards.
Sneaking into his personal life, he loves computer games, video games and hi-tech gadgets. He is very fond of BMW cars and owns many of them and is scared of riding horses. His favourite cuisines are tandoori chicken and chicken tikka.
He once said, “I’d rather sink trying to be different, than stay afloat like everyone else”. To wrap up, he is not only a versatile romantic actor but also an intelligent, humorous, witty person who is full of life and believes in living every moment to the fullest.
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