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Shahrukh Khan


Shahrukh Khan born 2 November 1965, is a highly acclaimed Indian actor who works in Bollywood films, as well as film producer and television host.

Khan began his career appearing in several television serials in the late 1980s. He made his film debut with the commercially successful Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of numerous commercial successes and has delivered a variety of critically acclaimed 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 amd Red Chillies Entertainment.

Biography

Khan was born to Muslim parents of Pathan ethnicity in New Delhi, India. His father, Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom fighter from Peshawar, Pakistan. His mother Lateef Fatima was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose.
Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar before the Partition of India, while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, also in present-day Pakistan. Khan has an elder sister named Shehnaz. He attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award bequeathed to the student who embodies most the spirit of the school. He later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honors degree in Economics. Though he studied for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to make his career in Bollywood.
After the death of his parents, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991. In that same year, before any of his film releases, he married Gauri Khan (who is a Hindu) in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on October 25, 1991. 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
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's life-size wax statue is on display at the Madame Tussauds wax museum, London, installed in April 2007. Khan has been accorded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French government for his “exceptional career”.

Career

As an actor

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:
The credit for the phenomenally successful development and management of Shahrukh's career goes to the superstar himself.
Khan made his acting debut in 1988 when he appeared in the television series, Fauji, playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. 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. 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.
Upon moving from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991, Khan made his Bollywood movie debut in Deewana (1992). The movie became a box office hit, and launched his career in Bollywood. 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.
In 1993, Khan won acclaim for his performances in villainous roles as an obsessive lover and a murderer, respectively, in the box office hits, Darr and Baazigar. Darr marked his first collboration with renowned film-maker Yash Chopra and his banner Yash Raj Films, the largest production company in Bollywood. Baazigar, which saw Khan portraying an ambiguous avenger who murders his girlfriend, shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula, yet his performance won him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. In that same year, Khan played the role of a young musician in Kundan Shah's Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, a performance that earned him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Khan maintains that this is his all-time favourite among the movies he has acted in. In 1994, Khan once again played an obsessive lover/psycho's role in Anjaam. Though the movie was not a box office success, Khan's performance earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award.
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 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.
1996 was a disappointing year for Khan as all his movies released that year failed to do well at the box office.[25] His first 1997 release, Yash Chopra's Dil to Pagal Hai, however, became that year's second highest grossing movie, and he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award.[26] Earlier that year, he saw success with Subhash Ghai's Pardes -- one of the biggest hits of the year-- and Aziz Mirza's Yes Boss.
In 1998, Khan starred in Karan Johar's directoial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which was the biggest hit of the year. His performance won him his fourth Best Actor award at the Filmfare. He won critical praise for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se. This movie did not do well at the Indian box office, but was a commercial success overseas.Khan's only release in 1999, Baadshah, was an average grosser.
In 2000, Khan starred in Aditya Chopra's second film, Mohabbatein, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film did well at the box office, and Khan's performance won him his second Critics Award for Best Performance at the Filmfare. He also starred in Mansoor Khan's Josh, which was also a box office success. 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.
In 2001, Khan collaborated with Karan Johar for the second time in the family drama, 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]
In 2002, Khan received acclaim for playing the title role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's award-winning period romance, Devdas. It was the third Hindi movie adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's well-known novel of the same name, and surfaced as one of the biggest hits of that year. Khan also starred opposite Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the family-drama Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, which did well at the box office.
In 2003, Khan starred in the moderately successful romantic drama, Chalte Chalte.That same year, he starred in the romantic drama movie, Kal Ho Naa Ho, written by Karan Johar and directed by Nikhil Advani. Khan's performance in this movie as a man with heart disease was appreciated. The movie proved to be one of the year's biggest hits in India and the biggest Bollywood hit overseas.
2004 was a good year for Khan, commercially as well as critically. He starred in Farah Khan's directorial debut, Main Hoon Na. The movie did well at the box office. He then played the leading role of Veer in Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara, which was the biggest hit of 2004 in both India and overseas. 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.
Khan's only movie release in 2005 was the fantasy film, Paheli. It was a box office failure, but won him acclaim. The movie was India's nomination for the Oscars.
In 2006, Khan collaborated with Karan Johar for the fourth time with the melodrama movie, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. It did well in India and much more so in the overseas market, becoming the biggest Bollywood hit in the overseas market ever. His second release in that saw him playing the title role in the action film Don, a remake of the 1978 hit Don. The movie was a success.
Khan's first release in 2007 was a film about the Indian women's national hockey team, Chak De India. Earning over Rs 639 million, Chak De India became the third highest grossing movie of 2007 in India and was critically acclaimed. In addition, Khan received his seventh Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance as the coach of the team.
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, as well as earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony.

As a 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), was the first box office hit from his production house.
In 2004, he set up another production company called Red Chillies Entertainment and produced and starred in Main Hoon Na which was another hit at the box office. In 2005 he produced and starred in the fantasy film Paheli, which was a box office failure. It was India's official entry to the Oscars for a nomination for Best Foreign Film, but it did not pass the final selection. That same year he also 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. The latest film Om Shanti Om, which he produced as well as starred in, has done very well at the box office. In 2008, The Red Chillies Entertainment became the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders in the BCCI backed IPL cricket league.

