Struggle of Shah Rukh Khan | SRK
Cinema is the field that has given life to many actors. Shahrukh khan is a famous Indian actor. His fans call him lovingly with nicknames like SRK, King Khan, King of romance, and Badshah. Apart from being an actor, he is also a talented producer and entrepreneur.
King Khan was born in Delhi, India on 2nd November, 1965. His father’s name is Taj Mohammad Khan who was an Indian freedom fighter hailed from Peshawar and her mother Lateef Fatima. Shah Rukh Khan spent his infantile period in Rajendra Nagar part of New Delhi. He completed his schooling at St. Columba’s School and he actively participated in his sports, academics and drama activities.
Shah Rukh Khan Education
Once completing his school, Shah Rukh Khan studied at Hansraj College Delhi from 1985-1988 and earned his Graduation Degree with a major in Economics. Regardless of the fact that Khan pursued his Mass Communication degree at Jamia Millia Islamia University, he decided to make his appearance in the Bollywood film industry. In the year 1991, Shah Rukh Khan settled in Mumbai pursuing the death of his parents. This marked his entrance into the silver screen.
His wealth has been estimated at US$400–600 million. Khan owns several properties in India and abroad, including a GB£20 million apartment in London, and a villa on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. Khan frequently appears on listings of the most popular, stylish and influential people in India.
Debut
His first acting jobs were in television serials such as Fauji (1988; in the role of a commando) and Circus (1989), which won him instant recognition. His breakthrough movie was Deewana (1992;
He also won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for this movie. Henceforth, there was no looking back for this brilliant actor. Shah Rukh starred in a number of movies that have become famed amongst all age groups.
A few of the most popular movies in which he acted are as follows: Darr, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Chak De! India, Om Shanti Om, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Chak De India and Veer Zaara. Shah Rukh Khan is the recipient of 14 Filmfare Awards for his influence to Hindi
movies and 8 of them were received under Best Actor category which is an incomparable feat.
Salary: 40 crore/film (INR)
Net Worth: $800 million
Popular movies
A few of the most popular movies in which he acted are as follows: Darr, 1993 Baazigar (1993; Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998i, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995, Chak De! India, Om Shanti Om, Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Chak De India and Veer Zaara. Shah Rukh Khan is the recipient of 14 Filmfare Awards for his influence on Hindi movies and 8 of them were received under Best Actor category which is an incomparable feat.
Veer-Zaara (2004), Chak de! India (2007; “Go, India!”), My Name Is Khan (2010), and Jab tak hai jaan (2012; “As Long as I Live”), the last film directed by Yash Chopra. In many of those films, Khan played the role of a sensitive lover or son.
Before Mohabbatein, Aditya Chopra was going to make a film with Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala. He decided to shelve that film. Years later he decided to start that film once again as Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Family & Relatives
Father: Late Taj Mohammad Khan (Businessman)
Mother: Late Lateef Fatima (Magistrate, Social Worker)
Brother(s): Ifthikar Ahmed (chief engineer of the port in the 1960s)
Sister(s): Shahnaz Lalarukh (Elder)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Gauri Khan (Producer)
Son(s): Aryan Khan, Abram Khan
Daughter(s): Suhana Khan
What was King Khan’s previous name?
King Khan was previously named as Abdul Rahman By his maternal grandmother (Naani). But his father changed his name from Abdul Rahman to Shah Rukh Khan.
Steven Zeitchik, who was the editor of the Los Angeles Times said in 2011, “He is the biggest movie star you’ve never heard of. And perhaps the world’s biggest movie star, period. According to him, King has estimated over one billion fans all around the world.
Facts You Never Knew About Shah Rukh Khan!
- Shah Rukh Khan was born in a middle class family as his father was associated with a transport business and mother was a judge.
- During an TV interview, Shah Rukh revealed that his Mom was a South-Indian and purely belonged to Andhra Pradesh though later moved towards Karnataka.
- Shah Rukh Khan is a real food buff and crazy for Raan Roast and Tandoori Chicken, once he said that he can eat Tandoori Chicken for more than 365 days.
- He also did small roles in Television serials named Wagle Ki Duniya, Umeed, or even in an English Tele film titled In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones.
- After his Mom’s death in the year1991, he settled in Mumbai together with his sister.
- King Khan was afterwards casted in back-to-back movies named Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Chamatkar, King Uncle, Maya Memsaab, Darr, Baazigar and also a cameo appearance in Pehla Nasha.
- Even though he doesn’t stutter in his real life, his dialogue, I love you KKK Kiran from the film Darr became an all-time favorite hit.
Shah Rukh Khan started his career from a very unpresuming salary that was RS. 25,000 For Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na. Shah Rukh even sold tickets at the booking window of a cinema on the opening days. Nowadays, Shah Rukh Khan has become the second richest actor in the world. The net worth of Shah Rukh is 600 Million USD or Rs. 3600 crore.
The secret of Shah Rukh Khan’s success
After his latest film ‘Zero’ met with a mixed response at the box-office and with the critics, Shah Rukh Khan got talking about films, failures and how he treats his films like his daughter. When asked about being called the King of Bollywood, he feels that if you are the king, you should have the choice to do whatever you feel is right. A king without choices is not a king at all, he added. SRK is a true marketing genius and expectedly didn’t want to take the usual route to promote his upcoming movie, Dilwale, starring Kajol. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are not leaving any stone unturned to promote their movie. However, Shah Rukh Khan did the same in what we would like to term a rather smart manner. As he tweeted, “‘D’ for Delhi, D for dapper,D for Don’t miss my Dilwale logo phone cover. Damn I am such a ‘marketing genius’ ha ha.” [sic]. That is a really smart way Shah Rukh…
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