Being a superstar isn't all fun and games. Everything you do or don't is under constant scrutiny. It also doubles the number of detractors. Who knows this better than Shah Rukh Khan?
While the star's popularity remains unquestioned and unsurpassed, there's been no dearth of controversies in his almost two-decade old career.
The latest one involves him facing the ire of Shiv Sena after he stated that he would like Pakistani cricketers to participate in the third season of Indian Premiere League.
Consecutively, the political party indulged in name-calling and protested by threatening to stall the release of Karan Johar's My Name is Khan starring the actor on February 12. The film, however, will release on schedule.
Khan began his career appearing in several television serials in the late 1980s. He made his film debut in Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of numerous commercially successful films and has earned critical acclaim for many of his performances. Khan has won thirteen Filmfare Awards for his work in Indian films, seven of which are in the Best Actor category.
Khan's films such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Chak De India (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) remain some of Bollywood's biggest hits, while 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 Indian productions in the overseas markets, making him one of the most successful actors of India. Since 2000, Khan branched out into film production and television presenting as well. He is the founder/owner of two production companies, Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment. In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
Growing up in Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood, Khan attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama, and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award given to the student who best represents the spirit of the school. Khan later attended the Hansraj College (1985–1988) and earned his Bachelors degree in Economics (honors). Though he pursued a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to make his career in Bollywood.
After the death of his parents, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991. In that same year, before any of his films were released, he married Gauri Chibber, a Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991. They have two children, son Aryan (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 deities.
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.
In October 2008, Khan was conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka which carries the honorific Datuk (in similar fashion to "Sir" in British knighthood), by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, the head of state of Malacca in Malaysia. Khan was honoured for "promoting tourism in Malacca" by filming One Two Ka Four there in 2001. Some were critical of this decision. He was also honoured with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture from Britain's University of Bedfordshire in 2009.
Film career
Background
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 that, "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.
1990s
Upon moving from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991, Khan 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, 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 collaboration 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. 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, co-starring alongside Madhuri Dixit. 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 major critical and commercial success, for which he won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. In 2007, the film entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters. By then the movie had grossed over 12 billion rupees, making it as one of India's biggest movie blockbusters. Earlier in the same year he found success in Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun which became the second biggest hit of the year.
1996 was a disappointing year for Khan as all his movies released that year failed to do well at the box office. This was, however, followed by a comeback in 1997. He saw success with Subhash Ghai's social drama Pardes — one of the biggest hits of the year — and Aziz Mirza's comedy Yes Boss, a moderately successful feature. His second project with Yash Chopra as a director, Dil to Pagal Hai became that year's second highest-grossing movie, and he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role as a stage director who falls in love with one of his new actresses.
In 1998, Khan starred in Karan Johar's directorial 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. The movie did not do well at the Indian box office, though it was a commercial success overseas. Khan's only release in 1999, Baadshah, was an average grosser.
2000s
Khan's success continued with Aditya Chopra's 2000 film, Mohabbatein, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. It did well at the box office, and Khan's performance as a college teacher won him his second Critics Award for Best Performance. He also starred in Mansoor Khan's action film Josh. The film starred Khan as the leader of a Christian gang in Goa and Aishwarya Rai as his twin sister, and was also a box office success. In that same year, Khan set up his own production house, Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla (see below). Both Khan and Chawla starred in the first movie of their production house, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. His work with Karan Johar continued as he collaborated on 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, a partly fictionalised account of the life of Ashoka the Great (304 BC–232 BC).
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 tearjerker, Kal Ho Naa Ho, written by Karan Johar and directed by Nikhil Advani. Khan's performance in this movie as a man with a fatal heart disease was appreciated. The movie proved to be one of the year's biggest hits in India and Bollywood's biggest hit in the overseas markets.
2004 was a particularly good year for Khan, both commercially and critically. He starred in Farah Khan's directorial debut, the comedy Main Hoon Na. The movie did well at the box office. He then played the role of an Indian officer, Veer Pratap Singh in Yash Chopra's love saga Veer-Zaara, which was the biggest hit of 2004 in both India and overseas. The film relates the love story of Veer and Pakistani woman Zaara Haayat Khan, played by Preity Zinta. Khan's performance in the film won him awards at several award ceremonies. In that same year, he received critical acclaim for his performance in Ashutosh Gowariker's drama Swades. He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for all three of his releases in 2004, winning it for Swades.
In 2006, Khan collaborated with Karan Johar for the fourth time with the melodrama movie Kabhi 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 of all-time. His second release that year 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 success continued with a few more highly popular films. One of his most successful works was the multiple award-winning 2007 film, Chak De India, about the Indian women's national hockey team. Earning over Rs 639 million, Chak De India became the third highest grossing movie of 2007 in India and won yet another Filmfare Best Actor Award for Khan.
The film was a major critical success.In the same year Khan also starred in Farah Khan's 2007 film, Om Shanti Om. The film emerged as the year's highest grossing film in India and the overseas market, and became India's highest grossing production ever up to that point. It earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony. Khan's more recent films include the 2008 release, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi which was a huge box office success, and Billu.
