SRK
Born in 1965 in New Delhi, India, Shahrukh Khan grew up loving cinema and western television. Unlike many Bollywood actors who hail from ‘Bollywood dynasties’, SRK is a self-made star; his father owned a transport company and his mother was a magistrate. However, growing up his mother routinely compared his looks to those of Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar.
After completing a degree in Economics, his acting career launched in 1988 when he landed the leading role in the television serial Fauji as a young Commando. The show was well-received by critics and SRK’s performance put him in the eye-line of many casting directors. His film debut came in the commercially successful film Deewana (1992) alongside top Bollywood actress Divya Bhati. His career grew through his unusual choice to play villainous characters in films such as Daar (1993), and Anjaam (1994) before moving on to play more traditional roles.
Born in 1965 in New Delhi, India, Shahrukh Khan grew up loving cinema and western television. Unlike many Bollywood actors who hail from ‘Bollywood dynasties’, SRK is a self-made star; his father owned a transport company and his mother was a magistrate. However, growing up his mother routinely compared his looks to those of Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar.
After completing a degree in Economics, his acting career launched in 1988 when he landed the leading role in the television serial Fauji as a young Commando. The show was well-received by critics and SRK’s performance put him in the eye-line of many casting directors. His film debut came in the commercially successful film Deewana (1992) alongside top Bollywood actress Divya Bhati. His career grew through his unusual choice to play villainous characters in films such as Daar (1993), and Anjaam (1994) before moving on to play more traditional roles.
The Tom Cruise of Bollywood
Khan gained particular recognition for his iconic performance in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave Heart Will Take The Bride, 1995). This leading role was rumoured to be intended for Tom Cruise, earning SRK yet another nickname, ‘The Tom Cruise of Bollywood’. Although now considered a legend in his own right, SRK is said to be inspired by the acting styles of Bollywood and Hindi film legends Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar.
Watch the trailer for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge below:
Despite his fundamental attachment to Bollywood cinema, SRK has also starred in several more controversial roles with a higher international audience. After turning down a role in the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire he went on to produce and star in My Name Is Khan (2010), in which his moving performance as an Asperger’s syndrome suffering Muslim whose life is turned upside down in the aftermath of 9/11 won him his eighth Filmfare (Oscars of Bollywood) Best Actor award. The film’s message reads ‘we are stronger than our fears, greater than our limits, more than just a name’. A success both in domestic and international marks, it sparked controversy over its depiction of American Homeland Security officers and the treatment of Muslims in America post 9/11.
Watch the Trailer for My Name is Khan below:
Khan gained particular recognition for his iconic performance in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave Heart Will Take The Bride, 1995). This leading role was rumoured to be intended for Tom Cruise, earning SRK yet another nickname, ‘The Tom Cruise of Bollywood’. Although now considered a legend in his own right, SRK is said to be inspired by the acting styles of Bollywood and Hindi film legends Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar.
Watch the trailer for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge below:
Despite his fundamental attachment to Bollywood cinema, SRK has also starred in several more controversial roles with a higher international audience. After turning down a role in the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire he went on to produce and star in My Name Is Khan (2010), in which his moving performance as an Asperger’s syndrome suffering Muslim whose life is turned upside down in the aftermath of 9/11 won him his eighth Filmfare (Oscars of Bollywood) Best Actor award. The film’s message reads ‘we are stronger than our fears, greater than our limits, more than just a name’. A success both in domestic and international marks, it sparked controversy over its depiction of American Homeland Security officers and the treatment of Muslims in America post 9/11.
Watch the Trailer for My Name is Khan below:
The King of Bollywood
The King is both an actor and a producer: he co-owns two production houses, Red Chillies Entertainment and Red Chillies TRX, alongside his wife. He has also presented several Indian TV shows including Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2007. Another of his ventures is as part-owner of an IPL Cricket team, the Kolkata Knight Riders. His most recent cinematic venture Chennai Express (2013), produced by Gauri Khan, received mixed critical reviews yet smashed box office collection records in both domestic and international markets. It netted Rs 226 crore at the Indian Box Office and Rs 119 crore ($19million) at the International Box Office in just 45 days.
The King is both an actor and a producer: he co-owns two production houses, Red Chillies Entertainment and Red Chillies TRX, alongside his wife. He has also presented several Indian TV shows including Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2007. Another of his ventures is as part-owner of an IPL Cricket team, the Kolkata Knight Riders. His most recent cinematic venture Chennai Express (2013), produced by Gauri Khan, received mixed critical reviews yet smashed box office collection records in both domestic and international markets. It netted Rs 226 crore at the Indian Box Office and Rs 119 crore ($19million) at the International Box Office in just 45 days.
