Shahrukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (
Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान,
Urdu: شاه رخ خان), pronunciation: , born
November 2,
1965,
New Delhi,
India, is a popular
Bollywood actor.
Born into a
Muslim family of
Pathan origin in
Delhi, he has a Masters Degree in
Mass Communication from
Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi. He is married to
Gauri Khan who is a Hindu. They have two children his son,
Aryan Khan and his daughter
Suhana Khan.
Shah Rukh Khan started his career while appearing on various television series, particularly when playing the role of 'Abhimanyu' in in war drama series
Fauji (Soldier)
1988, a minor role in
Circus in
1989, which depicted the life of circus performers etc. The acting stint in Fauji caught the attention of
Hema Malini who is said to have recommended his name for his film debut. He made his movie debut in
1992 with
Deewana opposite the late actress
Divya Bharti which was a big hit. His first film was actually supposed to be
Dil Aashna Hai but
Deewana released first. The same year he appeared in films such as
Chamatkar, the controversial
art film Maya Memsaab etc. This film was very controversial because it had an
"explicit for Bollywood" sex scene between Khan and actress
Deepa Sahi.
In
1993 he attracted a great deal of attention with two successive negative roles in
Baazigar (as an
anti-hero and murderer) and
Darr (as an obsessed lover) which became huge hits at the box office and shot him to stardom.
1995 was a very successful year for Khan.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) broke box office records and Khan, as the lead, was given a great deal of credit for its success. DDLJ ran for more than 520 weeks in a theatre in India, the longest ever any movie in the world has ever ran for, compared to
Sholay which ran for only 260 weeks.
DDLJ was followed by a string of successes, most of them love stories, which included
Pardes,
Dil to Pagal Hai,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,
Mohabbatein,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham,
Devdas,
Kal Ho Naa Ho and
Veer-Zaara. Shah Rukh Khan also won critical praise for his performances in
Anjaam,
Dil Se and
Swades which were less successful at the box office.
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As Raj in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) |
His association with director/producer
Yash Chopra has resulted in successes such as
Darr,
Dil To Pagal Hai,
Mohabbatein and
Veer-Zaara. He found greater success working with his close friend director
Karan Johar and producer
Yash Johar on
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and
Kal Ho Naa Ho. His forthcoming film
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is also directed by Johar.
Shahrukh is known as a convincing screen lover, and seems to spark equally good performances from his female co-stars - in cinema-speak, he has good screen chemistry with his heroines.
* His films with
Juhi Chawla Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman,
Darr,
Duplicate and
Yes Boss) all did moderately well at the box office.
* He has acted opposite
Madhuri Dixit in a number of successful movies including "Anjaam",
Dil to Pagal Hai,
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam and the blockbuster
Devdas.
* Each of the five movies in which he co-starred with actress
Kajol were box office successes -
Baazigar,
Karan Arjun,
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham .
* His movies with
Preity Zinta,
Dil Se,
Kal Ho Naa Ho and
Veer-Zaara have either been commercially or critically successful, or both.
* His association with
Rani Mukerji has proved to be mostly successful:
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,
Chalte Chalte,
Veer-Zaara and
Paheli.
Despite his success, some have criticized Shah Rukh for sticking to "safe" romantic roles (such as his roles in Karan Johar's or Yash Chopra's films). With
Swades and
Paheli, Khan took a different take on roles. Unfortunately
Swades and
Paheli didn't do very well at the box office compared to Khan's other films.
Khan co-owns a production company called
Dreamz Unlimited with actress
Juhi Chawla (a friend ever since they co-starred in
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman) and film director Aziz Mirza. The production company has produced three of his films,
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani,
Asoka and
Chalte Chalte. With the exception of
Chalte Chalte which was a hit, the other two flopped at the box office. In 2004 another of his production houses, Red Chilies Entertainment, produced film
Main Hoon Na which was his second hit under his own production house. He also co-produced the
horror film
Kaal in 2005 with Karan Johar. He then produced
Paheli, which was India's selection for the Academy awards consideration in the foreign films category.
Nasreen Munni, the noted
British filmmaker, recently produced a two-part documentary on Shah Rukh, "The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan". Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasts Khan's "inner world" of family and daily life, with the "outer world" of his work.
Shahrukh has won six
Filmfare awards for Best Actor, the most recent being in
2005 for
Swades, acting the role of an Indian-American
NASA engineer whose life is transformed by his encounters with rural India.
2004 was also a good year for Shahrukh; he acted in three movies, receiving Filmfare nominations for his work in each of them.
