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Shahrukh Khan also known as ‘King Khan’ took birth on November 2, 1965, is a film producer, actor, and television persona who served in Hindi movies. He possessed different titles in media like ‘Baadshah of Bollywood, ‘King Khan’ and ‘King of Bollywood’. Shahrukh Khan has seen more than 80 movies and achieved several accolades along with 14 Filmfare awards. He has been bestowed with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.

Also Legion of Honor and Ordre des arts et des Lettres by the Government of France. Shahrukh Khan has a noteworthy following in Asia and the Indian diaspora all across the world. He wedded Gauri Chibber who is a Punjabi Hindu in a Hindu traditional way on October 29, 1991, after a six-year of romance. Shahrukh Khan gained a substantial amount of media coverage in India. Shahrukh Khan every time noticed in the listings of the most influential, stylish, and popular people in India. He is a solely paid top-paid Bollywood endorser and also one of the great easily seen celebrities in ads on television. 

Shahrukh Height, Weight, and Awards

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Shahrukh Khan (Pic Credit- Prabhat Khabar)

Khan has arrived as the brand ambassador of many governmental campaigns including the National AIDS Control Organization and Pulse Polio. He is also the representative of the executive committee of the Make-A-Wish foundation in India. And he was determined by UNOPS as the initial global ambassador of the Sanitation Collaborative Council and Water Supply. Shahrukh Khan has registered a string of public service declarations promoting proper nutrition and good health. Also associated with UNICEF and India’s health ministry in a countrywide child immunization drive.

He has an approximate height of 173 centimeters and is 5’8’’ in inches. The weight is to be 75 kg. He has dark brown eyes and black hair respectively. His achievement trophies are Filmfare Awards, Government Awards, and also several other awards.

Shahrukh Khan: Educational Career & Interests

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Shahrukh Khan (Pic Credit- The Statesman)

Celeb Shahrukh Khan has upraised in Rajendra Nagar in the locale of New Delhi. His father has numerous business travels including a restaurant. The family survived a middle-class life in an apartment that was rented. He managed to go to St Columba School in Central Delhi. There he shines in studies and sports such as football and hockey. He also achieved the Sword of Honor, the highest award in school. At first, he inspired to chase a career in sports however due to his shoulder injury he was not able to play longer. In his youth age, he used to act in stage plays and gained praise for his limitations of Bollywood celebs from which his favorites were Amitabh Bachchan, Mumtaz, and Dilip Kumar. Khan took admitted to Hansraj College to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics.

Shahrukh Khan: But consumed most of his time in the Theatre Action Group (TAG) of Delhi. There he pursued acting under the guidance of the Director of the theatre Barry John. After Hansraj, he commenced studying for the Degree of Master’s in Mass Communication at Jamia Millia Islamia but no longer continued for remaining in his acting career. He has also admitted to the National School of Drama during his initial career in Bollywood. 

Further, Shahrukh Khan achieved an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2015 October.

Professional Career: Shahrukh Khan Hit Movies & Roles

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Shahrukh Khan (Pic Credit- Daily Trojan)

Star Shahrukh Khan’s first performing role was in a television series of Lekh Tandon’s Dil Dariya. Thus, He started shooting in 1988. This led to further seen in television series like an Idiot in 1992 and Circus in 1989-1990. He also performed in little parts in serials in Wagle Ki Dunia in 1988-1989 and Umeed in 1989. Shahrukh Khan alters his decision to perform in movies in April 1991. He further shifted to Mumbai from Delhi to form a full-time career in Bollywood movies. His initial offer was Dil Aashna Hai. His movie debut is Deewana which got released in June 1992. He starred in side by Divya Bharati in that movie. It occurred to be a box office hit. Also, he achieved the Male Debut Award of Filmfare for his acting. 

Shahrukh Khan as Anti-Hero

Baadshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan accumulates much appreciation for acting in villain roles in two movies that appear to be box office hits. The movies are about an obsessive lover in Darr and a murderer in Baazigar. Darr signifies the first of Khan’s several collaborations with Yash Chopra, the filmmaker, and his firm Yash Raj Films. 

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Shahrukh Khan (Pic Credit- Masala)

Romantic Roles

In 1995 Shahrukh Khan performed in seven movies including Karan Arjun co-starring Kajol and Salman Khan. It appears to be the second highest-grossing movie of the year in India. His most magnificent release that year was Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, it observed to be the first directorial debut of Aditya Chopra. He performed in a lover role and emerged as a romantic hero in that movie. The movie credited with 10 Filmfare awards also including the Best Actor award received by Shahrukh Khan.  

In 1996-1997 Shahrukh Khan is seen in various roles in Yes Boss, Pardes, and Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Shahrukh Khan performed in a major role in three movies and one guest appearance in 1998. The first release of the year is duplicate, an action comedy that does achieve well appreciation. The last release of the year is to be Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where he is included in a love triangle with Rani Mukherjee and Kajol. He received another Best Actor award in Filmfare Award for the second successive year. 