The King of Romance
Khan’s long history of playing romantic heroes has won him immense popularity. However, the star, who recently celebrated his 48th birthday, is currently facing opposition from younger upcoming Hindi actors and accepts that his casting as the romantic lead won’t last forever. His industry friends in fact fondly describe him as ‘the longest running fluke ever’, his abundance of charisma and dance moves seeming to overcome the fact that there are more attractive Bollywood actors, and that he cannot sing (his songs are dubbed).
Although Bollywood productions are often labelled as escapist and unreal, SRK defends the genre stating that ‘our fantasies and escapism are real. We don’t have people going up in a rocket and single-handedly blowing up a meteor, it’s just people singing and dancing in the street’.
Khan’s long history of playing romantic heroes has won him immense popularity. However, the star, who recently celebrated his 48th birthday, is currently facing opposition from younger upcoming Hindi actors and accepts that his casting as the romantic lead won’t last forever. His industry friends in fact fondly describe him as ‘the longest running fluke ever’, his abundance of charisma and dance moves seeming to overcome the fact that there are more attractive Bollywood actors, and that he cannot sing (his songs are dubbed).
Although Bollywood productions are often labelled as escapist and unreal, SRK defends the genre stating that ‘our fantasies and escapism are real. We don’t have people going up in a rocket and single-handedly blowing up a meteor, it’s just people singing and dancing in the street’.
King Khan
Beloved by fans across the globe (Bollywood has a global audience of 3.6 billion; Hollywood has 2.5 billion), SRK is known for showing his gratefulness towards his fans, keeping in touch with them through social media links and public appearances. He has over 5.6 million followers on Twitter (@iamsrk) and on his last birthday crowds of well-wishers gathered on the streets outside his Mumbai mansion. SRK showed his appreciation via Twitter, also apologising to neighbours for the disruption which appears to be a yearly occurrence. And yet, he seems to love the limelight and embraces the public interest in his life. ‘I don’t want a normal life. I am happy with the fact that people know me… I want people to bother me when I’m having lunch’.
More recently, he has turned his gaze towards humanitarian projects, stating that ‘I want to do work for the upliftment of people who don’t have life as good as me. I want to do something good in little bits and pieces. I have told people in my team let’s go and help needy people in a bigger way’. He does, however, like to keep a low profile when it comes to charity, sighting that ‘somewhere in the Quran it says that if you do charity for a reason it’s not charity’. Among others, he has funded a Cancer Wing at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai as a memorial to his parents in 2011, and regularly donates to several AIDS and cancer trusts.
Whatever you may choose to call him, fifteen-time winner of the Filmfare Best Actor Award, ‘King Khan’ is indisputably one of India’s most prolific and internationally recognised Bollywood stars. He is currently working on Farah Khan’s comedy film Happy New Year, produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment, which is set to be released in 2014.
Beloved by fans across the globe (Bollywood has a global audience of 3.6 billion; Hollywood has 2.5 billion), SRK is known for showing his gratefulness towards his fans, keeping in touch with them through social media links and public appearances. He has over 5.6 million followers on Twitter (@iamsrk) and on his last birthday crowds of well-wishers gathered on the streets outside his Mumbai mansion. SRK showed his appreciation via Twitter, also apologising to neighbours for the disruption which appears to be a yearly occurrence. And yet, he seems to love the limelight and embraces the public interest in his life. ‘I don’t want a normal life. I am happy with the fact that people know me… I want people to bother me when I’m having lunch’.
More recently, he has turned his gaze towards humanitarian projects, stating that ‘I want to do work for the upliftment of people who don’t have life as good as me. I want to do something good in little bits and pieces. I have told people in my team let’s go and help needy people in a bigger way’. He does, however, like to keep a low profile when it comes to charity, sighting that ‘somewhere in the Quran it says that if you do charity for a reason it’s not charity’. Among others, he has funded a Cancer Wing at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai as a memorial to his parents in 2011, and regularly donates to several AIDS and cancer trusts.
Whatever you may choose to call him, fifteen-time winner of the Filmfare Best Actor Award, ‘King Khan’ is indisputably one of India’s most prolific and internationally recognised Bollywood stars. He is currently working on Farah Khan’s comedy film Happy New Year, produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment, which is set to be released in 2014.
