Profile of Shahrukh Khan on Famous Like Me

Shahrukh Khan (Urdu script: شاہ رخ خان, Devanāgarī: शाहरुख़ ख़ान), a/k/a SRK, born November 2, 1965], New Delhi, India, is a Bollywood Indian actor.

Background

Born into a Muslim family of Pathan origin in Delhi, Shahrukh Khan earned a Masters in Mass Communications from Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi. His wife is Gauri Khan (formerly Gauri Chibba), a Punjabi from Delhi. He has a son named Aryan Khan and a daughter named Suhana Khan.

Movie Career

SRK first entered the limelight with his role as 'Abhimanyu' in the Tele-serial Fauji (Soldier). He also played a minor role in a tele-series called 'Circus' which portrayed the life of circus performers. He made his movie debut in 1992 with Deewana. In 1993 he shot to stardom in his two successive negative roles as a paranoid lover in Baazigar and Darr. 1995 proved to be a defining year in his career, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge his biggest hit firmly positioned him as the most successful actor in hindi romantic movies. He followed DDLJ with a string of successful love stories, including Pardes, Dil to Pagal Hai, and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

His association with director/producer Yash Chopra has resulted in such successful hits as Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara. He has also had success working with Karan Johar and Yash Johar on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Na Ho.

Shahrukh is known as a convincing screen lover, and seems to spark equally good performances from his female co-stars. In the language of the movie columnist, he has "good screen chemistry" with his heroines. All of the five movies in which he co-starred with actress Kajol were box office successes. His association with Madhuri Dixit in several movies has also been commercially successful, most notably in Anjaam, Koyla, Dil to Pagal Hai and Devdas.

Despite his success, critics and others have often criticized Shahrukh for sticking to "safe" romantic roles (such as the ones he portrays in all of Karan Johar's films). Swades, however, silenced many of these dissenting opinions; it featured Shahrukh in a low-key and understated performance that was in utter contrast to his previous efforts.

Shahrukh also owns a production house called Dreamz Unlimited along with actress Juhi Chawla (a friend ever since they co-starred in Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman) and film director Aziz Mirza. In 2004, his production house Red Chilles Entertainment produced the second biggest hit of the year Main Hoon Na.

In addition to acting, Shahrukh also performs on many stage shows (showcasing his former movies) as well as hosting them throughout India and abroad. His recent show, "Temptations", included celebrities such as Rani Mukherji, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra and was an international commercial success.

Awards

Shahrukh has won six Filmfare awards for Best Actor. The latest award was given in 2005 for his role in Swades as an Indian-American NASA engineer who finds new meaning in his life when he encounters life in rural India. 2004 was been a good year for the actor. He acted in three movies and has received Filmfare nominations for each of the movies.

His Filmafare 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 Newcomer - 1992

If all categories in which Shahrukh Khan has won a Filmfare are included he has won the maximum number of Filmfare awards for performance in Hindi movies. He is two short of equalling the record for Best Actor category. Dilip Kumar heads the list with Eight awards between 1954 and 1983.

Two of the films in which Shah Rukh starred have been India's entry in Hollywood's Oscars. Paheli has been nominated for the 2006 Oscars. Devdas (2002) was an earlier nomination. Mr. Khan 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.

Other Achievements

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 13 Filmfare Awards, 10 Rupa Cinegoers Awards, 6 Star Screen Videocon Awards, 6 Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, 4 Zee Cine Awards, 4 People's Choice Movie Awards, 3 IIFA Awards, 3 Zee Gold Bollywood Awards, 2 AFJA Awards, 1 Aashirwad Award, 1 Disney Kids Channel Awards, 1 MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards, and 1 Sports World Film Awards.

Other Recognitions:

• 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 - Sabse Tez Personality of the Year Award
• 2004 - MSN Search Personality of the Year Award

Total: 65 awards up to date (2005). (many more to come)

Filmography

1. Happy New Year (2006)...(announced)
2. Don (2006)... Double role (announced)
3. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2005) (pre-production) ... Jai Varma/Michael
4. Paheli (2005) ... The Ghost
5. Silsiilay (2005) ... Sutradhar(completed)
6. Kaal (2005) ... Special Appearance (Song)
7. Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005) ... Special Appearance
8. Swades (2004) ... Mohan Bhargava
9. Hum Hain Lajawab (Incredibles Hindi version) (2004) ... Mr.Lajawab (voice)
10. Veer-Zaara (2004) ... Veer Pratap Singh
11. Main Hoon Na (2004) ... Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
12. Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (2004) ... Dushant
13. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) ... Aman Mathur
14. Chalte Chalte (2003) ... Raj Mathur
15. Saathiya (2002) ... Yeshwant Rao
16. Shakti: The Power (2002) ... Jaisingh (Drifter)
17. Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002) .... Gopal
18. Devdas (2002) ... Devdas Mukherjee
19. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) ... Rahul Raichand
20. Asoka (film) (2001) ... Asoka
21. One 2 Ka 4 (2001) ... Arun Verma
22. Gaja Gamini (2000) ... Shahrukh (Special Appearance)
23. Mohabbatein (2000) ... Raj Aryan Malhotra
24. Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) ... Rahul (Special Appearance)
25. Josh (2000) ... Max
26. Hey Ram (2000) ... Amjad Ali Khan
27. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) ... Ajay Bakshi
28. Baadshah (1999) ... Raj 'Baadshah'
29. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) ... Rahul Khanna
30. Dil Se (1998) ... Amarkanth Varma
31. Achanak (1998) ... Special Appearance
32. Duplicate (1998) ... Bablu Chaudhary/Manu Dada
33. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) ... Rahul
34. Yes Boss (1997) ... Rahul
35. Koyla (1997) ... Shanker
36. Gudgudee (1997) ... Special Appearance
37. Pardes (1997) ... Arjun Saagar
38. Dushman Duniya Ka (1996) ... Special appearance
39. Army (1996) ... Arjun
40. Chaahat (1996) ... Roop Rathore
41. English Babu Desi Mem (1996) .... Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
42. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) ... Raj Malhotra
43. Guddu (1995) ... Guddu Bahadur
44. Karan Arjun (1995) ... Arjun Singh/Vijay
45. Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India (1995) ... No name
46. Ram Jaane (1995) ... Ram Jaane
47. Trimurti (1995) ... Romi Singh/Bholey
48. Zamana Deewana (1995) ... Rahul Malhotra
49. Anjaam (1994) ... Vijay Agnihotri
50. Baazigar (1993) ... Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra
51. Darr (1993) ... Rahul Mehra
52. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) ... Sunil
53. King Uncle (1993) ... Anil Bansal
54. Dil Aashna Hai (1992) ... Karan
55. Chamatkar (1992) ... Sunder Srivastava
56. Deewana (1992) ... Raja Sahay
57. Maya Memsaab (1992) ... Maya's Lover
58. Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) ... Raju
59. Idiot_TVSeries Idiot (1991) TV Series ... Pawan Raghujan
60. Circus_TVSeries Circus (1989)
61. Fauji (1988) TV Series ... Abhimanyu Rai
62. In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones (1988)

Trivia

• Firmly insists that he will never kiss any of his heroines on the lips.
• Nasreen Munni, a known British filmmaker produced a two part documentary on Shah Rukh Khan. It is titled "The inner and outer world of Shah Rukh Khan". The "inner world" focuses on his work, family and daily life, whilst the "outer world" focuses on his recent concert tour, Temptations 2004.

External Links

• Shahrukh Khan Interview
• IMDB entry on Shah Rukh Khan
• VLuvShahrukh.Com - a fan site

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