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On National Geographic Cover February 2005 |
His
Filmfare Awards include:#Filmfare Power Award 2004#Best Actor -
Swades 2004#Filmfare Power Award (along Amitabh Bachchan) 2003#Best Actor -
Devdas 2002#Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy 2002#Best Actor, Critics' Choice -
Mohabbatein 2000#Best Actor -
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998#Best Actor -
Dil To Pagal Hai 1997#Best Actor -
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995#Best Villain -
Anjaam 1994#Best Performer Critics' Choice -
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa 1993#Best Actor -
Baazigar 1993#Best Debut (Newcomer) - 1992
Two of the films in which Shah Rukh starred as a leading actor have been India's entry in
Hollywood's
Oscars.
Paheli is the official entry for the
2006 Oscars.
Devdas (2002) was an earlier entry. Shahrukh also appeared in a third Oscar entry, as a supporting actor in Hey Ram'' (2000). See
List of India's official entries to the Oscars.He was awarded the
Padma Shri in
2004.
National Honours:
*1997 - Best Indian Citizen Award
*2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment
*2005 - Padma Shri Award
He has won thirteen
Filmfare Awards, ten Rupa Cinegoers Awards, six Star Screen Videocon Awards, six Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, four
Zee Cine Awards, four People's Choice Movie Awards, three IIFA Awards, three Zee Gold Bollywood Awards, two AFJA Awards, one Aashirwad Award, one Disney Kids Channel Award, one MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards, and one Sports World Film Award.
Latest reports suggest that Yash Chopra has signed up Shahrukh alongside Bollywood Queen Madhuri Dixit for his latest movie.
*2001 - Jade Magazine Award Sexiest Man in Asia
*2004 - Asian Guild Awards Bollywood Star of the Decade
*2004 - Pepsi Sabsey Favourite Star Kaun Award Favourite Hero
*2004 - 'F-Awards' for Excellence in Indian Fashion Celebrity Model of the Year
*2004 - Chhoton Ka Funda Award
*2004 - Cover of Time magazine
*2004 - Sabse Tez Personality of the Year Award
*2004 - MSN Search Personality of the Year Award
*2005 - Cover of National Geographic
*2005 - Filmfare award 'Best Actor' for Veer Zaara.
*2006 - Awarded the title" Hammer-e-Hind" by the Hindi newspaper" DeshBakht"
* Firmly insists that he will never kiss any of his heroines on the mouth, however, earlier in his career, he appeared in what was apparently an "explicit for Bollywood" sex scene in the 1992 film
Maya Memsaab[http://gorilla.coldfusionvideo.com/?p=99]].
* Lives in a palatial heritage mansion called Mannat (formerly Villa Vienna) at Bandra's Bandstand, in the city of Mumbai - a city where many Bollywood stars can only afford apartments, especially in the city's most expensive areas. The mansion is rumored to have cost more than 130 million rupees (13 crores)
* Loves computer games and hi-tech gadgets.
* Favourite actresses are
Madhuri Dixit,
Juhi Chawla and
Kajol. Favorite actors are
Naseeruddin Shah,
Amitabh Bachchan,
Dilip Kumar and
Balraj Sahni.
* Is two awards shy of matching Dilip Kumar's record for most
Filmfare Best Actor awards. Shahrukh has won six in 12 years.
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Khan seen here smoking right after he vowed to quit. |
* Khan is a chain smoker; he had vowed to quit smoking before his 40th birthday in 2005, as part of a Bollywood push to de-glamorize
smoking[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4440006.stm]. However, he has been seen smoking even after his 40th birthday, although he has dramatically cut down on the amount of cigarretes he smokes a day.
* A grenade was thrown during his concert in
Sri Lanka, killing two people.
* Married to
Gauri Khan who is a Hindu. The couple now have two children. His son,
Aryan Khan, appeared in a scene in the film
Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham, playing the younger version of the character played by his father. Aryan also collaborated with his father in dubbing the movie
The Incredibles into
Hindi and voiced
Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible in the dub. The film was released in India as
Hum Hain Lajawaab.
* Although his birth name, which means "Face of the King," is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name Shah Rukh and his name is often abbreviated to SRK.
