Shah Rukh Khan (also known as SRK or King Khan, born November 2, 1965, New Delhi, India, is a popular Indian actor.

Background

He is from New Delhi.He did his schooling from St. Columbia's School there, has a Bachelors degree from Hansraj College, Delhi and then joined a Masters Degree in Mass Communications from Center for Mass Communication, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi . He is married to Gauri Khan who comes from a Punjabi family. They have two children his son, Aryan Khan and his daughter Suhana Khan.

Career

Shah Rukh Khan started his career appearing on various television series, particularly when playing the role of 'Abhimanyu' in the war drama series Fauji (Soldier) in 1988, a minor role in Circus in 1989, which depicted the life of circus performers etc. The acting stint in Fauji caught the attention of Hema Malini who is said to have recommended his name for his film debut in Dil Aashna Hai which was to be directed by Malini.

However his debut film was the 1992 film Deewana along with the late Divya Bharti which was a big hit. The same year he appeared in films such as Chamatkar and the controversial art film Maya Memsaab. This film was very controversial because it had an "explicit for Bollywood" sex scene between Khan and actress Deepa Sahi.

It was when he met Juhi Chawla when filming Raju Bangaya Gentelman, who helped him in his career in Bollywood, with whom he later became close freinds. The film also brought him some attention from huge bollywood driectors like Yash Chopra and Abbas-Mustan, with whom he was to make many hits.

In 1993 he attracted a great deal of attention when he was praised for his performances in two negative roles in Baazigar (as an anti-hero and murderer) and Darr (as an obsessed lover) which became huge hits at the box office and shot him to stardom. He missed out on the Fimfare best actor in a negative role for Darr, but made up by winning his first of six Filmfare best Actor award for his role in Baazigar, beating off strong competition from Sanjay Dutt for his role in Khalnayak.

The following year he had done the film Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, which he claims is his best performance in his career. He received the Filmfare critics' best actor award.

1995 was a very successful year for Khan. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) broke box office records and Khan, as the lead, was given a great deal of credit for its success. He had also starred in Rakesh Roshan's Super hit flick Karan Arjun, along with Kajol, Salman Khan and Amrish puri. He won his second Filmfare best Actor award for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Success followed him in the yash raj camp, with films like Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein and Veer-Zaara

DDLJ was followed by a string of successes, most of them love stories, which included Pardes, Dil to Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho,Veer-Zaara and has recently released [[Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and don].

Shah Rukh Khan also won critical praise for his performances in Anjaam, Dil Se and Swades which were less successful at the box office.

As Raj in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)He had become close freinds with two of bollywoods biggest Directors Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar, and had starred in mant of their hit films, like Mohabbatein, Veer-Zaara, Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.

Shahrukh is known as a convincing screen lover, and seems to spark equally good performances from his female co-stars - in cinema-speak, he has good screen chemistry with his heroines. His favourite co-stars are Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla and Kajol. With Kajol in particular, he had starred in bollywoods biggest Blockbusters, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Karan Arjun, Baazigar and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Despite his success, some have criticized Shah Rukh for sticking to "safe" romantic roles (such as his roles in Karan Johar's or Yash Chopra's films). With Swades and Paheli, Khan took a different take on roles. Unfortunately Swades and Paheli didn't do very well at the box office compared to Khan's other films. He is currently taking on different roles in his next movies like Don, Chake de and Happy New Year.

Khan co-owns a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with actress Juhi Chawla (a friend ever since they co-starred in Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman) and film director Aziz Mirza. The production company has produced three of his films, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Asoka and Chalte Chalte. With the exception of Chalte Chalte which was a hit, the other two flopped at the box office. In 2004 another of his production houses, Red Chilies Entertainment, produced film Main Hoon Na which was his second hit under his own production house. He also co-produced the horror film Kaal in 2005 with Karan Johar. He then produced Paheli, which was India's selection for the Academy awards consideration in the foreign films category.

Nasreen Munni, the noted British filmmaker, recently produced a two-part documentary on Shah Rukh, "The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan". Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasts Khan's "inner world" of family and daily life, with the "outer world" of his work.

Awards

Shahrukh has won six Filmfare awards for Best Actor, the most recent being in 2005 for Swades, acting the role of an Indian-American NASA engineer whose life is transformed by his encounters with rural India. 2004 was also a good year for Shahrukh; he acted in three movies, receiving Filmfare nominations for his work in each of them. After his success he is known as Bollywood Badshah.


On National Geographic Cover February 2005His Filmfare Awards include:

Filmfare Power Award 2004
Best Actor - Swades 2004
Filmfare Power Award (along with 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 Debut (Newcomer) - Deewana 1992
Two of the films in which Shah Rukh starred as a leading actor have been India's entry in Hollywood's Oscars. Paheli is the official entry for the 2006 Oscars. Devdas (2002) was an earlier entry. Shahrukh 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.

