Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, producer and television personality who works in Hindi films. [1] He began his acting career by playing a soldier in the Doordarshan series Fauji (1988), a role that garnered him recognition and led to starring roles in more television shows. [2] He soon started receiving film offers and had his first release with the romantic drama Deewana (1992), in which he played a supporting part. [3] [4] Khan subsequently played villainous roles in the 1993 thrillers Baazigar and Darr , box office successes that established his career in Bollywood. [5] In 1995, Khan starred opposite Kajol in Aditya Chopra's romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , that became the longest running Indian film of all time. [6] He continued to establish a reputation in romantic roles by playing opposite Madhuri Dixit in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Kajol in the Karan Johar-directed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). [7] [8]
In 1999, Khan collaborated with Aziz Mirza and Juhi Chawla to start a production company, Dreamz Unlimited, whose first release was the comedy-drama Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) starring Khan and Chawla. [9] The film was a commercial failure as was their next production, Aśoka (2001), leading to a setback. [10] His career prospects improved in 2002 when he starred alongside Dixit and Aishwarya Rai in Devdas , a period romance that garnered him critical acclaim. [11] In 2004, he collaborated with his wife Gauri Khan to launch another company, Red Chillies Entertainment, whose first feature was the box office hit Main Hoon Na (2004). [12] [13] Khan's popularity continued to increase in the 2000s as he played the romantic lead opposite younger actresses, [14] most notably Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta, in several top-grossing productions, including Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). [15] [16] [17] He also played against type as a NASA scientist in the drama Swades (2004), a hockey coach in the sports film Chak De! India (2007), and an autistic man in the drama My Name Is Khan (2010). [18]
From 2007 onwards, Khan began to star opposite a third generation of heroines, [19] most notably Deepika Padukone in Om Shanti Om (2007) and Anushka Sharma in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). [20] He went on to co-star with Padukone in the action-comedies Chennai Express (2013) and Happy New Year (2014), and reunited with Kajol in Dilwale (2015), all of which were among the biggest Hindi film grossers of the decade. [21] He then starred alongside Sharma in Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) and Zero (2018), both of which were commercially unsuccessful. [22] Following a hiatus, Khan made a career comeback with the 2023 action films Pathaan and Jawan , each earning over ₹10 billion (US$130 million) to emerge as his highest-grossing releases. [23] [24] [25]
With eight Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, he shares the record for the most wins in the category with Dilip Kumar. [26] Khan has also starred in several non-fiction films that have documented his popularity, including the documentary The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (2005). [27] From 2003 onwards, he has hosted several award ceremonies, including ten Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards. In addition, he has featured as the host of television game shows Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) and the talk show TED Talks India (2017–2019).
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1992 | Deewana | Raja Sahai | [28] [29] | |
Chamatkar | Sunder Srivastava | [30] | ||
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | Raj Mathur | [31] | ||
Dil Aashna Hai | Karan Singh | [32] | ||
1993 | Maya Memsaab | Lalit Kumar | [33] | |
Pehla Nasha | Himself | Cameo appearance | [34] | |
King Uncle | Anil Bhansal | [35] | ||
Baazigar | Ajay Sharma / Vicky Malhotra [lower-alpha 1] | [40] [41] | ||
Darr | Rahul Mehra | [42] [43] | ||
1994 | Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Sunil | [44] [45] [46] | |
Anjaam | Vijay Agnihotri | [45] [47] | ||
1995 | Karan Arjun | Arjun Singh / Vijay Singh Sharma [lower-alpha 2] | [55] | |
Zamaana Deewana | Rahul Malhotra | [56] | ||
Guddu | Guddu Bahadur | [57] | ||
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! | Hero | [58] | ||
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Raj Malhotra | [59] [60] | ||
Ram Jaane | Ram Jaane | [61] | ||
Trimurti | Romi Singh | [62] | ||
1996 | English Babu Desi Mem | Gopal Mayur / Hari Mayur / Vikram Mayur [lower-alpha 3] | [64] | |
Chaahat | Roop Rathore | [65] | ||
Army | Major Arjun Singh | [66] | ||
Dushman Duniya Ka | Badru | Cameo appearance | [67] | |
1997 | Gudgudee | Himself | Cameo appearance | [68] |
Koyla | Shankar Thakur | [69] | ||
Yes Boss | Rahul Joshi | [70] [71] | ||
Pardes | Arjun Sagar | [72] | ||
Dil To Pagal Hai | Rahul | [73] [74] | ||
1998 | Duplicate | Bablu Chaudhry / Manu Dada [lower-alpha 2] | [75] [76] | |
Achanak | Himself | Cameo appearance | [77] | |
Dil Se.. | Amarkant Verma | [78] | ||
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Rahul Khanna | [79] [80] | ||
1999 | Baadshah | Raj (Baadshah) [lower-alpha 1] | [81] [82] | |
2000 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani | Ajay Bakshi | Also producer | [83] |
Hey Ram | Amjad Khan | Bilingual film | [84] | |
Josh | Max "Maxy" Dias | [85] | ||
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | Rahul | Special appearance | [86] | |
Mohabbatein | Raj Aryan Malhotra | [87] [88] | ||
Gaja Gamini | Himself | Special appearance | [89] | |
