Khan was born in 1965 to Muslim parents of Pathan descent in New Delhi, India. His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar, British India.
Shahrukh Khan (born 2 November 1965), often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor and 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 commercially successful films and has earned critical acclaim for many of his performances. Khan has won fourteen Filmfare Awards for his work in Indian films, eight of which are in the Best Actor category (a record). In 2005, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian Cinema.
Khan’s films such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Chak De India (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) remain some of Bollywood’s biggest hits, while films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010) have been top-grossing Indian productions in the overseas markets, making him one of the most successful actors of India. 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. Khan is today considered to be the world’s biggest movie star, with a fan following numbering in the billions and a net worth estimated at over Rs 2500 crore (US$ 540 million).In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
Filmography
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Deewana |
| Idiot | |
| Chamatkar | |
| Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | |
| Dil Aashna Hai | |
| 1993 | Maya Memsaab |
| King Uncle | |
| Baazigar | |
| Darr | |
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | |
| 1994 | Anjaam |
| 1995 | Karan Arjun |
| Zamana Deewana | |
| Guddu | |
| Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! | |
| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | |
| Ram Jaane | |
| Trimurti | |
| 1996 | English Babu Desi Mem |
| Chaahat | |
| Army | |
| Dushman Duniya Ka | |
| 1997 | Gudgudee |
| Koyla | |
| Yes Boss | |
| Pardes | |
| Dil To Pagal Hai | |
| 1998 | Duplicate |
| Achanak | |
| Dil Se | |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | |
| 1999 | Baadshah |
| 2000 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani |
| Hey Ram | |
| Josh | |
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | |
| Mohabbatein | |
| Gaja Gamini | |
| 2001 | One 2 Ka 4 |
| Asoka | |
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… | |
| 2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam |
| Devdas | |
| Shakti: The Power | |
| Saathiya | |
| 2003 | Chalte Chalte |
| Kal Ho Naa Ho | |
| 2004 | Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke |
| Main Hoon Na | |
| Veer-Zaara | |
| Swades | |
| 2005 | Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye |
| Kaal | |
| Silsilay | |
| Paheli | |
| The Inner and Outer Worldof Shah Rukh Khan | |
| 2006 | Alag |
| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | |
| Don – The Chase Begins Again | |
| I See You | |
| 2007 | Chak De India |
| Heyy Babyy | |
| Om Shanti Om | |
| 2008 | Krazzy 4 |
| Bhoothnath | |
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | |
| Kismat Konnection | |
| 2009 | Luck by Chance |
| Billu | |
| 2010 | Dulha Mil Gaya |
| My Name Is Khan | |
| Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu | |
| 2011 | Koochie Koochie Hota Hain |
| Ra.One | |
| Don 2 – The Chase Continues |
AWARDS
- 1993 – Filmfare Best Debut Award for Deewana
- 1994 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Baazigar
- 1994 – Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
- 1995 – Filmfare Best Villain Award for Anjaam
- 1996 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
- 1998 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil To Pagal Hai
- 1999 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- 2001 – Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Mohabbatein
- 2003 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Devdas
- 2005 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Swades
- 2008 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Chak De India
- 2011 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for My Name Is Khan
