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== Career ==
== Career ==
Shahrukh Khan first came to the fore while appearing on various television series, particularly when playing the role of 'Abhimanyu' in ''[[Fauji]]'' (Soldier) in [[1988]]; he also had a minor role in ''Circus'' in [[1989]], which depicted the life of circus performers. He made his movie debut in [[1992]] with ''[[Deewana]]''. In [[1993]] he attracted a great deal of attention with two successive villain roles as a paranoid lover in ''[[Baazigar]]'' and ''[[Darr]]''. [[1995]] was a very successful year for SRK. ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (DDLJ) broke box office records and Shah Rukh, as the lead, was given a great deal of credit for its success. He attracted a legion of fans and could now pick and choose between film offers.
Shahrukh Khan first came to the fore while appearing on various television series, particularly when playing the role of 'Abhimanyu' in ''[[Fauji]]'' (Soldier) in [[1988]]; he also had a minor role in ''Circus'' in [[1989]], which depicted the life of circus performers. He made his movie debut in [[1992]] with ''[[Deewana]]''. 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 a paranoid lover). [[1995]] was a very successful year for SRK. ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (DDLJ) broke box office records and Shah Rukh, as the lead, was given a great deal of credit for its success. He attracted a legion of fans and could now pick and choose between film offers.


DDLJ was followed by a string of SRK successes, most of them love stories, which included ''[[Pardes]]'', ''[[Dil to Pagal Hai]]'', ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'', ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'', ''[[Devdas]]'', ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' and ''[[Veer-Zaara]]''. Shahrukh Khan also won critical praise for his performance in ''[[Anjaam]]'', ''[[Dil Se]]'' and ''[[Swades]]''.
DDLJ was followed by a string of SRK successes, most of them love stories, which included ''[[Pardes]]'', ''[[Dil to Pagal Hai]]'', ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'', ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'', ''[[Devdas]]'', ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' and ''[[Veer-Zaara]]''. Shahrukh Khan also won critical praise for his performance in ''[[Anjaam]]'', ''[[Dil Se]]'' and ''[[Swades]]''.

Revision as of 05:51, 12 June 2006

Shahrukh Khan
File:ShahrukhKhan Swades.jpg
Shahrukh Khan in Swades (2004)
BornNovember 2, 1965
OccupationActor

Shahrukh Khan (Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Urdu: شاه رخ خان), pronunciation: /ʃɑːhrux xɑːn/, a.k.a SRK or King Khan, born November 2, 1965, New Delhi, India, is a leading Bollywood Indian actor.

Background

Born into a Muslim family of Pathan origin in Delhi, he has a Masters Degree in Mass Communication from Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi. His wife is Gauri Khan (formerly Gauri Chibber), a Punjabi from Delhi. He has a son named Aryan Khan (born November 12, 1997) and a daughter named Suhana Khan (born May 23, 2000).

Career

Shahrukh Khan first came to the fore while appearing on various television series, particularly when playing the role of 'Abhimanyu' in Fauji (Soldier) in 1988; he also had a minor role in Circus in 1989, which depicted the life of circus performers. He made his movie debut in 1992 with Deewana. 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 a paranoid lover). 1995 was a very successful year for SRK. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) broke box office records and Shah Rukh, as the lead, was given a great deal of credit for its success. He attracted a legion of fans and could now pick and choose between film offers.

DDLJ was followed by a string of SRK successes, most of them love stories, which included Pardes, Dil to Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho and Veer-Zaara. Shahrukh Khan also won critical praise for his performance in Anjaam, Dil Se and Swades.

File:Shahrukh Khan in DilwaleDulhaniaLeJayenge.jpg
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 also found success working with Karan Johar and Yash Johar on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho.

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.

Despite his success, some have criticized Shahrukh for sticking to "safe" romantic roles (such as his roles in Karan Johar's films). With Swades and Paheli, Khan took a different take on roles.

Shahrukh 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. In 2004 another of his production houses, Red Chilies Entertainment, produced the hit film Main Hoon Na and co-produced Kaal in 2005 with Karan Johar. He also 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 Shahrukh, "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.

Awards

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On National Geographic Cover February 2005

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.

