Shahrukh Khan (Biography)

Shahrukh Khan 

Other/Pet Names - SRK, King Khan, The Baadshah of Bollywood
D.O.B         - 2nd November, 1965
Present Age         - 46 Years
Profession         - Bollywood Actor
Residence         - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Background

Shahrukh Khan is a Pathan Muslim born in 1965 in New Delhi, India. His Father Taj Mohammad Khan was an Independence Activist from Peshawar, British India. According to him, his grandfather was originally from Afghanistan.
His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted daughter of Major Genera Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose. Khan's father came to New Delhi from Peshawar before the partition of India while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, British India. 
Shahrukh has an elder sister named Shehnaz.


He studied in St. Columba's School, New Delhi where he was accomplished in sports, drama, and academics. 


Later, he attended the Hansraj College(1985-1988) - Economics (Honors).
Though he persued a master degree from Jamia Millia Islamia, but didn't gave exams because of short attendance. 


He studied acting under celebrated Theatre Director Barry John at Delhi;s Theatre Action Group(TAG). He started shooting for Lekh Tandon's television series Dil Dariya, but its delay meant that he made his acting debut with the 1988 television series, Fauji, playing the leading role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. He went to appear in other television serials, such as 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 film, "In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones" ,which was based on life at Delhi University and was written by Arundhati Roy. When Khan appeared in those teleserials, people found in him some resemblance with actor Dilip Kumar and also compared his acting style with the latter's.




Acting Career

1990s

After the death of his parents, he moved to Mumbai in 1991. He 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. He went on to star in Maya Memsaab, which generated some controversy because of his appearance in an "explicit" sex scene in the movie.


 In 1993, he won acclaim for his performances in villainous roles as an obsessive lover and a murderer, respectively, in the hits, Darr and Baazigar. He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In that same year, he acted in Kundan Shah's "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa", which earned him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.


In 1994, he acted in Anjaam, co-starring alongside Madhuri Dixit. It earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award.



In 1995, he starred in the two biggest hits of year. His first release was Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun. It was the second highest grossing film of the year. 
The second was Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, the romance Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge. A major critical and commercial success, the movie became the year's top grosser in India and abroad. In 2007, it entered its twelfth year in Mumbai cinemas. Till then, the movie had grossed over 12 billion rupees, making it one of India's biggest movie blockbusters. It won 10 Filmfare Award , with Best Actor for him. 


1996 was a disappointing year for him as all his movies released that year failed to do well at the box office.


1997 was a big comeback for him. He saw success with Subhash Ghai's social drama Pardes, Aziz Mirza's comedy Yes Boss and Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai- highest grosser of that year and warned him his third Filmfare Best Actor Award.


1998 was also great for him, as he gave an All Time Blockbuster- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, gossing Rs.182 crore (unadjusted) . He earned his fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award for this film. the next was Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed Dil Se. The film failed in India but was a success in overseas making it India's first film to enter top 10 in the UK box office. 


1999, his only release Baadshah, was an above average grosser.




2000s


His success continued with Aditya Chopra's 2000 film, Mohabbatein. The film was a major financial success and earned him second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He also starred in Mansoor Khan's action film Josh, which was also a box office hit. In the same year, he set up his own production house, Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla. They both starred in its first production- Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani.


2001 started with Karan Johar's family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which was a major success and one of the biggest overseas success grossing US$ 22 million worldwide. Then he starred in his productional venture Asoka, which was well recieved by critics and his performance was also praised.


2002 was a prominent year for him, in which he starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, which was the most expensive film Bollywood film ever made at that time. The film was an All Time Blockbuster and earned 10 filmfare awards with Filmfare Award for Best Actor for him. The same year, he starred opposite Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, was an average grosser.


In 2003, he starred in successful romantic drama film Chalte Chalte. The same year, he starred in Kal Ho Na Ho, was a major hit in India & overseas.


2004 was a good year for him, both commercially and critically. He starred in Farah Khan's directorial debut Main Hoon Na. The movie did well at the box office. Then he starred in Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara, which was the biggest hit of the year in India as well as overseas. In the same year, he  starred in Ashutosh Govarikar's drama critically acclaimed Swades, earned him Filmfare Best Actor Award.


2005 earned him international acclaim with his only release that year Paheli, was India's official entry to the Oscars.


In 2006, Khan joined Karan Johar for the third time with the melodrama Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, with an ensemble cast. The film was a box office hit in overseas. The next was the remake of 1978 hit Don. The film was a box office success and earned him another Filmfare Best Actor Award and a nomination in Asian Film Award for best actor.


In 2007, he enjoyed his success with Chak De! India and Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om.


In 2008, he collaborated with Aditya Chopra for the third time with the romantic drama Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which was declared a blockbuster and second highest grossing film of all time at that point. 






2010s


His next with Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan was a major commercial and critical success earned him eighth Filmfare Award for Best Actor, thereby joining Dilip Kumar as the record holder in this category.


