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Shahrukh Khan
Other namesShah Rukh Khan, King Khan, SRK
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer, Television presenter
Years active1988–present
SpouseGauri Khan (1991-present )

Shahrukh Khan (Template:Lang-hi, Template:Lang-ur) born November 2, 1965, sometimes credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian actor, who has been a prominent Bollywood figure, as well as a film producer and television host.

Khan began his career appearing in several television serials in the late 1980s. He made his film debut in Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of numerous other commercially successful films and has earned major critical acclaim for many of his performances. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, seven of which are in the Best Actor category.

While some of Khan's best-known films, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Chak De India (2007) and Om Shanti Om (2007), remain some of Bollywood's biggest hits, films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) have been top-grossing productions in the overseas market, making Khan one of the most successful actors of Hindi cinema. Since 2000, Khan branched out into film production and television presenting as well. He is the founder/owner of two production companies, Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment. In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.[1]

Biography

Khan was born in 1965 to Muslim parents of Pathan descent in New Delhi, India.[2] His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian freedom fighter from Peshawar, British India. According to Khan, his grandfather was originally from Afghanistan.[3][4] His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan. He served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose.[5] Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar before the partition of India,[6] while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, British India.[7] Khan has an elder sister named Shehnaz.[8]

Khan attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama, and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award given to the student who best represents the spirit of the school. Khan later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) and earned his Economics (honors). Though he pursued a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to make his career in Bollywood.[9]

After the death of his parents, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991.[10] In that same year, before any of his films were released, he married Gauri Chibber (who is a Hindu) in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991.[11] They have two children, son Aryan Khan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Allah, he also values his wife's religion. At home, his children follow both religions, with the Qur'an being situated next to the Hindu gods.[12][13]

In 2005, Nasreen Munni Kabir produced a two-part documentary on Khan, titled The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan. Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasted Khan's inner world of family and daily life with the outer world of his work. The book Still Reading Khan, which details his family life, was released in 2006. Another book by Anupama Chopra, "King of Bollywood: Shahrukh Khan and the seductive world of Indian cinema", was released in 2007. This book described the world of Bollywood through Khan's life.

Khan has been awarded a number of honours. In April 2007, a life-size wax statue of Khan was installed at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, London.[14] During the same year, he was accorded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French government for his “exceptional career”.[15]

In October 2008, Khan was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka which carries the honorific Datuk (in similar fashion to "Sir" in British knighthood), by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, the head of state of Malacca in Malaysia. Khan was honored for "promoting tourism in Malacca" by filming One Two Ka Four there in 2001. Some were critical of this decision.[16]

Film career

Background

Khan studied acting under celebrated Theatre Director Barry John at Delhi's Theatre Action Group (TAG). In 2007, John commented thus on his former pupil that, "The credit for the phenomenally successful development and management of Shahrukh's career goes to the superstar himself."[17] Khan made his acting debut in 1988 when he appeared in the television series, Fauji, playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai.[18] He went on to appear in several other television serials, most notably in the 1989 serial, Aziz Mirza's Circus, which depicted the life of circus performers.[19] The same year, Khan also had a minor role in the made-for-television English-language film, In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones, which was based on life at Delhi University and was written by Arundhati Roy.

1990s

Upon moving from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991,[20] Khan made his Bollywood movie debut in Deewana (1992). The movie became a box office hit, and launched his career in Bollywood.[21] His performance won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. His second movie, Maya Memsaab, generated some controversy because of his appearance in an "explicit" sex scene in the movie.[22] In 1993, he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Baazigar. Later, in 1995, Khan starred in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a critical and commercial success, for which he won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award[23] and which entered its twelfth year in 2007 in Mumbai theaters. By then the movie had grossed over 12 billion rupees, making it as one of the biggest movie blockbusters.[24] 1996 was a disappointing year, however, as the movies he released that year failed to do well at the box office.[25]