Born in 1965 in New Delhi, India, Shahrukh Khan grew up loving cinema and western television. Unlike many Bollywood actors who hail from ‘Bollywood dynasties’, SRK is a self-made star; his father owned a transport company and his mother was a magistrate. However, growing up his mother routinely compared his looks to those of Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar.
After completing a degree in Economics, his acting career launched in 1988 when he landed the leading role in the television serial Fauji as a young Commando. The show was well-received by critics and SRK’s performance put him in the eye-line of many casting directors. His film debut came in the commercially successful film Deewana (1992) alongside top Bollywood actress Divya Bhati. His career grew through his unusual choice to play villainous characters in films such as Daar (1993), and Anjaam (1994) before moving on to play more traditional roles.
The Tom Cruise of Bollywood
Khan gained particular recognition for his iconic performance in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave Heart Will Take The Bride, 1995). This leading role was rumoured to be intended for Tom Cruise, earning SRK yet another nickname, ‘The Tom Cruise of Bollywood’. Although now considered a legend in his own right, SRK is said to be inspired by the acting styles of Bollywood and Hindi film legends Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar.
Watch the trailer for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge below:
Despite his fundamental attachment to Bollywood cinema, SRK has also starred in several more controversial roles with a higher international audience. After turning down a role in the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire he went on to produce and star in My Name Is Khan (2010), in which his moving performance as an Asperger’s syndrome suffering Muslim whose life is turned upside down in the aftermath of 9/11 won him his eighth Filmfare (Oscars of Bollywood) Best Actor award. The film’s message reads ‘we are stronger than our fears, greater than our limits, more than just a name’. A success both in domestic and international marks, it sparked controversy over its depiction of American Homeland Security officers and the treatment of Muslims in America post 9/11.
Watch the Trailer for My Name is Khan below:
The King of Bollywood
The King is both an actor and a producer: he co-owns two production houses, Red Chillies Entertainment and Red Chillies TRX, alongside his wife. He has also presented several Indian TV shows including Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2007. Another of his ventures is as part-owner of an IPL Cricket team, the Kolkata Knight Riders. His most recent cinematic venture Chennai Express (2013), produced by Gauri Khan, received mixed critical reviews yet smashed box office collection records in both domestic and international markets. It netted Rs 226 crore at the Indian Box Office and Rs 119 crore ($19million) at the International Box Office in just 45 days.
The King of Romance
Khan’s long history of playing romantic heroes has won him immense popularity. However, the star, who recently celebrated his 48th birthday, is currently facing opposition from younger upcoming Hindi actors and accepts that his casting as the romantic lead won’t last forever. His industry friends in fact fondly describe him as ‘the longest running fluke ever’, his abundance of charisma and dance moves seeming to overcome the fact that there are more attractive Bollywood actors, and that he cannot sing (his songs are dubbed).
Although Bollywood productions are often labelled as escapist and unreal, SRK defends the genre stating that ‘our fantasies and escapism are real. We don’t have people going up in a rocket and single-handedly blowing up a meteor, it’s just people singing and dancing in the street’.
King Khan
Beloved by fans across the globe (Bollywood has a global audience of 3.6 billion; Hollywood has 2.5 billion), SRK is known for showing his gratefulness towards his fans, keeping in touch with them through social media links and public appearances. He has over 5.6 million followers on Twitter (@iamsrk) and on his last birthday crowds of well-wishers gathered on the streets outside his Mumbai mansion. SRK showed his appreciation via Twitter, also apologising to neighbours for the disruption which appears to be a yearly occurrence. And yet, he seems to love the limelight and embraces the public interest in his life. ‘I don’t want a normal life. I am happy with the fact that people know me… I want people to bother me when I’m having lunch’.
More recently, he has turned his gaze towards humanitarian projects, stating that ‘I want to do work for the upliftment of people who don’t have life as good as me. I want to do something good in little bits and pieces. I have told people in my team let’s go and help needy people in a bigger way’. He does, however, like to keep a low profile when it comes to charity, sighting that ‘somewhere in the Quran it says that if you do charity for a reason it’s not charity’. Among others, he has funded a Cancer Wing at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai as a memorial to his parents in 2011, and regularly donates to several AIDS and cancer trusts.
Whatever you may choose to call him, fifteen-time winner of the Filmfare Best Actor Award, ‘King Khan’ is indisputably one of India’s most prolific and internationally recognised Bollywood stars. He is currently working on Farah Khan’s comedy film Happy New Year, produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment, which is set to be released in 2014.
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