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Shahrukh Khan is the most acclaimed actor of India who works in Bollywood films. Along with being an actor he also has his own production company and sometimes also works as a TV host. ‘King Khan‘, ‘SRK‘, ‘SRKhan‘, ‘Badshah of Bollywood‘, ‘King of Romance‘, these are some of the nicknames given to Shahrukh Khan. His smile and dimples are his trademark and he has a height of 5.8″ (1.73m). Today Shahrukh stands among the highest respected and paid actors in Bollywood. His wife’s name is Gauri and he has one son and a daughter named Aryan and Suhana.
Early Life
Shahrukh Khan was born in New Delhi, on 2nd November in the year 1965 to Muslim parents having Pathani descent. His father’s name was Taj Mohammad Khan, who originally was from Peshawar of British India and was an Indian freedom fighter. He had come to New Delhi, before India’s partition from Peshawar’s Qissa Khawani Bazaar. He was a lawyer by profession and died in the year 1982 due to cancer. Shahrukh’s mother, Lateef Fatima was Major General Shah Nawaz Khan’s adopted daughter. Major General Shah Nawaz had served as a general in Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army. Fatima Begum was a first class magistrate and a social worker who died in the year 1991, due to complications from diabetes. Shahrukh also has an elder sister called Shehnaz.
Shahrukh did his schooling from New Delhi’s St. Colombia High School. Even in his school, he was quite accomplished in academics, drama and sports. He won the annual school award called the ‘Sword of Honor’ which was given to the student, best representing the school’s spirit. After completing school, he attended the Hansraj College in New Delhi from the year 1985 to 1988, from where he graduated with Economic Honors. Later he attended the Jamia Millia Islamia and pursued a Mass Communications Master degree. But he opted out from it later, to make a career in Bollywood.
After his parent’s death, Shahrukh shifted to Mumbai in1991. In this year he also married Gauri Chibber, before the release of any of his films. He married Gauri who by faith is a Hindu on 25th October 1991, in a traditional Hindu ceremony.
Film Career
Shahrukh learnt acting from the Theatre Action Group (TAG) in Delhi, under Berry John who is a celebrated Theater Director. He made his debut in acting in the year 1988 by appearing in a TV series called ‘Fauji’ where he played Commando Abhimanyu Rai’s role. After this, he also appeared in a few other TV serials, notably Aziz Mirza’s 1989 serial named ‘Circus’ which was based on circus life of the performers. He also did a small role in 1989 in the English language film made for television called ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’, written by Arundhati Roy.
In 1991, after moving to Mumbai from New Delhi, Shahrukh made his debut in Bollywood through the movie ‘Deewana’. This movie was a box office hit and worked as his career’s launchpad in Bollywood. His second Bollywood movie, ‘Maaya Memsaab’ created some controversy due to his appearance in an ‘explicit’ movie scene. In 1993, his film ‘Baazigar’, also became a major hit. In 1995, Shahrukh starred in Aditya Chopra’s ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, which became a great commercial and critical success. This movie by 2007, entered its twelfth year in theaters of Mumbai and became one of the biggest blockbusters by grossing more than 12 billion rupees. Later, in 1990s, he also starred in many successful movies which included Yash Chopra’s ‘Dil to Pagal Hai’, Subhash Ghai’s Pardes, and in 1998 Karan Johar’s debut ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. He was also praised for his performance in the movie, ‘Dil Se’ which was an overseas commercial success.
In 2000 Shahrukh’s success continued and he again got critical acclaim for Aditya Chopra’s film ‘Mohabbatein’. In this year, he set up along with actress Juhi Chawla his own production house called ‘Dreamz Unlimited’. Later he collaborated with Karan Johar in the movie ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ which became that year’s 2nd biggest hit. In 2002, he starred in the movie ‘Devdas’ which was a remake of the well known novel of the same name. This became one of the biggest hit film of that year. The other box office hits that followed are the film, ‘Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam’, Yash Chopra’s ‘Veer Zaara’, Karan Johar’s, ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’, the 2006 remake of ‘Don’. His 2007 movie, ‘Chak de India’, which was about the Indian national women’s hockey team won multiple awards. Also in the same year, his movie ‘Om Shanti Om’, directed by Farah Khan became a major hit both in India and the overseas. Shahrukh also lent his voice to the character of Mr. Lajawaab (Mr. Incredible), in the Hindi version of the Disney animated movie, ‘The Incredible’.
In 2004, Shahrukh launched ‘Red Chilies Entertainment’, his other production company. He starred and produced the films, ‘Main Hoo Na’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’ which were great box office hits. In the year 2008, his company became the owner of the ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ of the IPL cricket League backed by the BCCI.
Shahrukh also did some television shows in recent years. In 2007, he hosted ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, a popular game show, which was the Indian version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. In 2008, he hosted another game show called, ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain’
Awards
Shahrukh Khan’s extreme talent and popularity has won him many awards. Some of the notable among them are.
- The Filmfare Best Male Debut Award in 1992 for the film ‘Deewana’.
- The Filmfare Best Actor Award for the film ‘Baazigar’ in the year 1993.
- The Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1995 for, ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’.
