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| Born | (1965-11-02) November 2, 1965 (age 59) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
Shah Rukh Khan (Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Urdu: شاه رخ خان), pronunciation: /ʃɑːhrux xɑːn/ (also known as King Khan), is an Indian actor in Bollywood. He is one of the most prominent actors in Bollywood movies.
Background
Shah Rukh Khan was born to Muslim parents, Taj Mohammed Khan and Lateef Fatima, of Pathan origin, on November 2, 1965, and grew up in the Rajinder Nagar district of New Delhi. His family came from Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar, before the partition of India. Khan attended St. Columba's School and later the Hansraj College, Delhi (1985-1988) to earn an Honours degree in Economics. Later, he joined a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. He is married to Gauri Khan and they have two children, son Aryan Khan and daughter Suhana Khan.
Career
Shah Rukh Khan started his career in 1988 by appearing on various television series such as the war drama series Fauji playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. He then played a minor role in the serial Circus (1989) which depicted the life of circus performers. He made his film debut in Deewana (1992), where he starred opposite the late actress Divya Bharti.
He got critical acclaim for his performances in Baazigar and Darr (1993), in which he played anti-hero and obsessive-lover roles respectively. In 1995 he starred in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which was a critical and commercial success and remains one of the highest grossing Bollywood films.
After this, Khan frequently collaborated with directors Yash Chopra and Karan Johar and starred in several of their successful films mostly in the romantic genre including 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). Khan also won critical praise for his performances in Anjaam (1994), Dil Se (1998), Hey Ram (2000), Swades (2004), and Paheli (2005). Not all of these films were commercially successful, however.
Khan is also a producer and co-owns a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with actress Juhi Chawla and film director Aziz Mirza as his partners. The first two of the films he produced and starred in which were Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) were box office failures. . His third film Chalte Chalte (2003) was his first hit as a producer. In 2004 another of his production houses, Red Chilies Entertainment, produced Main Hoon Na which was his second hit from his production houses. He then produced and starred in Paheli (2005), which was India's selection for the Academy Awards (foreign films category) despite doing moderately at the box office.
Nasreen Munni Kabir, the noted British filmmaker, produced a two-part documentary on Shah Rukh, "The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan" (2005). 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.
In 2006 he again teamed up with Karan Johar for the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna which has been very successful in India and overseas. He also played the titular role in the hit movie Don, a remake of the 1978 film Don.
In 2007 Khan will take over from Amitabh Bachchan as the host of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?.
His next film release will be Chuk De India
Awards and nominations
Khan has won six Filmfare awards for Best Actor, the most recent being in 2005 for Swades where he played the role of an Indian-American NASA engineer whose life is transformed by his encounters in rural India. He has received thirteen Filmfare awards in all; in 2004 he had received Filmfare nominations for all his roles of that year.
Filmfare Awards
2005
- Best Actor - Swades - Won
- Best Actor - Main Hoon Na - Nominated
- Best Actor - Veer-Zaara - Nominated
- Filmfare Power Award
2004
- Best Actor - Kal Ho Naa Ho - Nominated
- Filmfare Power Award (along with Amitabh Bachchan)
2003
- Best Actor - Devdas - Won
- Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy
2002
- Best Actor - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Nominated
2001
- Best Actor, Critics' Choice - Mohabbatein - Won
- Best Actor - Mohabbatein - Nominated
2000
- Best Comedian - Baadshah - Nominated
1999
- Best Actor - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Won
1998
- Best Actor - Dil To Pagal Hai - Won
- Best Actor - Yes Boss - Nominated
1996
- Best Actor - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge - Won
1995
- Best Villain - Anjaam - Won
- Best Actor - Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa - Nominated
1994
- Best Actor - Baazigar - Won
- Best Performer Critics' Choice - Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa - Nominated
- Best Villain - Darr - Nominated
1993
- Best Debut/Newcomer - Deewana - Won
National Honors
- 2005 - Padma Shri
- 2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment
- 1997 - Best Indian Citizen Award
He has won 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
- 2006 - Awarded the title" Hammer-e-Hind" by the Hindi newspaper" DeshBakht"
- 2005 - Cover of National Geographic
- 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
- 2001 - Jade Magazine Award Sexiest Man in Asia
Trivia
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- Khan suffers from constant back pain.
- Khan loves computer games and hi-tech gadgets.
- In 2006 one of his security guards was shot dead by another of his security guards.
- Khan 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).
- Khan is two awards shy of matching Dilip Kumar's record for most Filmfare Best Actor awards. He has won six Filmfare Best Actor in 15 years.
- Khan is a chain smoker and had vowed to quit smoking before his 40th birthday in 2005, as part of a Bollywood push to de-glamorize smoking.
- A grenade was thrown during his concert in Sri Lanka, killing two people.
- His son, Aryan Khan, appeared in a scene in his film Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham.
- Although his birth name, which means "Face of the King," is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name Shah Rukh.
- Khan is 5 foot 8 inches tall.
- Khan believes that cinema can help the conflict on India/Pakistan relationships.
- TIME magazine stated that Khan is probably the most recognizable actor in the world with an audience of 3.6 billion..
Filmography
Producer
- Kaal (2005)
- Paheli (2005)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Chalte Chalte (2003)
- Asoka (film) (2001)
- Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
Playback singer
- Apun bola - Josh (film) (2000)
- Khaike paan banaraswala - Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006)
- Ankhein Khuli - Mohabbatein (2000)
Stunts Director
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
TV Career
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 3 (TV Series) (2007) TV series ... Anchor
- Idiot (TV Series) (1991) TV Series ... Pawan Raghujan
- Circus (TV Series) (1989)
- Fauji (1988) TV Series ... Abhimanyu Rai
References
- The Shah Rukh Connection
- Rediff News Gallery: The Shah Rukh Khan Connection
- The camera chose Shah Rukh Khan
- Shahrukh goes global
- Box Office India
- Shahrukh to replace Amitabh as host of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'
- Shah Rukh's inner world
- Bollywood star's guard shot dead. BBC News.
- Chain-smoker star in health drive. BBC News.
- Blast rocks Shah Rukh Khan's Lanka show
- Biodata from IMDb
- Shahrukh Khan:Bollywood's brightest star from Times.com
- Chak De! India
External links
- Shah Rukh Khan at IMDb
- Who's the real Shah Rukh Khan? - BBC News
- The Shah Rukh Connection - Rediff.Com
- Shahrukh Khan goes global - BBC News
- Chain-smoker star in health drive - BBC News
- Bollywood's Brightest Star (TIME Asia)
- Shah Rukh Khan Profile, Filmography, Picture Gallery & more on MovieTalkies.com