He made his film debut with the commercially successful Deewana (1992). He began to achieve success at the box office from his villainous roles in films such as Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993), and Anjaam (1994).
During his years in the Indian film industry, he won seven Filmfare best actor awards and had significant box-office success. Some of his films include Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Om Shanti Om (2007), and Chakde! India (2007). While he does his romantic scenes during songs or in his films, he copies the style of Rajesh Khanna, and his acting style has influences of his inspirations--Dilip Kumar and Rajesh Khanna
Born to Mir Taj Muhammad Khan and Lateef Fatima in New Delhi, India. His mother always believed her son was destined to be a great actor often citing resemblance between Khan and Dilip Kumar , another Bollywood legend. His name literally translates into 'Face of the King'. According to some critics he may have influences of the legends Mr. Rajesh Khanna and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan while he acts out roles but he has always been known for his trademark performances.
Born and brought up in Delhi, he was a brilliant student and an all rounder. At St. Columba's School he won the prestigious 'Sword of Honour'. He was also the captain of his football, hockey and cricket teams all at the same time. After sustaining a football injury, he started to consider acting as a career. He graduated with honours in Economics from Hansraj College and did his masters in mass communications from Jamiya Miliya Islamia. Khan then went on to study theatre under the reputed Mr. Barry John whom he credits for carving out the actor inside him but his mentor considers his pupil as being solely responsible for his greatness and glory citing Shahrukh to have the perfect combination of 'talent, perseverance, belief in yourself, a never-give-up-attitude and of course, a bit of luck'; factors needed for success.
The King began his journey by landing the lead role of a commando in 1988 drama series Fauji (1988). He was much applauded for his work and soon became the heartthrob of teenage girls bagging roles in other serials as Circus (1989) and 'Dil Dariya', the former being delayed due to various reasons. He also had a minor role in a made for television film called In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989).
His big screen debut came in the form of Deewana (1992) where he acted alongside the then top actress of Bollywood Divya Bharti and won the prestigious Filmfare award for Best Debut Actor Male. He had also starred earlier in a small role in 'Dil Aashna Hai'. This was followed by another hit in the form of Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992).
After a few more films which did average or less at the box office, Khan made the unique choice against all advice to opt for negative roles and played obsessive, somewhat psychotic characters in Darr (1993) and Baazigar (1993). To everyone's surprise the films were massive hits and Shahrukh earned his first Best Actor award and was also nominated in the villainous role category. His acting was applauded by all in the film industry and carved a niche for future King. The same year he bagged the Critics Award for best performance in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994), a film he often recalls as amongst his favourites.
A series of hits followed to what would be remembered as one of Khan's most iconic performances; a film which is arguably India's biggest blockbuster and truly complete with the very best of drama, comedy, romance, thrills and a bit of action as well. The epic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) was released on 20th October 1995 and as of 2011 still plays in a Mumbai theatre, thus being the longest running film in the history. Coincidentally Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise was the initial choice as the main lead but the role went to Shahrukh who is now nicknamed 'Tom Cruise of India'.
Khan has come a long way since then with a string of hits under his belt which include some of Bollywood's biggest in both national and international markets namely Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) , Devdas (2002), Swades (2004), Chakde! India (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007), My Name Is Khan (2010), Ra.One (2011) , Don 2 (2011), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)and the highest grossing Chennai Express (2013) thus making him the undisputed megastar of India with a record number of Best Actor trophies and numerous Power awards.
His fame does not stop here; following release of his films overseas he has been credited as the world's biggest movie star and was named among the 50 most powerful people by Newsweek.
Even with all the success and a statue among the elite in Madame Tussaud's, he is quoted as being one of the most humble and down to earth personalities although his wit is unmatched by even the best in business. This has led to him being a host of many television programmes, game shows and award functions including India's version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'.
The King is an active philanthropist funding numerous humanitarian projects and charities as well as being personally involved in them though he prefers to keep this aspect out of the lime light.
