Shahrukh Khan Biography: King Khan aka. Heartbeat of Crores of Hearts! Only one actor’s name comes to mind, Shah Rukh Khan. Because of his hard work and dedication, Shahrukh Khan has become the 4th richest actor in the world. In terms of earnings, he has also surpassed Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. Shahrukh Khan’s total assets currently stand at $770 million.
Few months back, Shahrukh Khan’s film “Pathan” broke many records at the box office by earning tremendously. At the same time, tremendous craze is being seen for his next release “Jawan”.
In our new story, we will learn many interesting things related to Shahrukh Khan and also learn about his personal and professional life in detail.
Shahrukh Khan Biography
Shah Rukh Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in a Muslim family in New Delhi. His father’s name was Mir Taj Mohammad Khan and mother’s name was Latif Fatima Khan. Shah Rukh Khan is married to a Punjabi Hindu “Gauri Chhibber, they married in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991 after 6 years of dating. They have three children, Aryan, born in 1997, Suhana, born in 2000, and AbRam, born in 2013.
Shah Rukh Khan began his acting career in the late 1980s by starring in several television series. Shah Rukh made his acting debut in 1988 with the television show “Dil Dariya”, directed by Lekh Tandon. He got big recognition in 1988 from the role of a soldier in Doordarshan’s famous series “Fauji”. He also did small roles in various television series like “Umeed” and “Wagle Ki Duniya”. He also appeared in the famous television show “Circus”.
Shahrukh Khan’s film career has been staggering since 2017. His last blockbuster film ‘Chennai Express’ was released 10 years ago. During this, 7 films were released, of which two were hits, two were semi hits and three were flops. His last flop film ‘Zero’ was released in 2018. The failure of this film effectively ended Shahrukh’s career. He was nearly unemployed as an actor. Meanwhile, he has no film.
In between, the corona epidemic also came. In this way Shahrukh sat at home for 4 years. But during this, instead of giving up, all efforts were made to achieve success. The film ‘Pathan,’ produced by his favorite studio Yash Raj Films, catapulted him from nothing to hero. According to industry insiders, with the release of his future flicks ‘Jawan’ and ‘Dunkey,’ his career graph would skyrocket.
Shah Rukh Khan began his Bollywood career with the film ‘Deewana’ in 1992. He has appeared in 95 Hindi films since then. However, he has only played the lead character in 65 films, with the rest being cameo appearances. Out of 65 films, 12 were blockbusters/superhits, 20 were hits/semi-hits, 9 were average hits, and 24 were flops. So far, his films have grossed Rs 3048 crore at the box office.
‘Pathan’ is his highest-grossing film of all time. In terms of box office earnings, second place is ‘Chennai Express’ (Worldwide – Rs 422 crore, Indian – Rs 227 crore), third place is ‘Happy New Year’ (Worldwide – Rs 397 crore, Indian – Rs 199 crore), fourth ‘Dilwale’ (Worldwide – 388 crores, Indian – 149 crores) and ‘Raees’ (Worldwide – 285 crores, Indian – 165 crores) at the fifth place.
Major films of Shah Rukh Khan include – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dil to pagal hai, Kuch kuch hota hai, Devdas, Kal ho naa ho, Veer-Zaara, Chak de! India, My Name Is Khan and Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
Shahrukh Khan has also received the Padma Shri award from the Government of India. He has received Filmfare Awards for Best Actor for 10 times so far. He has also received two big awards from the French government.
Let us now talk about some big controversies related to Shahrukh Khan. According to media reports, Shah Rukh Khan had a huge rift with Salman Khan on Katrina Kaif’s birthday in 2008. Katrina was Salman’s girlfriend at that time. After this, conversation between the two also stopped, but with time both the actors resolved their issues and appeared in films together.
On October 3, 2021, Shah Rukh Khan’s eldest son Aryan Khan was detained by the NCB in a narcotics case, turning the day into a nightmare for the Khan family. As a result, there was a lot of discussion. During that period, Shahrukh rose and waged a valiant battle for his family. Sleepless nights, hordes of media and what not, a father had to endure it all for the sake of his son. After fighting a legal battle for almost a month, Aryan Khan was granted bail by the Mumbai High Court on October 28, 2021.
After the release of the film ‘Don’ in 2006, rumors started spreading that Shah Rukh Khan was dating his co-actress Priyanka Chopra and after some time both of them started ignoring each other in front of the public and media. The pair was last seen together in 2011 film ‘Don 2’. There is also a rumor that it was Shahrukh’s wife Gauri Khan who forced Priyanka Chopra to go to Hollywood.
Apart from being an actor, Shahrukh Khan is also a smart investor and a businessman. In the last few times, he has invested money in many such businesses, due to which he earns crores.
Shahrukh Khan is a very big name in Bollywood. He endorses many brands. There are many brands ranging from cold drinks to fancy watches, fairness creams, cars, etc.
Shah Rukh Khan also has a stake in the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. Shahrukh Khan is often seen cheering his team on the playground during IPL matches. They also have teams in the Caribbean League and Abu Dhabi League.
Shahrukh Khan has also bought a major stake in the International Children’s Educational Chain Kidzania. After opening a successful outlet of Kidzania in Mumbai, Shahrukh has also invested in Kidzania in Noida. According to reports, Shah Rukh Khan has 26 per cent stake in it. Kidzania is very popular among children.
Shahrukh and his wife Gauri Khan jointly have a film production house by the name of Red Chillies Entertainment. The activities of this company are spread in the field of film production, creative development, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films in India and around the world. Red Chillies also has its own excellent VFX studio. In which VFX work is done for big movies of Hollywood and Bollywood.
Shahrukh Khan spent his early childhood with his grandparents in Bangalore. His father used to run the canteen at the National School of Drama in Delhi. He did his schooling from St. Columbia School in New Delhi, where he was also awarded for active participation in sports like hockey and football.
Shah Rukh Khan studied at Delhi University’s Hansraj College to pursue a degree in economics. He also learned theater techniques with Barry John. After Hansraj, he took admission to pursue a master’s degree in mass communication but left it midway to pursue a career in acting.