Khan's next film, My Name Is Khan, is due for release on 12 February 2010. While on one shoot in Los Angeles, along with his wife Gauri and director Karan Johar, he took a break from filming to attend the 66th Golden Globe Awards, held in Los Angeles, California, on 11 January 2009. Khan introduced Slumdog Millionaire along with a star from the film, Freida Pinto.
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 22 January 2007, Kaun Banega Crorepati aired with Khan as the new host and later ended on 19 April 2007.
On 25 April 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 27 July 2008, with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest.
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Deewana | Raja Sahai | Winner, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award |
| Idiot | Pawan Raghujan | ||
| Chamatkar | Sunder Srivastava | ||
| Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | Raju (Raj Mathur) | ||
| Dil Aashna Hai | Karan | ||
| 1993 | Maya Memsaab | Lalit Kumar | |
| King Uncle | Anil Bhansal | ||
| Baazigar | Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Darr | Rahul Mehra | Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award | |
| Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Sunil | Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 1994 | Anjaam | Vijay Agnihotri | Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| 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 | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Ram Jaane | Ram Jaane | ||
| Trimurti | Romi Singh | ||
| 1996 | English Babu Desi Mem | Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur | |
| Chaahat | Roop Rathore | ||
| Army | Arjun | Special appearance | |
| Dushman Duniya Ka | Badru | ||
| 1997 | Gudgudee | Special appearance | |
| Koyla | Shankar | ||
| Yes Boss | Rahul Joshi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Pardes | Arjun Saagar | ||
| Dil To Pagal Hai | Rahul | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 1998 | Duplicate | Bablu Chaudhry/Manu Dada | Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| Achanak | Himself | Special appearance | |
| Dil Se | Amarkant Varma | ||
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Rahul Khanna | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 1999 | Baadshah | Raj Heera/Baadshah | Nominated, Filmfare Best Comedian Award |
| 2000 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani | Ajay Bakshi | |
| Hey Ram | Amjad Ali Khan | ||
| Josh | Max | ||
| Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | Rahul | Special appearance | |
| Mohabbatein | Raj Aryan Malhotra | Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Gaja Gamini | Himself | Special appearance | |
| 2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | Arun Verma | |
| Asoka | Asoka | ||
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Rahul Raichand | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | Gopal | |
| Devdas | Devdas Mukherjee | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Shakti: The Power | Jaisingh | Special appearance | |
| Saathiya | Yeshwant Rao | Cameo | |
| 2003 | Chalte Chalte | Raj Mathur | |
| Kal Ho Naa Ho | Aman Mathur | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 2004 | Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke | Dushant | |
| Main Hoon Na | Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Veer-Zaara | Veer Pratap Singh | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Swades | Mohan Bhargava | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 2005 | Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye | Himself | Special appearance |
| Kaal | Special appearance in song Kaal Dhamaal | ||
| Silsiilay | Sutradhar | Special appearance in song Jab Jab Dil Mile | |
| Paheli | Kishenlal/The Ghost | ||
| 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 | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Don - The Chase Begins Again | Vijay/Don | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award Nominated, Asian Film Award for Best Actor | |
| I See You | Special appearance in song Subah Subah | ||
| 2007 | Chak De India | Kabir Khan | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
| Heyy Babyy | Raj Malhotra | Special appearance in song Mast Kalandar | |
| Om Shanti Om | Om Prakash Makhija/ Om Kapoor | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 2008 | Krazzy 4 | Special appearance in song Break Free | |
| Bhoothnath | Aditya Sharma | Special appearance | |
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Surinder Sahni/Raj | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 2009 | Luck by Chance | Himself | Special appearance |
| Billu | Sahir Khan | ||
| Aao Wish Karein | Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Dulha Mil Gaya | Pawan Raj Gandhi (PRG) | Guest appearance |
| My Name Is Khan | Rizwan Khan | Releasing on 12 February 2010 | |
| Koochie Koochie Hota Hain | Rocky | Filming | |
| Ra. 1 | King Shashank | Pre-production |
Producer
- Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
- Asoka (2001)
- Chalte Chalte (2003)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Kaal (2005)
- Paheli (2005)
- Om Shanti Om (2007)
- Billu (2009)
- Ra. 1 (2010)
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)
Stunts director
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
- Chak De India (2007)
- Om Shanti Om (2007)
Television appearances
- Dil Dariya (1988)
- Fauji (1988) ... Abhimanyu Rai
- Doosra Keval (1989)
- Circus (1989)
- In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
- Idiot (1991) ... Pawan Raghujan
- Kareena Kareena (2004) ... Special appearance
- Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.....Guest
- Koffee with Karan (2004–2007) ... Guest (3 episodes)
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) ... Host
- Jjhoom India (2007) ... Guest
- Nach Baliye (2008) .... Guest
- Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? (2008) .... Host
- Oye! It's Friday! (2009) ... Guest
- Tere Mere Beach Mein (2009) ... Guest
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2010) ... Guest
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