His larger than life persona continues to win hearts all over the world with a fan following going into billions. He is the face of brands such as Pepsi, Tag Heur and has a 8 billion dirham property development project comprising multiple residential towers in the UAE named after him called 'Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard'. He co-owns two production houses 'Dreamz Unlimited' and 'Red Chillies Entertainment' and the IPL Cricket team 'Kolkata Knight Riders'.
Recipient of Padma Shri (India), Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), Unesco Pyramide con Marni (UNESCO), L'Etoile d'Or (by King of Morroco) and the Chubb fellowship (Yale) Khan resides in his beachside palatial mansion called 'Mannat' in Mumbai, India with his wife Gauri Khan and two children Aryan, Suhana and AbRam.
FILMOGRAPHY
Happy New Year (2014)Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
Chennai Express (2013)Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif
Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011)Ali Fazal, Giselle Monteiro
Don 2 (2011)Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra
Ra One (2011)Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal
Dulha Mil Gaya (2010)Fardeen Khan, Sushmita Sen
My Name is Khan (2010)Shahrukh Khan, Kajol
Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu (2010)Shahrukh Khan, Preetika Chawla
Billu Barber (2009)Irfan Khan, Shahrukh Khan
Krazzy 4 (2008)Arshad Warsi, Irfan Khan
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma
Chak De India (2007)Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malavade, Anjan Srivastav
Heyy Babyy (2007)Akshay Khanna, Ritesh Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Vidya Balan
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol
Om Shanti Om (2007)Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal
Don (2006)Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Kareena Kapoor
I See You (2006)Arjun Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan
Kaal (2005)Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005)Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhary
Paheli (2005)Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee
Silsiilay (2005)Tabu, Bhoomika Chawla, Riya Sen, Celina Jaitley
Main Hoon Na (2004)Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan, Amrita Rao
Swades (2004)Shahrukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi
Veer Zaara (2004)Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini
Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (2004)Shahrukh Khan, Raveena Tandon
Chalte Chalte (2003)Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta
Devdas (2002)Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002)Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan
Saathiya (2002)Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukherjee
Shakti (2002)Nana Patekar, Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan
Asoka (2001)Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor
Asoka (2001)Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hrishitaa Bhatt
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor
One 2 Ka 4 (2001)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla
Samrat Ashoka (2001)Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor
Gaja Gamini (2000)Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit
Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega (2000)Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee
Hey Ram (2000)Kamal Hassan, Shahrukh Khan
Hey Ram (2000)Kamal Hassan, Rani Mukherjee, Vasundhara Das
Josh (2000)Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Chandrachur Singh
Mohabbatein (2000)Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla
Baadshah (1999)Shahrukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna
Dil Se (1998)Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta
Duplicate (1998)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Sonali Bendre
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan
Uyire (1998)Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala
Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)Shahrukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
Gudgudee (1997)Shahrukh Khan, Anupam Kher
Koyla (1997)Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit
Pardes (1997)Shahrukh Khan, Mahima Chaudhary
Yes Boss (1997)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Aditya Pancholi
Army (1996)Shahrukh Khan, Sridevi
Chaahat (1996)Shahrukh Khan, Pooja Bhatt, Ramya Krishna
Dushman Duniya Ka (1996)Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan
English Babu Desi Mem (1996)Shahrukh Khan, Sonali Bendre
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Kajol
Guddu (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala
Karan Arjun (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Kajol, Rakhee Gulzar
Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Deepa Sahi
Ram Jaane (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla
Trimurti (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Mohan Agashe
Zamaana Deewana (1995)Shahrukh Khan, Jeetendra
Anjaam (1994)Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)Shahrukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamurthy
Baazigar (1993)Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Shilpa Shetty
Darr (1993)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol
King Uncle (1993)Shahrukh Khan, Nagma, Jackie Shroff
Maya (1993)Shahrukh Khan, Raj Babbar
Chamatkar (1992)Shahrukh Khan, Urmila Matondkar
Deewana (1992)Rishi Kapoor, Divya Bharati, Shahrukh Khan
Dil Aashna Hai (1992)Shahrukh Khan, Jeetendra
Maya Memsaab (1992)Shahrukh Khan, Deepa Sahi
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992)Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla)
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