His Filmfare Awards include:

  1. Filmfare Power Award 2004
  2. Best Actor - Swades 2004
  3. Filmfare Power Award (along Amitabh Bachchan) 2003
  4. Best Actor - Devdas 2002
  5. Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy 2002
  6. Best Actor, Critics' Choice - Mohabbatein 2000
  7. Best Actor - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998
  8. Best Actor - Dil To Pagal Hai 1997
  9. Best Actor - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995
  10. Best Villain - Anjaam 1994
  11. Best Performer Critics' Choice - Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa 1993
  12. Best Actor - Baazigar 1993
  13. Best Debut (Newcomer) - 1992

Two of the films in which Shahrukh 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.

Others

  • 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

Trivia

  • 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 [1].
  • 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.
  • Khan was a chain smoker; however, he vowed that he would quit before his 40th birthday in 2005, as part of a Bollywood push to de-glamorize smoking [2]. It is not clear whether he has actually quit, or just cut down his smoking drastically.
  • 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. 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.

Filmography

Title Year Role Other Notes
The Mahabharata 2008 Announced
The Time Machine 2007 Shelved
Happy New Year 2007 In Pre-Production
Chak De 2006 Announced
Don 2006 Dual role (Don/Rahul) In Post Production
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2006 Dev In Post Production
The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan 2005 Himself Documentary directed by British-based author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir
Paheli 2005 Dual role (Kishen/The Ghost)
Silsiilay 2005 Sutradhar Special Appearance
Kaal 2005 Special Appearance (Song)
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye 2005 Special Appearance
Swades 2004 Mohan Bhargava Best Actor Award
Hum Hain Lajawab 2004 Mr.Lajawab (voice) Incredibles Hindi version
Veer-Zaara 2004 Veer Pratap Singh
Main Hoon Na 2004 Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke 2004 Dushant
Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003 Aman Mathur
Chalte Chalte 2003 Raj Mathur
Saathiya 2002 Yeshwant Rao
Shakti: The Power 2002 Jaisingh Drifter
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam 2002 Gopal
Devdas 2002 Devdas Mukherjee Best Actor Award
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001 Rahul Raichand
Asoka 2001 Asoka
One 2 Ka 4 2001 Arun Verma
Gaja Gamini 2000 Shahrukh Special Appearance
Mohabbatein 2000 Raj Aryan Malhotra Best Actor Award, Critics' Choice
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega 2000 Rahul Special Appearance
Josh 2000 Max
Hey Ram 2000 Amjad Ali Khan
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani 2000 Ajay Bakshi
Baadshah 1999 Raj 'Baadshah'
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 Rahul Khanna Best Actor Award
Dil Se 1998 Amarkant Varma
Achanak 1998 Special Appearance
Duplicate 1998 Dual role (Bablu Chaudhry/Manu Dada)
Dil To Pagal Hai 1997 Rahul Best Actor Award
Yes Boss 1997 Rahul
Koyla 1997 Shanker
Gudgudee 1997 Special Appearance
Pardes 1997 Arjun Saagar
Dushman Duniya Ka 1996 Special Appearance
Army 1996 Arjun
Chaahat 1996 Roop Rathore
English Babu Desi Mem 1996 Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 Raj Malhotra Best Actor Award
Guddu 1995 Guddu Bahadur
Karan Arjun 1995 Arjun Singh/Vijay
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India 1995 (Not Stated)
Ram Jaane 1995 Ram Jaane
Trimurti 1995 Romi Singh/Bholey
Zamana Deewana 1995 Rahul Malhotra
Anjaam 1994 Vijay Agnihotri Best Villain Award
Baazigar 1993 Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra Best Actor Award
Darr 1993 Rahul Mehra
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa 1993 Sunil Best Performer Award, Critics' Choice
King Uncle 1993 Anil Bansal
Dil Aashna Hai 1992 Karan
Chamatkar 1992 Sunder Srivastava
Deewana 1992 Raja Sahay
Maya Memsaab 1992 Lalit Maya's Lover
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman 1992 Raju
In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones 1988

Producer

  1. Happy New Year (2007)
  2. Kaal (2005)
  3. Paheli (2005)
  4. Main Hoon Na (2004)
  5. Chalte Chalte (2003)
  6. Asoka (film) (2001)
  7. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)

TV Career

  1. Idiot (TV Series) (1991) TV Series ... Pawan Raghujan
  2. Circus (TV Series) (1989)
  3. Fauji (1988) TV Series ... Abhimanyu Rai