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 Khan's father came to
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,
Career
As an actor
Khan studied acting
under celebrated Theatre Director Barry John at 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
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
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
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
Khan's first release in 2007 was a film about the Indian women's national hockey team, Chak De
Khan also starred in Farah Khan's 2007 film,
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 &
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
- 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
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
- 2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along
with Deepika Padukone) for
- 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
Winner- 2003: IIFA Best Actor Award for Devdas
- 2005: IIFA Best Actor Award for Veer-Zaara
- 2008: IIFA Best Actor Award for Chak De
- 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!
- 2008: Zee Cine Award Icon Award
- 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
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!
Global Indian Film Awards
Winner- 2004: GIFA Best Actor Award for Veer-Zaara
- 2004: GIFA Most Searched Male Actor on
Internet
- 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
- 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
- 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 Café Film Awards Best Actor Award
for Chak De India.[3]
- Sexiest Man in
- Sexiest Asian Man (Eastern Eye, October 2007)
National Honours
- 2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in
the Field of Entertainment
- 2005 -
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 .