Celeb Shahrukh Khan: 1999-2003 Career Challenges

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Shahrukh Khan (Pic Credit- Bollywood Life)

Shahrukh Khan’s sole release in 1999 seems to be Badshah opposite Twinkle Khanna. Though the movie did not go well at the box office but received a nomination in the Filmfare Award ceremony. Khan emerged as a producer in 1999 with a partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza, the director for Dreamz Unlimited, a production company. The Dreamz Unlimited had a comeback with Shahrukh depicting the role of Asoka which is a historic epic. Victories during this moment also involved Mohabbatein in 2000. Also, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham is a family drama by Karan johar. This was the turning point for Shahrukh Khan in his acting career. Both movies, co-acted by Amitabh Bachchan. And the performance of Shahrukh Khan was widely appreciated. 

2004-2009

These years are commercially and critically successful years for Shahrukh Khan. He changed Dreamz Unlimited to Red Chillies Entertainment counting his wife as a producer. He performed in Farah Khan’s directorial debut Main Hoon Na, a masala movie. Khan then noticed in Veer Zara, a romance movie and the last release of the year is Swades as a NASA scientist. Shahrukh Khan‘s further prominent performances are Paheli, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Don which is the remake of the 1978 movie of the same title, Chak De India, Om Shanti Om, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and also a short role in Dulha Mil Gya. 

Also, he is seen performing item numbers with actresses Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, and Kareena Kapoor.  

2010-2014

Shahrukh Khan started shooting in My Name is Khan in 2010. This movie is the fourth partnership with Karan Johar and the sixth with Kajol. Also, he appeared alongside Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor in Ra One movie. It was his initial work in this subgenre as a benefit to the children. It has an approximate budget of Rs 1.25 billion. Insite of the negative media coverage it had commercial success with a gross of Rs 2.4 billion. This movie displayed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Shahrukh Khan’s sole release in 2012 was Yash Chopra’s last movie Jab Tak hai Jaan which is a romantic drama. The movie saw Shahrukh Khan, Katrina, and Anushka as actors. The movie displayed at the Marrakech International Film Festival which is in Morocco. Including Don 2, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, and Veer Zara. 

2015-2018

Khan (Pic Credit- Times of India)

Shahrukh Khan next appeared in Dilwale opposite Kajol, Varun Dhawan, and Kirti Shannon. This movie is the action comedy of Rohit Shetty. The movie collected mixed reviews though achieved a financial success of Rs 3.7 billion. Later he depicted in movies like Fan in 2016, Dear Zindagi, Raees, Jab Harry Met Sejal, and Zero (2018).

After Zero he took a break for four years. He will perform in three movies in 2023 such as Pathan, Jawan, and Dunki. 

Possession of the IPL Cricket Team

Star Shahrukh Khan in collaboration with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta her husband acquired possession rights for the authorization to represent in Twenty20 for Kolkata which is a cricket tournament IPL (Indian Premier League) for US$75.09 million. They titled the team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). As per 2009, KKR is one of the wealthy groups in IPL, and the brand value acquired US$42.1 million. In the first 3 years, the team’s performance was poor but they rise over time. And receive the name Champions for the first time in 2012. And occurred the achievement in 2014. 

His Family and Siblings

Shahrukh Khan and his parents (Pic Credit- Hindustan Times)

Shahrukh Khan took birth on November 2, 1965, in a Muslim family in New Delhi. He consumed his first five years in Mangalore where Iftekhar Ahmed his maternal grandfather worked as the Chief Engineer in the 1960s of the port. Mir Taj Mohammed Khan, his father was an Indian Independence fighter from Peshawar who campaigned with Khudai Khidmatgar, a non-violence resistance action conducted by Abdul Ghaffar Khan that look for an Independent and united India. Mir was an admirer of Abdul Ghaffar Khan and related to the Indian National Congress. As per 2010, Shahrukh Khan’s paternal family still existed in the Shah Wali Qataal which is an area of Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar. Khan’s mother is Lateef Fatima. 

Shahrukh Khan Marriage & Children

Shahrukh’s Wife and Children (Pic Credit- News 18)

Shahrukh Khan got hitched to Gauri Chibber who is a Punjabi Hindu in a hindu traditional wedding ceremony on October 25, 1991. They were wedded after six years of their romantic life. The couple has a son named Aryan born in 1997 and a girl child Suhana Khan born in 2000. Both became parents of the third boy child named AbRam in 2013 who took birth through a surrogate mother.

Shahrukh Khan announced that Aryan who is pursuing filmmaking at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in California craves to become a director-writer. However, Suhana who worked as an assistant director for the movie Zero is studying acting and drama at NYU’s Tisch School of Arts for top education. Suhana performed in her acting debut in a short movie named ‘ The Grey Part of Blue’. Khan powerfully believes in Islam but is also worth his wife’s religion also. His children admire both religions as at his house Quran is located next to the idols of Hindu deities.

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