a.k.a SRK, Badshah of Bollywood, King Khan and King of Romance.D.O.B: 2nd November 1965
Shah Rukh was born in New Delhi, Indian and describes himself to be of half hyderabadi, Pathan and Kashmiri descent. When He was 15 his father had passed from cancer and his mother died when he was around 25 to a long illness. He stated that his parents death was a turning point in his life, giving him a big motivation to work hard in what he loved...Acting. Funnily enough he actually started his career on TV then went on to Films, His first starring role was in a television series called 'Dil Dariya' but he made his official television debut in 'Fauji' due to 'Dil Dariya' being delayed. Again in Bollywood his first starring role was in Hema Malini's 'Dil Aashna Hai, but his second film called 'Deewana' was known to be his film debut, and for that role he won himself an award for Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, which gave him a big boost to the world of Bollywood. He went into many more films such as 'Darr, Baazigar, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' which all were commercially successful, making Shahrukh receive a lot more awards, within these films 'Baazigar' struck the audiences a lot because of his ambiguous villainous role which Filmfare awarded him with a Best Actor Award for.
In 1995, Shahrukh acted in the film 'Karan Arjun' alongside Kajol and Salman Khan, it was the second highest grossing film of the year. A major critical and commercial success was in 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' a romance film by Aditya Chopra which was the most commercially seuccessful film of the year; declared an "all time blockbuster", the film actually Won 10 Filfare Awards with many other accomplished Awards. Shahrukh also starred in mega-blockbuster films; Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, and Devdas of which gave him an international platform, making him famous all over the world and ultimately giving him 'The King of Bollywood' title. Devdas was nominated for many international awards such as the BAFTA's in the UK and an entry for nomination at the Oscar's.
In 2003, he suffered a spine injury which made him delay on some projects, but later he was back in business to act in Chalte Chalte and Kal Ho Naa Ho which earned him awards and were both successful films. Shahrukh has always been acclaimed for his performances in films. His suave look, dimples, six pack and overall magnificent performances has brought him many offers and oppurtunities in life. Shahrukh is currently estimated to be worth £350 million, owning a cricket team, film production company and much more.
His personal life is very private, his wife Gauri Khan is of Hindu religion and Shahrukh is a muslim, he states that they both respect each other's religion very much. In Jonathon Ross's show on BBC One, he stated that his kids often get told what religion do they follow and they often get muddled up on what to say, So his son once asked him what should he say if this occurs again, Shahrukh jokingly said just confuse them and say you're a Christian. Shahrukh has a son, Aryan and a daughter, Suhana. Gauri and Shahrukh are awaiting their third child due late 2013 or next year. Their third child will be birthed via a surrogate mother.In the years of 2004 - 2011, Shahrukh starred in Main Hoon Na, Don, Om Shanti Om, My Name Is Khan, Don 2 and many more films that held his King of Bollywood crown high, giving him more nominations and awards for various genres of roles, from comedic acting to romance.
His latest film to be out was 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', Yash Chopra's last film before his death. This film was a romantic drama film, that was one of the highest commercially successful film of the year and third-highest grossing film of all time in Bollywood. Starring Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif." Jab Tak Hai Jaan tells the story of Akira Rai (Sharma), a curious Discovery Channel intern, who finds the diary of a bomb-disposal expert, Samar Anand (Khan) which recounts Samar's days as a struggling immigrant in London, and his romance with Meera Thapar (Kaif). "
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