His first release in 2011 was Anubhav Sinha's science fiction film Ra.One, is bollywood's most expensive film with an estimated budget of Rs. 125 crore, the film was a box office hit, however received mixed reviews.
His second film was the sequel to his 2007 hit Don, Don 2. The film was a major critical and commercial success in overseas as well as in India.


In 2012, he started filming for Yash Chopra's untitled project, opposite Katrina Kaif and  Anushka Sharma.  


Filmography
                                            Actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1992	Deewana	Raja Sahai	Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
1992	Idiot	Pawan Raghujan
1992	Chamatkar	Sunder Srivastava
1992	Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman	Raju (Raj Mathur)
1992	Dil Aashna Hai	Karan
1993	Maya Memsaab	Lalit Kumar
1993	King Uncle	Anil Bhansal
1993	Baazigar	Ajay Sharma / Vicky Malhotra	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1993	Darr	Rahul Mehra	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
1993	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Sunil	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1994	Anjaam	Vijay Agnihotri	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
1995	Karan Arjun	Arjun Singh / Vijay
1995	Zamana Deewana	Rahul Malhotra
1995	Guddu	Guddu Bahadur
1995	Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!	Hero
1995	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Raj Malhotra	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1995	Ram Jaane	Ram Jaane
1995	Trimurti	Romi Singh
1996	English Babu Desi Mem	Vikram / Hari / Gopal Mayur
1996	Chaahat	Roop Rathore
1996	Army	Arjun	Cameo
1996	Dushman Duniya Ka	Badru	Special appearance
1997	Gudgudee		Special appearance
1997	Koyla	Shankar
1997	Yes Boss	Rahul Joshi	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1997	Pardes	Arjun Saagar
1997	Dil To Pagal Hai	Rahul	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1998	Duplicate	Bablu Chaudhry / Manu Dada	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
1998	Achanak	Himself	Special appearance
1998	Dil Se	Amarkant Varma
1998	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Rahul Khanna	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1999	Baadshah	Raj Heera / Baadshah	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2000	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani	Ajay Bakshi
2000	Hey Ram	Amjad Ali Khan	Also released in Tamil
2000	Josh	Max
2000	Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega	Rahul	Cameo
2000	Mohabbatein	Raj Aryan Malhotra	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2000	Gaja Gamini	Himself	Special appearance
2001	One 2 Ka 4	Arun Verma
2001	Asoka	Asoka
2001	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...	Rahul Raichand	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2002	Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam	Gopal
2002	Devdas	Devdas Mukherjee	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2002	Shakti: The Power	Jaisingh	Special appearance
2002	Saathiya	Yeshwant Rao	Cameo
2003	Chalte Chalte	Raj Mathur
2003	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Aman Mathur	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke	Dushant
2004	Main Hoon Na	Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	Veer-Zaara	Veer Pratap Singh	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	Swades	Mohan Bhargava	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2005	Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye	Himself	Special appearance
2005	Kaal		Special appearance in song "Kaal Dhamaal"
2005	Silsilay	Sutradhar	Cameo
2005	Paheli	Kishenlal / The Ghost
2005	The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan	Himself (Biopic)	Documentary directed by British-based author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir
2006	Alag		Special appearance in song "Sabse Alag"
2006	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	Dev Saran	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2006	Don: The Chase Begins Again	Don / Vijay	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2006	I See You		Special appearance in song "Subah Subah"
2007	Chak De! India	Kabir Khan	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2007	Heyy Babyy	Raj Malhotra	Special appearance in song "Mast Kalandar"
2007	Om Shanti Om	Om Prakash Makhija / Om Kapoor	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2008	Krazzy 4		Special appearance in song "Break Free"
2008	Bhoothnath	Aditya Sharma	Cameo
2008	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Surinder Sahni / Raj	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2008	Kismat Konnection	Narrator
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Guest appearance
2009	Billu	Sahir Khan	Extended special appearance
2010	Dulha Mil Gaya	Pawan Raj Gandhi (PRG)	Extended appearance
2010	My Name Is Khan	Rizwan Khan	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2010	Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu	Himself	Cameo
2011	Always Kabhi Kabhi		Special appearance in song "Antenna"
2011	Love Breakups Zindagi	Himself	Cameo
2011	Ra.One	G.One / Shekhar Subramanium
2011	Don 2	Don	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2012	Koochie Koochie Hota Hain	Rocky (Voice-over)	Post-production
2012	Yash Chopra's Untitled Project		Filming

                                             Producer

Year	Film	Notes
2000	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
2001	Asoka	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2003	Chalte Chalte
2004	Main Hoon Na	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2005	Kaal	co-producer
2005	Paheli
2007	Om Shanti Om	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2009	Billu
2010	My Name Is Khan	co-producer Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2011	Always Kabhi Kabhi
2011	Ra.One
2011	Don 2	co-producer Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2012	Student Of The Year	co-producer

Television Appearances



Dil Dariya (1988)
Fauji (1988) as Abhimanyu Rai
Doosra Keval (1989) as Keval
Ummeed (1989)
Circus (1989) as Raghavan
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) as Senior
Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) — Host
Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? (2008) — Host
Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout (2011) — Host

* sources by Wikipedia