Shah Rukh Khan

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Shah Rukh Khan

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Khan at an event for Hyundai in 2018

Born Shahrukh Khan

2 November 1965 (age 57)

New Delhi, India

Alma mater Hansraj College, JMI[1]

Occupation

Actorfilm producertelevision personalitybusinessman

Years active 1988–present

Works Full list

Spouse Gauri Chibber (m. 1991)

Children 3

Awards Full list

Honours Padma Shri (2005)

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2007)

Légion d'honneur (2014)

Signature

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Shah Rukh Khan (pronounced [ˈʃɑːɦɾʊx xɑːn]; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK,
is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the
media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more
than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the
Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of
Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora
worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful
film stars in the world.

Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his
Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous
roles in the films Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), and Anjaam (1994). He then rose to prominence starring
in a series of romantic films, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch
Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). Khan earned critical
acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Devdas (2002), a NASA scientist in Swades (2004), a hockey
coach in Chak De! India (2007) and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010). His
highest-grossing films include the comedies Chennai Express (2013), Happy New Year (2014) and Dilwale
(2015), and the crime film Raees (2017). Many of his films thematise Indian national identity and
connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances.

As of 2015, Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chillies Entertainment
and its subsidiaries, and is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders
and the Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago Knight Riders. He is a frequent television presenter
and stage show performer. The media often label him as "Brand SRK" because of his many endorsement
and entrepreneurship ventures. Khan's philanthropic endeavours have provided health care and disaster
relief, and he was honoured with UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of
children's education and the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award in 2018 for advocating for women's
and children's rights in India. He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian
culture, and in 2008, Newsweek named him one of their fifty most powerful people in the world.