Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan शाहरुख़ ख़ान شاہرخ خان | |
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| Years active | 1988-Present |
| Spouse | Gauri Khan |
Shah Rukh Khan (born November 2, 1965) (Devanagari: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Nastaleeq: شاہرخ خان) is a prominent Bollywood actor, producer, and was recently the host of the game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Biography
Shah Rukh Khan was born to a Muslim family but was raised by Hindus for most of his life [1]. His father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist of Pathan background.[2] from the Niazi tribe, and Lateef Fatima, [3] who was the daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan [4], who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose [5].
Khan's father came to Delhi from the Kissa Kahani Bazaar in Peshawar now in Pakistan, before the Partition of India [6], while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, also in Pakistan [7]. Khan has a sister named Lalarukh. [8] Khan attended St. Columba'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.[citation needed] He later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honors degree in Economics. [citation needed] After this, he studied for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University. [citation needed].
After the death of his parents, Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991 for a fresh start. In 1991, he married Gauri Khan in a Hindu wedding ceremony, and they have two children, son Aryan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000).
Nasreen Munni Kabir, the noted British filmmaker, produced a two-part documentary on Shah Rukh, The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (2005). 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. Recently another book Still Reading Khan (2006) was released on SRK which talks about his family and his life.
Khan's life-size wax statue is available in Madame Tussauds wax museum[9], London, installed in April 2007[10]. Khan has been chosen for the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award of the French government for his “exceptional career”.[citation needed]
Career
As Actor
He started his acting career in 1988 by appearing in the television series Fauji playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai.[11] He then played a role in the serial Circus in 1989 [12], which depicted the life of circus performers. That same year he also had a minor role in the television film In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones, written by Arundhati Roy and based on the life in Delhi University. After the death of his parents Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai for a fresh start in 1991. [13] He made his Bollywood film debut in Deewana (1992) which was a box office hit and launched his career in Bollywood.[14] His debut performance won him a Filmfare Best Debut Award.
In 1993 he won acclaim for his performances as a murderer and obsessive lover respectively in the box office hits Baazigar and Darr. He won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Baazigar. He was also appreciated for his role as a young loser in Kundan Shah's Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa which earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (critics) that same year. In 1994 Khan once again played an obsessive lover role in Anjaam. However, even though the movie wasn't a box office success Khan's performance in a negative role earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award.
In 1995 he starred in the romantic film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which was a critical and commercial success[15] and has entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters, grossing over 12 billion rupees in all, making it as one of the biggest film blockbusters. [16]
Khan went on to collaborate with directors Yash Chopra and Karan Johar and starred in many of their films in the romantic and drama genre, several of which were box office hits, including: Dil to Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004).[17] He also had some success working with directors like Aziz Mirza with whom he had success with Yes Boss (1997) and Mansoor Khan with whom he had a hit with Josh (2000).
Khan also won critical praise for his performances in films such as Anjaam (1994), Dil Se(1998), Swades (2004) and Paheli (2005) which were not as successful at the box office.[18] He is also well-known for playing the title role as the tragic lover Devdas in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's award-winning period romance Devdas (2002) which was an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel of the same name.
In 2006 he once again collaborated with Karan Johar in the multi-starrer film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006) which did well in India and became the biggest hit in the overseas market.[19]. That same year he played the title role in Don (2006), a remake of the 1978 hit film Don which was also successful [20]
As a Producer
Khan has also produced some of the films he has starred in. However he has had mixed success as both the producer and the star of his films. He set up a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz 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.[21].
His third film, as a producer and star, Chalte Chalte (2003), was the first box office hit from his production house.[22]. 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.[23]. In 2005 he produced and starred in the fantasy film Paheli, which was India's selection for the Academy Awards (foreign films category) but did not win. At the box office Paheli was a disappointment.[24] That same year he also co-produced the supernatural horror film Kaal with Karan Johar and performed an item number for the film with Malaika Arora Khan. Kaal was moderately successful at the box office.[25]
The forthcoming film produced by his company Red Chillies Entertainment is Om Shanti Om which he will also star in.
As Television Host
King 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 millionaire?,[26] in 2007 taking over from the original host Amitabh Bachchan who had hosted the show from 2000 to 2005. The show is deemed the most popular programme in Indian television history. On Monday, January 22, 2007, "KBC" aired with Khan as the new host. The season ended on April 19 2007.[27]
Awards and nominations
Filmography
Actor
Producer
- Phir Bhi Hindustani (2000)
- Asoka (2001)
- Chalte Chalte (2003)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Kaal (2005)
- Paheli (2005)
- My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2007)
- Om Shanti Om (2007)
Playback singer
- Apun Bola - Josh (2000)
Stunts Director
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
- Chak De India (2007)
TV career
- Dil Dariya(1987)
- Fauji (1988) ... Abhimanyu Rai
- Circus (1989)
- In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
- Doosra Kewal
- Idiot (1991) ... Pawan Raghujan
- Kareena Kareena (2004) Zee TV ... Special Appearance
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) ... Host
- Antakshari The Great Challenge (2007) ... Special Guest
References
- ^ Interview with Shah Rukh
- ^ Nachgaana: Three hours with Shah Rukh Khan
- ^ Rediff: Peshawar - The Shah Rukh Connection
- ^ The I. N. A. Heroes: Autobiographies of Maj. Gen. Shahnawaz, Col. Prem K. Sahgal by Prem Kumar Sahgal, Shah Nawaz Khan, Gurbakhsh Singh Dhillon, Hero Publ.1946, p15, p60
- ^ "Badshah at durbar and dinner". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 12 March.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Rediff News Gallery: The Shahrukh Connection
- ^ A Hundred Horizons by Sugata Bose, 2006 USA, p136
- ^ Bollywoodgate
- ^ Shah Rukh Khan Now Live At Madame Tussauds
- ^ DancewithShadows.com
- ^ The camera chose Shah Rukh Khan
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2204900.stm Shahrukh goes global]
- ^ Heroes
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.Com
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/alltime.htm
- ^ "´DDLJ´ Enters The Twelfth Year At The Theaters!". planetbollywood.com. Retrieved 14 January.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/shahrukhkhan.htm
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/shahrukhkhan.htm
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm]
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.com
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.com
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.com
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.com
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.com
- ^ BoxOfficeIndia.com
- ^ IHT.com
- ^ Businessofcinema.com
- ^ http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bollywood_Indiafm_290906_250.htm Chak De! India
- ^ Shah Rukh Khan to feature in Heyy Babyy
- ^ [www.omshantiom.com Official site]
- ^ http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070503-3.html Shah Rukh Khan to play Navi Officer in Bhootnath
- ^ planning for Don 2
External links
- Shah Rukh Khan at IMDb
- Shah Rukh Khan at the Open Directory Project
- Shah Rukh launches Indian edition of GMC's health journal - Khaleej Times
- Who's the real Shah Rukh Khan? - BBC News
- The Shah Rukh Connection - Rediff.Com
- Shahrukh Khan goes global - BBC News
- Chain-smoker star in health drive - BBC News
- Bollywood's Brightest Star (TIME Asia)
- ShahRukh Khan Videos
- SRK to produce Kunder's Rs 1 billion movie
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