Born on 2nd November 1965, Shah Rukh Khan is someone that people just love to refer as the King of Bollywood.
SRK is the perfect combination of an actor, film producer, and a television personality. He has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood movies and earned numerous awards, including 14 Filmfare awards.
The Indian Government has awarded SRK with Padma Shri which is the fourth-highest Indian civilian honour.
The Phase to Greatness
SRK began his career with quite a few appearances in the shows of 1980s.
He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with one of his all time hits Deewana. His character was recognised for portraying villainous roles in films like Baazigar, Anjaam, and Darr. Things changed when he starred in the movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). After that, he did movies like Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mohabbatein, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. He then was critically acclaimed for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Devdas, a NASA scientist in Swades, a hockey coach in Chak De India, and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan.
He is also known to be the highest paid actor with his movies; Chennai Express, Happy New Year, Dilwale, and Raees.
The year was 2015 when SRK became the co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries. Not only that, but he is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders.
His Unforgiving Acting Career
His first role in a television series Dil Dariya started shooting in 1988, but due to some production delays his first debut came in Fauji, a series directed by Raj Kumar Kapoor in 1989. The show depicted a look of what traning exactly looks in an army boot camp, in that series, he played the leading role as Abhimanyu Rai. His appereance in this series lead to furher roles in other television series’ like Circus and Idiot.
Shah Rukh Khan also played minor parts in the serials Umeed and Wagle Ki Duniya. His role in these TV series made critics compare his looks and acting style with film actor Dilip Kumar, but SRK was not interested in acting in movies at that time.
But, that decision was changed in April 1991. He moved to Delhi to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood, and was signed to four films straight away. He was offered Dil Aashna Hai which was directed by Hema Malini. His film debut was in Deewana, which was released in 1992. This movie was a blockbuster which also rocket boosted the career Shah Rukh Khan.
Some Movies to Checkout
- Deewana (1992)
- Baazigar (1993)
- Darr (1993)
- Karan Arjun (1994)
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
- Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
- Mohabbatein (2000)
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001)
- Devdas (2002)
- Main Hoon Na (2004)
- Swades (2004)
- Chak De India (2007)
- My Name is Khan (2010)
- One (2011)
- Chennai Express (2013)
- Dilwale (2015)
- Raees (2017)
