Khan was born to Muslim parents of Pathan ethnicity. His father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist. His mother Lateef Fatima was the adopted daughter ofMajor general Shah Nawaz Khan of theJanjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in theIndian Natioanl Army ofSubash Chandar Bose
Khan's father came to Gurgaon from Qissa Kahani Nazaar 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. Khan attendedSt.Columbia'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. After this, he studied for a Masters degree in mass Communication at Jamia Millia Islamia
After the death of his parents, Khan moved from Gurgaon to Mumbai in 1991. In that same year, he married Gauri khan in a Hindu wedding ceremony. They have two children, son Aryan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000).
In 2005,Nasreen Munni Kabir produced a two-part documentary on Khan, titledTheInner 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 available inMadame Tussauds wax museum,London, installed in April 2007. Khan has been chosen for theOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award of the French government for his “exceptional career”.
Professional Career
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 Shah Rukh'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, appearing most notably in the 1989 serial, Circus (directed by Aziz Mirza ), which depicted the life of circus performers. The same year, Khan also had a minor role in themade 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 .
After the death of his parents, Khan moved from Gurgaon to Mumbai in 1991. He made his Bollywood movie debut in Deewana (1992). The movie was a box office hit, and launched his career in Bollywood. His performance won him aFilmfare 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 as a murderer and an obsessive lover, respectively, in the box office hits,Baazigar and Darrd. He won his firstFilfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Baazigar. His role as a young musician in Kundan Shah's Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa earned him a filmfare critics Award. 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 Film fare villian Award.
In 1995, Khan starred inAditya Chopras s directorial debut Dilwale Duhaniya Le jayenge, a critical and commercial success, which entered its twelfth year in 2007 in Mumnai Theaters . By then the movie had grossed over 12Billion 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. His first 1997 release,Yash Chopras Dil to Pagal Hai , however, became that year's second highest grossing movie. Earlier that year, he saw success withSubhash Gai's Pardes -- one of the biggest hits of the year-- and Aziz Mirza's Yes Boss
In 1998, Khan starred inKaran 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 inMani 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 inAditya Chopr's second film,Mohabbatein , co-starringAmitabh Bachchan. The film did well at the box office. He also starred inMansoor Khan's Josh, which was also a box office success. In that same year, Khan set up his own production house, Dreamz Unlimited withJuhi Chawla. Both Khan and Chawla starred in the first movie of their production house,Phir Bhi Dil Hai hindustani. Khan also played a supporting role inKamal Hasaan's controversial film Hey Ram which failed to do well at the box office but won him critical acclaim.
In 2001, Khan collaborated with Karanjohar for the second time in the family drama,Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Kham 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
In 2002, Khan received acclaim for playing the title role inSanjay Leela Bansalisi's award-winning period romance,Devdas. It was the third Hindi movie adaptation ofSharat Chadra Chattopadhyay's well-known novel , and surfaced as one of the biggest hits of that year Khan also starred opposite salman Khan andMadhuri 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 Na 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 inFarak Khan's directorial debut,Main Hoon na. The movie did well at the box office. He then played the leading role of Veer inYash 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 inashuthosh Gowariker's swades, which won him the Film fare best actor award for the sixth time, although the movie was a box office failure.
Khan's only movie release in 2005 was the fantasy film,Paheli. It was a box office failure, but won him acclaim.
In 2006, Khan collaborated with Karan Johar for the fourth time with the melodrama movie,Kabhie 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 the sports movie,Chak de India. He received good reviews for his performance as the coach of a girl's hockey team. The movie started low at the box office, but became one of the year's biggest hits. Khan's latest movie,Om Shanthi Om has taken an excellent start both in India and overseas and was declared a blockbuster.
Production
Khan turned producer when he set up a production company called Dreamz unlimited withJuhi Chawla and directorAziz 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. 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 kaalwith 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 Shanthi Om, which he produced as well as starred him, has done very well at the box office.
Television
Khan was chosen as the host of the third series of the popular game show kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of who wants to be a billionaire, in 2007 taking over from the original host Amitabh Bachchan who had hosted the show from 2000 to 2005. On Monday, January 22, 2007, "Kaun Banega Crorepati" aired with Khan as the new host. The season ended on april 19 2007.
Shaharukh Movies
Deewana Raja Sahai
Chamatkar Sunder Srivastava
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Raju (Raj Mathur)
Dil Aashna Hai Karan
1993 Maya Memsaab Lalit Kumar
King Uncle Anil
Baazigar Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra
Darr Rahul Mehra Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
1994 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Sunil
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Anjaam Vijay Agnihotri
1995 Karan Arjun Arjun Singh/Vijay
Zamana Deewana Rahul Malhotra
Guddu Guddu Bahadur
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India Hero
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Raj Malhotra
Ram Jaane Ram Jaane
Trimurti Romi Singh/Bholey
1996 English Babu Desi Mem Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
Chaahat Roop Rathore
Army Arjun Special appearance
Dushman Duniya Ka Badru
1997 Gudgudee
Koyla Shanker
Yes Boss Rahul Joshi
Pardes Arjun Saagar
Dil To Pagal Hai Rahul
1998 Duplicate Bablu Chaudhry/Manu Dada
Achanak Special appearance
Dil Se Amarkant Varma
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Rahul Khanna
1999 Baadshah Raj 'Baadshah'Heera
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Ajay Bakshi
Hey Ram Amjad Ali Khan
India's official entry to the Oscars
Josh Max
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Rahul
Mohabbatein Raj Aryan Malhotra
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Gaja Gamini Shahrukh
2001 One 2 Ka 4 Arun Verma
Asoka Asoka
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rahul Raichand
2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Gopal
Devdas Devdas Mukherjee
India's official entry to the Oscars
Shakti: The Power Jaisingh
Saathiya Yeshwant Rao Special appearance
2003 Chalte Chalte Raj Mathur
Kal Ho Naa Ho Aman Mathur
2004 Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke Dushant
Main Hoon Na Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
Veer-Zaara Veer Pratap Singh
Swades Mohan Bhargava
Dubbed into Tamil as Desam
2005 Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye
Kaal Special appearance
Silsiilay Sutradhar Special appearance
Paheli Kishen/The Ghost India's official entry to the Oscars
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
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Dev Saran
Don - The Chase Begins Again Don/Vijay
I See You Special appearance in song Subah Subah
2007 Chak De India Kabir Khan
Heyy Babyy Raj Malhotra
Om Shanti Om Om Prakash Makhija/Om Kapoor
2008 Bhootnath Special appearance
Dulha Mil Gaya Raj
Krazzy 4 Special appearance
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Shah rukh production
* Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
* Asoka (2001)
* Chalte Chalte (2003)
* Main Hoon Na (2004)
* Kaal (2005)
* Paheli (2005)
* Om Shanti Om (2007)
Playback singer
* Main to hoon Pagal - Baadshah (1999)
* Apun Bola - Josh (2000)
* Khaike Paan Banaraswala - Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006)
* Ek Hockey Doongi Rakhke - Chak De India (2007)
* Sattar Minute - Chak De India (2007)
Television appearances
* Dil Dariya
* Fauji
* Doosra Keval
* Circus
* In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones
* Idiot
* Kareena Kareena
* Kaun Banega Crorepati