He later starred in a number of successful films including Yash Chopra's Dil to Pagal Hai (which became that year's second highest grossing movie and for which won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award),[26] Subhash Ghai's Pardes (one of the biggest hits of the year),[26] and Karan Johar's 1998 debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (another box office "hit").[27] He also won acclaim for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se which did not do well in the Indian box office, but was a commercial success overseas.[28] Khan's only release in 1999, Baadshah, was an average grosser.[29]

2000s

Khan's success continued with Aditya Chopra's 2000 film, Mohabbatein, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. It did well at the box office, and Khan's performance won him his second Critics Award for Best Performance. He also starred in Mansoor Khan's Josh, which was also a box office success.[30] In that same year, Khan set up his own production house, Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla. Both Khan and Chawla starred in the first movie of their production house, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani.[30] His work with Karan Johar continued as he collaborated on Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham which was the second biggest hit of the year. He also received favorable reviews for his performance as Emperor Asoka in the historical epic, Asoka.[31] Khan also starred in the 2002 remake of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's well-known novel Devdas, which was one of the biggest hits of that year.[32] Additional box office hits included Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, which did well at the box office,[32] and Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara, which was the biggest hit of 2004 in both India and overseas.[33] Khan's performance in the film won him awards at several award ceremonies. In that same year, he received critical praise for his performance in Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades, which won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the sixth time, although the movie was a box office failure. He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for all three of his releases in 2004, winning it for Swades.[33] Khan's collaborative work with Karan Johar continued with Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna which did well in India and much more so in the overseas market.[34] He also starred in Don - The Chase Begins Again, the 2006 remake of the 1978 hit Don which was a box-office success.[34]

Khan's success continued with a few more highly popular films. One of his most successful works was the multiple award-winning 2007 film, Chak De India, about the Indian women's national hockey team. Earning over Rs 639 million, Chak De India became the third highest grossing movie of 2007 in India and won yet another Filmfare Best Actor Award for Khan.[35] and was critically acclaimed.[36] In the same year Khan also starred in Farah Khan's 2007 film, Om Shanti Om. The film emerged as the year's highest grossing film in India and the overseas market,[35] as well as earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony. Khan's more recent films include the 2008 release, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Billu which is soon to be released.

As of 2009, Khan is filming My Name is Khan, due for a November 2009 release.[37] While on one shoot in Los Angeles, along with his wife Gauri and director Karan Johar, he took a break from filming to attend the 66th Golden Globe Awards, held in Los Angeles, California, on 11 January 2009.[38][39] Khan introduced Slumdog Millionaire along with a star from the film, Freida Pinto.[40][41]

Producer

Khan turned producer when he set up a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza in 1999. The first two of the films he produced and starred in: Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) were box office failures.[31] However, his third film as a producer and star, Chalte Chalte (2003), proved a box office hit.[42]

In 2004, Khan set up another production company, Red Chillies Entertainment, and produced and starred in Main Hoon Na, another hit.[33] The following year, he produced and starred in the fantasy film Paheli, which did poorly.[43] It was, however, India's official entry to the Academy Awards for consideration for Best Foreign Language Film, but it did not pass the final selection. Also in 2005, Khan co-produced the supernatural horror film Kaal with Karan Johar, and performed an item number for the film with Malaika Arora Khan. Kaal was moderately successful at the box office.[43] His company has gone on to produce Om Shanti Om (2007), in which he starred, and Billu (2009), in which he played a supporting role as a Bollywood superstar.

In 2008, Red Chillies Entertainment became the owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the BCCI-backed IPL cricket league.

Television host

In 2007, Khan replaced Amitabh Bachchan as the host of the third series of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.[44] The previous had hosted the show for five years from 2000-05. On 22 January 2007, Kaun Banega Crorepati aired with Khan as the new host and later ended on 19 April 2007.[45]

On 25 April 2008, Khan began hosting the game show Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?, the Indian version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, whose last episode was telecasted on 27 July 2008, with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest.