 

As a 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?. The previous had hosted the show for five years from 2000-05. On January 22, 2007, Kaun Banega Crorepati aired with Khan as the new host and later ended on April 19, 2007.
On April 25, 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 July 27, 2008, with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest.

List of Shahrukh Khan's awards and nominations

This page is an incomplete list of awards and nominations of Shahrukh Khan, an Indian actor. He has won 14 Filmfare Awards, 9 Star Screen Awards, 3 IIFA Awards, 8 Zee Cine Awards, 3 Bollywood Movie Awards, 2 Global Indian Film Awards & many other awards. He also has won all the Best Actor Awards at Star's Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards. He was also honoured Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment in 2002 & Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 2005.

Filmfare Awards

Awards Won
  • 1993 - Film fare 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 - Film fare Best Actor Award for Chak De India

Special Awards
  • 2002 - Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy
  • 2004 - Filmfare Power Award
  • 2005 - Filmfare Power Award
Awards Nominated
  • 1994 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
  • 1994 - Filmfare Best Villain Award for Darr
  • 1998 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Yes Boss
  • 1999 - Filmfare Best Villain Award for Duplicate
  • 2000 - Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Baadshah
  • 2001 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mohabbatein
  • 2002 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
  • 2004 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kal Ho Naa Ho
  • 2005 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Main Hoon Na
  • 2005 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Veer Zaara
  • 2007 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
  • 2007 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Don - The Chase Begins Again
  • 2008 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Om Shanti Om
Shahrukh Khan has won 7 Filmfare Best Actor Awards in his 15 year career and falls 1 short of veteran actor Dilip Kumar who has won eight of these awards.

Star Screen Awards

Winner
  • 1996: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
  • 2002: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Kajol) for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
  • 2003: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Devdas
  • 2003: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Aishwarya Rai) for Devdas
  • 2005: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Veer-Zaara
  • 2005: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Preity Zinta) for Veer-Zaara
  • 2007: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Rani Mukerji) for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
  • 2008: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Chak De India
  • 2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Deepika Padukone) for Om Shanti Om
Nominated
  • 1998: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Dil To Pagal Hai
  • 1999: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
  • 2001: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Mohabbatein
  • 2002: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
  • 2004: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Chalte Chalte
  • 2006: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Paheli
  • 2007: Star Screen Award Best Villain for Don - The Chase Begins Again

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner
  • 2003: IIFA Best Actor Award for Devdas
  • 2005: IIFA Best Actor Award for Veer-Zaara
  • 2008: IIFA Best Actor Award for Chak De India
Nominated
  • 2001: IIFA Best Actor Award for Mohabbatein
  • 2002: IIFA Best Actor Award for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
  • 2006: IIFA Best Actor Award for Paheli
  • 2007: IIFA Best Actor Award for Don - The Chase Begins Again

Zee Cine Awards

Winner
  • 1998: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Dil To Pagal Hai
  • 1999: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
  • 2003: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Devdas
  • 2004: Zee Cine Award Superstar of the Year- Male for Kal Ho Naa Ho
  • 2005: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Veer-Zaara
  • 2007: Fun Cinema Entertainer of the year for Don - The Chase Begins Again
  • 2008: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Chak De! India
  • 2008: Zee Cine Award Icon Award
Nominated
  • 2005: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Main Hoon Na
  • 2005: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Swades
  • 2006: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Paheli
  • 2007: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
  • 2007: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Don - The Chase Begins Again
  • 2008: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Om Shanti Om

Bollywood Movie Awards

Winner
  • 1999: Bollywood Movie Award - Most Sensational Actor for Dil Se
  • 1999: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
  • 2003: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor for Devdas
  • 2005: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor for Veer-Zaara
  • 2008: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor for Chak De! India

Global Indian Film Awards

Winner
  • 2004: GIFA Best Actor Award for Veer-Zaara
  • 2004: GIFA Most Searched Male Actor on Internet
Nominated
  • 2006: GIFA Best Actor Award for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner
  • 2008: Apsara Best Actor Award for Chak De India
Nominated
  • 2005: Apsara Best Actor Award for Swades

Other Awards

  • Ten Rupa Cinegoers Awards
  • Six Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards
  • Two AFJA Awards
  • One Aashirwad Award
  • One Disney Kids Channel Award
  • One MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards
  • One Sports World Film Award
  • One Sahara One Sangeet Award - Best Actor Singer “Apun Bola” Josh - 2005[1]
  • Star's Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards:[2]
    • 2004: Sabsey Favourite actor
    • 2005: Sabsey Favourite actor
    • 2006: Sabsey Favourite actor
    • 2007: Sabsey Favourite actor
    • 2008: Sabsey Favourite actor
  • 2007: HT CafĂ© Film Awards Best Actor Award for Chak De India.[3]
  • Sexiest Man in Asia (Jade Magazine, October 2001)
  • Sexiest Asian Man (Eastern Eye, October 2007)

National Honours

  • 2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment
  • 2005 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India

Other recognitions

In 2004 Time magazine in their third annual special on Asia's heroes selected him along with 19 other Asian's as the 20 Asian Heroes under the age of 40 [4]. Out of the 20, Khan was one of the four who graced the South Asian edition of that issue.
In 2005 he appeared on the cover of the Asian edition of the National Geographic magazine dated February 2005. This was a rare honour extended by National Geographic since unlike many other magazines celebrities are not their natural choice for a cover image .