* Believes that cinema can help the conflict on India/Pakistan relationships
[http://shahrukh.com/index.php?fullStory&id=5]Shah Rukh Khan's height is 5'9.
| Title | Year | Role | Other Notes |
|---|
| The Mahabharata | 2008 | | Announced |
| Baiju Aur Tansen | 2007 | | Announced |
Chak De[http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/08/09/1427/index.html] | 2007 | Hockey coach | Pre-production |
| Om Shanti Om (formerly Happy New Year) | 2007 | | Production |
| Don | 2006 | Dual role (Don/Vijay) | Post Production |
| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Aug 11,2006 | Dev Saran | |
| Alag* | 2006 | | *special appearance in closing song Sabse Alag, appears with Abhishek Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Karan Johar, Bipasha Basu, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta. |
| The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan | 2005 | Himself (Biopic) | Documentary directed by British-based author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir |
| Paheli | 2005 | Dual role (Kishen/The Ghost) | India's Oscar Entry |
| Silsiilay* | 2005 | Sutradhar | *special appearance (narration) |
| Kaal* | 2005 | | *special appearance (opening song) |
| Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye* | 2005 | Himself | *special appearance |
| Swades | 2004 | Mohan Bhargava | Winner, Best Actor |
| Hum Hain Lajawab | 2004 | Mr. Lajawab (voice of Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible) | The Incredibles Hindi dub |
| Veer-Zaara | 2004 | Veer Pratap Singh | Nominated, Best Actor |
| Main Hoon Na | 2004 | Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma | Nominated, Best Actor |
| Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke | 2004 | Dushant | This film took almost ten years to make |
| Kal Ho Naa Ho | 2003 | Aman Mathur | Nominated, Best Actor |
| Chalte Chalte | 2003 | Raj Mathur | |
| Saathiya* | 2002 | Yeshwant Rao | *special appearance |
| Shakti: The Power | 2002 | Jaisingh (The Drifter) |
| Devdas | 2002 | Devdas Mukherjee | Winner, Best Actor & India's Oscar Entry |
| Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | 2002 | Gopal | This film took six years to make |
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | 2001 | Rahul Raichand | Nominated, Best Actor |
| Asoka | 2001 | Asoka | |
| One 2 Ka 4 | 2001 | Arun Verma | |
| Gaja Gamini* | 2000 | Shahrukh | *special appearance |
| Mohabbatein | 2000 | Raj Aryan Malhotra | Winner, Best Actor - Critics & Nominated, Best Actor |
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega* | 2000 | Rahul | *special appearance |
| Josh | 2000 | Max | |
| Hey Ram | 2000 | Amjad Ali Khan | India's Oscar Entry |
| Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani | 2000 | Ajay Bakshi | Shahrukh's first production |
| Baadshah | 1999 | Raj 'Baadshah' | |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | 1998 | Rahul Khanna | Winner, Best Actor |
| Dil Se | 1998 | Amarkant Varma | |
| Achanak* | 1998 | | *special appearance |
| Duplicate | 1998 | Bablu Chaudhry/Manu Dada | |
| Dil To Pagal Hai | 1997 | Rahul | Winner, Best Actor |
| Pardes | 1997 | Arjun Saagar | |
| Yes Boss | 1997 | Rahul | |
| Koyla | 1997 | Shanker | |
| Gudgudee* | 1997 | | *special appearance |
| Dushman Duniya Ka* | 1996 | Badru | *special appearance |
| Army | 1996 | Arjun | |
| Chaahat | 1996 | Roop Rathore | |
| English Babu Desi Mem | 1996 | Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur | |
| Trimurti | 1995 | Romi Singh/Bholey | 7th release in 1995 |
| Ram Jaane | 1995 | Ram Jaane | |
| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | 1995 | Raj Malhotra | Winner, Best Actor |
| Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India | 1995 | (Not Stated) |
| Guddu | 1995 | Guddu Bahadur |
| Zamana Deewana | 1995 | Rahul Malhotra | |
| Karan Arjun | 1995 | Arjun Singh/Vijay |
| Anjaam | 1994 | Vijay Agnihotri | Winner, Best Villain |
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | 1993 | Sunil | Winner, Best Performance - Critics |
| Darr | 1993 | Rahul Mehra |
| Baazigar | 1993 | Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra | Winner, Best Actor |
| King Uncle | 1993 | Anil Bansal |
| Maya Memsaab | 1992 | Lalit (Maya's Lover) | 5th release in 1992 |
| Dil Aashna Hai | 1992 | Karan |
| Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | 1992 | Raju |
| Chamatkar | 1992 | Sunder Srivastava |
| Deewana | 1992 | Raja Sahay | Winner, Best Debut |
| In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones | 1988 | | |
#
Om Shanti Om (
2007)#
Kaal (
2005)#
Paheli (
2005) #
Main Hoon Na (
2004)#
Chalte Chalte (
2003)#
Asoka (film) (
2001)#
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (
2000)
#
Idiot (TV Series) (
1991) TV Series ... Pawan Raghujan#
Circus (TV Series) (
1989) #
Fauji (
1988) TV Series ... Abhimanyu Rai#
Dusra Keval (TV Series)...Keval
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