- The Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1997 for ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’.
- Critics Award for Best Performance in 2000 for the movie, ‘Mohabbatein’.
- Filmfare Best Actor Award in 2004 for ‘Swades’.
- Filmfare Award for the best actor for the film ‘Chak De India’, in 2007.
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hi! “success” is the day when ur signature becomes ur autograph !
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Hi Shahrukh Baba
Your biography is realy good …You know wht I love you a lot you are very nice person wht can i say if anybody says something about you just lev it dont listen them becouse they all jeolous of you…..
I will be your friend one day ,and we will work together .I was 4 years old when
you became a person who is very closed to me.
I like you very much.I belong to your native town Peshawar.I want to meet you.
i want 2 know can shah rukh khan speak pashto. And are he visit from where his father belong.
Can anyone give me SRK’s real contact info ??? like his cell number or email ???? I own a very rare autograph of SRK’s grandfather, Major General Shahnawaz Khan, which I want to sell to SRK…..Any help anyone ???
Hi SRKhan,
I love all your movies your acting is remarkable, the way you flow through the movies is incredible, you are one of the few souls that was born to act.
may God bless you and your family with great success and long life.
bye…
Hello sir,
i m ur fan. i like u very much. u r my ideal. i also want to be an actor but lack of guidelines i m unable to decide anythihg. i m an acting student in craft in new delhi right now. plz, guide me.
your,
vinay
hi sir, my self prakash and my friend call me prince, but i think i m not. sir i m ur fan actually not fan, i like ur attitude, is that true that u is king khan but i read ur bio graphy and sometime whenever i m become hopeless then ur name is my motivation so u r just like a angle of my life and i become pray to god that he gives u great life so take care urself .
Prakash Singh Ngi
HI SHAH RUKH , I ALWAYS PRAY THAT U MUST LIVE FOR 100 YEARS. AND THUS ENTERTAIN US WITH U R TALENTS. U WILL BE ALWAYS AT TOP. NO ONE CAN STOP U. I AM WAITING FOR THE RELEASE OF U R NEW MOVIE. HOPE IT WILL BE SOON OUT. THANKS ………. FROM ONE OF U R CRAZY FRIENDS…. (ABHISHEK)…….
hiiiiiiii every one am proud to read sharokhan background and i really loves his films to watch.thanks to everyone byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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hay shahrukh .. i have a question from u? that u r father is from pakistan .. so why u dont come to pakistan …. i visit u r old house situated at qisakwani bazar peshawar ……
srk i love u and wish u all the very best for your every secsecss in your life and pay to god that u jst give us very very superhit picture for entertain of us
masah allah
i like ur sucess til today
many one vl learnt frm dis dt hw to achieve sucess
jst faith on urself….
Hey Shahrukh, i respect u, i love your passionic work, since my childhood i m big fan of u wishing to meet u atleast once in life but personaly. i love gauri bcoz she is that much lucky to being ur wife. i m jst crezzy about u.
m very much inspired by u and ur achivements and ur life shahrukh
as ur names itself means the king , u r ultimate king of bollywood..!!
Hi Don.What is going on.I am a BIG fan of yours.you are the real king khan.plse make a film about cricket.ok.by.
hello sir
i’m hewad from kabul, Afghanistan i’m really proud of you sir that r the one
who is enlightening the KHAN personality i hope u more success in ur career i respect u (kamyabi di ghuwram)some pashto word good time sir
I love all your movies your acting is remarkable, the way you flow through the movies is incredible, you are one of the few souls that was born to act.
may God bless you and your family with great success and long life.
Hi Shahrukh god given you very wounderfull life so well maintaing. v loooooooooooooooves you
hey shahrukh m a vry big fan of u…..i like u soo much
I m vry insprd,i lov u vry much.Keep it up. Again this time he got d FILMFARE BEST ACTOR for his MY NAME IS KHAN.
Hi … Hasib Khan From Kabul Afghanistan
I M Very BIG FAN Of You. Wish U All The Best In Ur Future !
Hi SRK,
You are wonderful! long live.
Hi i m very impressive after to know about shk life
hi
sharukh u r best ur personality and the way u carry ur self is great u have a very good sense of humour whereever u go u r the centre of attraction
hi srk ..i’m a vry Big fan of urs….u r a grt persntly n u r Biograpy is a insprition 4 yuth!!!! i wish u doulBe suCCess …
u r great sir
really,
dear sharukh u r really a big pathfinder
SRK is most dynamik ac tor in film industry. SRK is rocking superstar. Your ‘ra.one’ song “chhammak chhalo” it is better than any other song. Good Bye!!
hello, shah rukh ji……………………… u r really a king of bollywood…………..i love u r performance…………………….great expression u have………………i wish that u will b top most actor in the world…………….
SHAH RUKH KHAN ji m big fan of urzzz.. m ur fan wen i was very small.. i’v watched ur all movies , all r block buster.. ur bio.graphy izz gr8 i use to read it all da tym! may u get more n more success!
hii sir i m a great fan of u……..i think u r the world’s best actor………
king khan,i wish u all d best n success toward u life
hey king khan i always doing ur style and follow u