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of Shahrukh Khan's awards and nominations

Filmography

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Deewana Raja Sahai Winner, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
Idiot Pawan Raghujan
Chamatkar Sunder Srivastava
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Raju (Raj Mathur)
Dil Aashna Hai Karan
1993 Maya Memsaab Lalit Kumar
King Uncle Anil Bhansal
Baazigar Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Darr Rahul Mehra Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Sunil Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1994 Anjaam Vijay Agnihotri Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award
1995 Karan Arjun Arjun Singh/Vijay
Zamana Deewana Rahul Malhotra
Guddu Guddu Bahadur
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India Hero
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Raj Malhotra Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Ram Jaane Ram Jaane
Trimurti Romi Singh
1996 English Babu Desi Mem Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
Chaahat Roop Rathore
Army Arjun Special appearance
Dushman Duniya Ka Badru
1997 Gudgudee Special appearance
Koyla Shankar
Yes Boss Rahul Joshi Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Pardes Arjun Saagar
Dil To Pagal Hai Rahul Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1998 Duplicate Bablu Chaudhry/Manu Dada Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Achanak Himself Special appearance
Dil Se Amarkant Varma Dubbed into Tamil as Uyire
Dubbed into Telugu as Prema Tho
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Rahul Khanna Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1999 Baadshah Raj Heera/Baadshah Nominated, Filmfare Best Comedian Award
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Ajay Bakshi
Hey Ram Amjad Ali Khan Simultaneously made into Tamil as Hey Ram
India's official entry to the Oscars
Josh Max
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Rahul Special appearance
Mohabbatein Raj Aryan Malhotra Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Gaja Gamini Himself Special appearance
2001 One 2 Ka 4 Arun Verma
Asoka Asoka Dubbed into Tamil as Samrat Ashoka
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rahul Raichand Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Gopal
Devdas Devdas Mukherjee Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
India's official entry to the Oscars
Shakti: The Power Jaisingh Special appearance
Saathiya Yeshwant Rao Cameo
2003 Chalte Chalte Raj Mathur
Kal Ho Naa Ho Aman Mathur Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2004 Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke Dushant
Main Hoon Na Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Veer-Zaara Veer Pratap Singh Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Swades Mohan Bhargava Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Dubbed into Tamil as Desam
2005 Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye Himself Special appearance
Kaal Special appearance in song Kaal Dhamaal
Silsiilay Sutradhar Special appearance in song Jab Jab Dil Mile
Paheli Kishenlal/The Ghost India's official entry to the Oscars
The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan Himself (Biopic) Documentary directed by British-based author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir
2006 Alag Special appearance in song Sabse Alag
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Dev Saran Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Don - The Chase Begins Again Vijay/Don Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Nominated, Asian Film Award for Best Actor
I See You Special appearance in song Subah Subah
2007 Chak De India Kabir Khan Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Heyy Babyy Raj Malhotra Special appearance in song Mast Kalandar
Om Shanti Om Om Prakash Makhija/Om Kapoor Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2008 Krazzy 4 Special appearance in song Break Free
Bhoothnath Aditya Sharma Special appearance
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Surinder Sahni/Raj Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2009 Luck by Chance Himself Special appearance
Billu Sahir Khan
Dulha Mil Gaya Post-production[46]
Koochie Koochie Hota Hain Rocky Filming
My Name is Khan Rizwan Khan Filming

Producer

Playback singer

Stunts Director

Television appearances

See also

Bibliography

  • Nasreen Munni Kabir. The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (Documentary, 2005).
  • Shahrukh Khan - Still Reading Khan. A1Books Distributor 2007. ISBN 9788187107798.
  • Gahlot, Deepa; Agarwal, Amit. King Khan SRK. Augsburg Weltbild 2007. ISBN 9783828988699.
  • Ghosh, Biswadeep. Hall of fame: Shahrukh Khan (in English). Mumbai: Magna Books, 2004. ISBN 8178092379.
  • Chopra, Anupama. King of Bollywood : Shah Rukh Khan and the seductive world of Indian cinema (English). New York: Warner Books, 2007. ISBN 9780446578585.