National Honours:

1997 - Best Indian Citizen Award
2002 - Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment
2005 - Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India
He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, ten Rupa Cinegoers Awards, six Star Screen Videocon Awards, six Sansui Viewers Choice Movie Awards, four Zee Cine Awards, four People's Choice Movie Awards, three IIFA Awards, three Zee Gold Bollywood Awards, two AFJA Awards, one Aashirwad Award, one Disney Kids Channel Award, one MTV Immies Indian Music Excellence Awards, and one Sports World Film Award.

Others

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 - Cover of Time magazine
2004 - Sabse Tez Personality of the Year Award
2004 - MSN Search Personality of the Year Award
2005 - Cover of National Geographic
2005 - Filmfare award 'Best Actor' for Veer Zaara.
2006 - Awarded the title" Hammer-e-Hind" by the Hindi newspaper" DeshBakht"

Trivia

He is rumoured to be one of the highest-paid actors in India.
Firmly insists that he will never kiss any of his heroines on the mouth, however, earlier in his career, he appeared in what was apparently an "explicit for Bollywood" sex scene in the 1992 film Maya Memsaab.
Lives in a palatial heritage mansion called Mannat (formerly Villa Vienna) at Bandra's Bandstand, in the city of Mumbai - a city where many Bollywood stars can only afford apartments, especially in the city's most expensive areas.
Loves computer games and hi-tech gadgets.
Khan is a chain smoker; he had vowed to quit smoking before his 40th birthday in 2005, as part of a Bollywood push to de-glamorize smoking. However, he has been seen smoking even after his 40th birthday, although he has dramatically cut down on the amount of cigarettes he smokes a day.
Married to Gauri Khan who is a Hindu. Rumour has it that he fell instantly in love with his present wife, who did not initially agree; after a long period of courtship, she finally relented. The couple now have two children and have combined both religious backgrounds into their upbringing. His son, Aryan Khan, appeared in a scene in the film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, playing the younger version of the character played by his father. Aryan also collaborated with his father in dubbing the movie The Incredibles into Hindi and voiced Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr. Incredible in the dub. The film was released in India as Hum Hain Lajawab.
Although his birth name, which means "Face of the King," is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name Shah Rukh and his name is often abbreviated to SRK.
Said to be 5 foot 9 inches tall.

Filmography

2007 Dhoom 3 Announced
2007 Om Shanti Om Om Pre-Production
2007 Happy New Year!!! Rahul Pre-Production
2007 Chuk De India Hockey Coach Shooting
2006 I See You Special Appearance Releasing on 29th December 2006
2006 Don - The Chase Begins Again Don/Vijay
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Dev Saran
2005 The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan Himself (Biographic) Documentary directed by British-based author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir
2005 Paheli Kishen/The Ghost India's official entry to the Oscars
2005 Kaal Special appearance in song Kaal Dhamaal
2004 Swades Mohan Bhargava Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2004 Hum Hain Lajawab Mr. Lajawab
2004 Veer-Zaara Veer Pratap Singh Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2004 Main Hoon Na Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho Aman Mathur Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2003 Chalte Chalte Raj Mathur
2002 Saathiya Yeshwant Rao (Special Appearance)
2002 Shakti: The Power Jaisingh
2002 Devdas Devdas Mukherjee Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Gopal
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rahul Raichand Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2001 Asoka Asoka
2001 One 2 Ka 4 Arun Verma
2000 Mohabbatein Raj Aryan Malhotra Won, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2000 Josh (film) Max
2000 Hey Ram Amjad Ali Khan India's official entry to the Oscars
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Ajay Bakshi
1999 Baadshah Raj 'Baadshah'Heera
1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Rahul Khanna Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1998 Dil Se Amarkant Varma
1998 Duplicate Bablu Chaudhry/Manu Dada
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai Rahul Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1997 Pardes Arjun Saagar
1997 Yes Boss Rahul
1997 Koyla Shanker
1996 Dushman Duniya Ka Badru
1996 Army Arjun
1996 Chaahat Roop Rathore
1996 English Babu Desi Mem Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
1995 Trimurti Romi Singh/Bholey
1995 Ram Jaane Ram Jaane
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Raj Malhotra Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1995 Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India Hero
1995 Guddu Guddu Bahadur
1995 Zamana Deewana Rahul Malhotra
1995 Karan Arjun Arjun Singh/Vijay
1994 Anjaam Vijay Agnihotri Won, Filmfare Best Villain Award
1993 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Sunil Won, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
1993 Darr Rahul Mehra
1993 Baazigar Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1993 King Uncle Anil
1992 Maya Memsaab Lalit (Special Appearance)
1992 Dil Aashna Hai Karan
1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Raju
1992 Chamatkar Sunder Srivastava
1992 Deewana Raja Sahai Won, Filmfare Best Debut Award
1988 In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones

Producer

Om Shanti Om (2007)
Deewaar (2007)
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2007)
Kaal (2005)
Paheli (2005)
Main Hoon Na (2004)
Chalte Chalte (2003)
Asoka (film) (2001)
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)

TV Career

Idiot (TV Series) (1991) TV Series ... Pawan Raghujan
Circus (TV Series) (1989)
Fauji (1988) TV Series ... Abhimanyu Rai
Dusra Keval (TV Series)...Keval
Dil Dariya (TV Series) (1988)