2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | Arun Verma | [90] | |
Aśoka | Ashoka Maurya (Pawan) [lower-alpha 1] | Also producer | [91] [92] | |
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | Rahul Y. Raichand | [92] [93] | ||
2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | Gopal | [94] | |
Devdas | Devdas Mukherjee | [95] [96] | ||
Shakti: The Power | Jai Singh | [97] | ||
Saathiya | Yeshwant Rao | Special appearance | [98] | |
2003 | Chalte Chalte | Raj Mathur | Also producer | [99] |
Kal Ho Naa Ho | Aman Mathur | [100] [101] | ||
2004 | Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke | Dushant | [102] | |
Main Hoon Na | Ram Prasad Sharma | [103] [104] | ||
Veer-Zaara | Veer Pratap Singh | [104] [105] | ||
Swades | Mohan Bhargav | [106] [107] | ||
2005 | Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye | Himself | Cameo appearance | [108] |
Kaal | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Kaal Dhamal" Also producer | [109] | |
Silsiilay | Sutradhar | Special appearance | [110] | |
Paheli | Kishanlal / The Ghost [lower-alpha 2] | [111] | ||
2006 | Alag | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Sabse Alag" | [112] |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Dev Saran | [113] [114] | ||
Don: The Chase Begins Again | Mark "Don" Donald / Vijay Pal [lower-alpha 2] | [114] [115] | ||
I See You | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Subah Subah" | [116] | |
2007 | Chak De! India | Kabir Khan | [114] [117] | |
Heyy Babyy | Raj Malhotra | Special appearance in the song "Mast Kalandar" | [118] | |
Om Shanti Om | Om Kapoor (O. K.) / Om Prakash "Omi" Makhija [lower-alpha 2] | [114] [119] | ||
2008 | Krazzy 4 | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Break Free" | [120] |
Bhoothnath | Aditya Sharma | Special appearance | [121] | |
Shaurya | Voiceover | [122] | ||
Kismat Konnection | Narrator | [123] | ||
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Surinder Sahni / Raj Kapoor [lower-alpha 1] | [114] [124] | ||
2009 | Luck by Chance | Himself | Special appearance | [125] |
Billu | Sahir Khan | [126] | ||
2010 | Dulha Mil Gaya | Pawan Raj Gandhi | Special appearance | [127] |
My Name Is Khan | Rizwan Khan | [128] [129] [130] | ||
Shahrukh Bola "Khoobsurat Hai Tu" | Himself | Cameo appearance | [131] | |
2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Antenna" | [132] |
Love Breakups Zindagi | Himself | Cameo appearance | [133] | |
Ra.One | G.One / Shekhar Subramanium [lower-alpha 2] | [134] | ||
Don 2 | Mark "Don" Donald | [135] [136] | ||
2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Samar Anand | [137] [138] | |
2013 | Bombay Talkies | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Apna Bombay Talkies" | [139] |
Chennai Express | Rahul Y. Y. Mithaiwala | [140] [141] | ||
2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Aditya Sharma | Cameo appearance | [142] |
Happy New Year | Chandramohan "Charlie" Manohar Sharma | [143] | ||
2015 | Dilwale | Raj "Kaali" Bakshi / Ramlal [lower-alpha 1] | [144] [145] | |
2016 | Fan | Aryan Khanna / Gaurav Chandna [lower-alpha 2] | [53] [146] | |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Tahir Taliyar Khan | Cameo appearance | [147] | |
Dear Zindagi | Dr. Jehangir "Jug" Khan | [148] | ||
2017 | Raees | Raees Aalam | [149] [150] | |
Tubelight | Gogo Pasha | Cameo appearance | [151] | |
Jab Harry Met Sejal | Harinder "Harry" Singh Nehra | [152] | ||
2018 | Zero | Bauaa Singh | [153] | |
2019 | The Zoya Factor | Narrator | [154] | |
2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Himself | Special appearance | [155] |
Laal Singh Chaddha | Himself | Cameo appearance | [156] | |
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Mohan Bhargav | Special appearance | [157] [158] | |
2023 | Pathaan | Pathaan | [159] | |
Jawan | Vikram Rathore / Azad Rathore [lower-alpha 2] | [160] | ||
Tiger 3 | Pathaan | Special appearance | [161] | |
Dunki | Hardayal "Hardy" Singh Dhillon | [162] [163] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2002 | Bollywood for Beginners | Himself | [164] |
2005 | The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan | Himself | [27] |
2010 | Living with a Superstar – Shahrukh Khan | Himself | [165] |
2011 | Mughal-E-Azam – A Tribute by a son to his father | Narrator | [166] |
2014 | Living with KKR | Himself | [167] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1988 | Fauji | Abhimanyu Rai | 13 episodes | [168] [169] |
Dil Dariya | Nandu | 12 episodes | [168] | |
1989 | Umeed | Anand Gupta | [170] | |
Mahan Karz | Kanwar Singh | Television film | [171] | |
Wagle Ki Duniya | Himself | Episode: "Police Station" | [170] | |
1989–1990 | Circus | Shekharan | 19 episodes | [172] |
1989 | In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones | Senior | Television film | [173] [174] |
Doosra Keval | Keval | 13 episodes | [175] | |
1991 | Idiot | Pawan Raghurajan | 4-part miniseries | [176] [177] |
1993 | Rajani | Himself | 2 episodes | |
2020 | The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye | Narrator | Miniseries | [179] |
Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives | Himself | Reality show; episode 8 | [180] | |
2023 | The Romantics | Himself | Documentary series; episode: "The Boy from Jalandhar" | [181] |
Title | Year | Performer | Album | Ref. |
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"Kya Khoya" | 2002 | Jagjit Singh | Samvedna | [211] |
"Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" | 2010 | Various | — | [212] |
"Jai Hind India" | 2018 | AR Rahman Nakul Abhyankar MC Heam | — | [213] |
"BIBA" | 2019 | Shirley Setia Dev Negi | — | [214] |
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