Notes

  1. ^ "The Global Elite – 41: Shahrukh Khan". Newsweek. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  2. ^ "The Rediff Interview / Shah Rukh Khan". Rediff. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
  3. ^ "Shahrukh Khan - background".
  4. ^ 2009 interview with an Afghan movie director on Afghan TV channel, Shahrukh Khan states that his father's father (grandfather) is from Afghanistan.
  5. ^ "Badshah at durbar and dinner". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 12 March. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Rediff News Gallery: The Shahrukh Connection".
  7. ^ A Hundred Horizons by Sugata Bose, 2006 USA, p136
  8. ^ "Shahrukh Khan - Journey".
  9. ^ IndiaFM News Bureau (2 November 2006). "Facts you never knew about SRK". indiaFM. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  10. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan turns 42". zeenews.com. Retrieved 2 November. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Siddiqui, Rana (17 November 2006). "Much ado about King Khan". The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  12. ^ Zubair Ahmed (23 September 2005). "Who's the real Shah Rukh Khan?". BBC News - BBC. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  13. ^ "Shahrukh Khan Muslim". YouTube. 9 April 2007.
  14. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan Now Live At Madame Tussauds".
  15. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured by French Govt".
  16. ^ "Shah Rukh to accept Malaysian Datukship in person". Zee News. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  17. ^ "Shahrukh's teacher gives him the credit".
  18. ^ "The camera chose Shah Rukh Khan".
  19. ^ "bbc.co.uk". Shahrukh goes global. Retrieved 7 september. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Bollywood's Brightest Star".
  21. ^ "Box Office 1992". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  22. ^ "Through the looking glass".
  23. ^ "All Time Earners Inflation Adjusted (Figures in Ind Rs)". BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  24. ^ "´DDLJ´ Enters The Thirteenth Year At The Theaters!". planetbollywood.com. Retrieved 14 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Box Office 1996". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  26. ^ a b "Box Office 1997". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  27. ^ "Box Office 1998". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  28. ^ "Overseas Earnings (Figures in Ind Rs)". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  29. ^ "Box Office 1999". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  30. ^ a b "Box Office 2000". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  31. ^ a b "Box Office 2001". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  32. ^ a b "Box Office 2002". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  33. ^ a b c "Box Office 2004". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  34. ^ a b "Box Office 2006". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  35. ^ a b "Box Office 2007". Box Office India. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  36. ^ "Taare Zameen Par, Chak De top directors' pick in 2007". Economic Times. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  37. ^ "SRK stalls shoulder surgery".
  38. ^ "I don't regret turning down Slumdog: SRK".
  39. ^ "SRK makes heads turn at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards".
  40. ^ "Golden Globes Press Release: SHAH RUKH KHAN SET AS PRESENTER AT GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS".
  41. ^ "Debate: Was Shah Rukh Khan really needed at the Golden Globes?".
  42. ^ "BOX OFFICE INDEX:2003".
  43. ^ a b "Box Office Index:2005".
  44. ^ "IHT.com".
  45. ^ "Businessofcinema.com".
  46. ^ Dulha Mil Gaya nearing completion
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Awards and achievements
Filmfare Awards
Preceded by Best Male Debut
for Deewana
1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
for Baazigar
1994 		Succeeded by
Nana Patekar
for Krantiveer
Preceded by Best Actor (Critics)
for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Paresh Rawal
for Sir
 Best Villain
for Anjaam
1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Nana Patekar
for Krantiveer
 Best Actor
for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
for Dil To Pagal Hai
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Manoj Bajpai
for Shool
 Best Actor (Critics)
for Mohabbatein
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
for Devdas
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
TBD
 Power Award
tied with
Amitabh Bachchan
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
for Swades
2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Power Award
2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Actor
for Chak De India
2008 		Succeeded by
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