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Shah Rukh Khan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "SRK" redirects here. For other uses, see SRK (disambiguation). Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan in a white shirt is interacting with the media Khan at a media event for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 Born Shahrukh Khan 2 November 1965 (age 50)[1] New Delhi, India[2] Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation Actor, producer, television presenter Years active 1988present Religion Islam Spouse(s) Gauri Khan (m. 1991) Children 3 Signature ShahRukh Khan Sgnature transparent.png Shah Rukh Khan (born Shahrukh Khan, 2 November 1965), also known as SRK, is an I ndian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" or "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films. Khan has been described by Steven Zeitchik of t he Los Angeles Times as "perhaps the world's biggest movie star".[3] Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. He is one of th e richest actors in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$400600 million, and his work in Bollywood has earned him numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfa re Awards. Khan started his career with appearances in several television series in the lat e 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films Darr (1993), Ba azigar (1993) and Anjaam (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To P agal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001 ). He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Devdas (2002) , a NASA scientist in Swades (2004), a hockey coach in Chak De! India (2007) and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010). Many of his films displ ay themes of Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances. For his con tributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, an d the Government of France awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres an d the Légion d'honneur. As of 2015, Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chi llies Entertainment and its subsidiaries, and is the co-owner of the Indian Prem ier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders. He is a frequent television prese nter and stage show performer. The media often label him as "Brand SRK" because of his many endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures. Khan's philanthropic ende avours have provided health care and disaster relief, and he was honoured with U NESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of children's education . He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian cul ture, and in 2008 Newsweek named him one of their fifty most powerful people in the world. Contents [hide] 1 Early life and family 2 Acting career 2.1 198892: Television and film debut 2.2 199394: Anti-hero 2.3 199598: Romantic hero 2.4 19992003: Career challenges 2.5 200409: Resurgence 2.6 2010present 3 Other work 3.1 Film production and television hosting 3.2 Stage performances 3.3 Ownership of IPL cricket team 4 In the media 5 Awards 6 See also 7 Footnotes 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links Early life and family Shah Rukh Khan standing beside his wife Gauri at a party in 2012 Khan with his wife Gauri at a party in 2012 Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi.[2] He spent the first five years of his life in Mangalore, where his maternal grandfather, Ifthikar Ahmed, served as the chief engineer of the port in the 1960s.[4][5][a] According to Khan, his paternal grandfather, Jan Muhammad, an ethnic Pashtun (Pathan), was from Afghan istan.[7][8] Khan's father, Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence a ctivist in Peshawar, British India (present-day Pakistan). As of 2010, Khan's pa ternal family was still living in Shah Wali Qataal area of Peshawar's Qissa Khaw ani Bazaar.[8] Meer was a follower of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan,[9] and affiliated with the All Indian National Congress.[8] He moved to New Delhi in 1948[10] par tition of India.[11] Khan's mother, Lateef Fatima, was the daughter of a senior government engineer.[12][b] His parents were married in 1959.[15] Khan described himself on Twitter as "half Hyderabadi (mother), half Pathan (father), [and] so me Kashmiri (grandmother)".[16] His cousin in Peshawar, Maqsood Ahmed, claims th at the family is of Hindkowan origin from Kashmir, not Pashtun, and also contrad icts the claim that his grandfather was from Afghanistan.[8] Khan grew up in the Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi.[17] His father had se veral business ventures including a restaurant, and the family lived a middle-cl ass life in rented apartments.[18] Khan attended St. Columba's School in central Delhi where he excelled in his studies and in sports such as hockey and footbal l,[19] and received the school's highest award, the Sword of Honour.[18] In his youth, he acted in stage plays and received praise for his imitations of Bollywo od actors, of which his favourites were Mumtaz and Amitabh Bachchan.[20] One of his childhood friends and acting partners was Amrita Singh, who became a Bollywo od actress.[21] Khan enrolled at Hansraj College (198588) to earn his bachelor's degree in Economics, but spent much of his time at Delhi's Theatre Action Group (TAG),[22] where he studied acting under the mentorship of theatre director Barr y John.[23] After Hansraj, he began studying for a master's degree in Mass Commu nications at Jamia Millia Islamia, but left to pursue his acting career.[24] He also attended the National School of Drama in Delhi during his early career in B ollywood.[25] His father died of cancer in 1981,[c] and his mother died in 1991 from complications of diabetes.[28] After the death of their parents, his older sister, Shahnaz Lalarukh, born in 1960,[29] fell into a depressed state and Khan took on the responsibility of caring for her.[26][30] Shahnaz continues to live with her brother and his family in their Mumbai mansion.[31] Although Khan was given the birth name Shahrukh Khan, he prefers his name to be written as Shah Rukh Khan, and is commonly referred to by the acronym SRK.[1] He married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991, after a six-year courtship.[32][33] They have a son Aryan ( born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000).[24] In 2013, they became parents o f a third child named AbRam,[34] who was born through a surrogate mother.[35] Ac cording to Khan, while he strongly believes in Islam, he also values his wife's religion. His children follow both religions; at home the Qur'an is situated nex t to the Hindu deities.[36] Acting career Further information: Shah Rukh Khan filmography 198892: Television and film debut Khan's first starring role was in Lekh Tandon's television series Dil Dariya, wh ich began shooting in 1988, but production delays led to the 1989 series Fauji b ecoming his television debut instead.[37] In the series, which depicted a realis tic look at the training of army cadets, he played the leading role of Abhimanyu Rai.[38][39] This led to further appearances in Aziz Mirza's television series Circus (198990) and Mani Kaul's miniseries Idiot (1991).[40] Khan also played min or parts in the serials Umeed (1989) and Wagle Ki Duniya (198890),[40] and in the English-language television film In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989).[41] His appearances in these serials led critics to compare his look and acting sty le with those of the film actor Dilip Kumar,[42] but Khan was not interested in film acting at the time, thinking that he was not good enough.[40][43] Khan changed his decision to act in films in April 1991,[44] citing it as a way to escape the grief of his mother's death.[45] He moved from Delhi to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career in Bollywood, and was quickly signed to four films.[44 ] His first offer was for Hema Malini's directorial debut Dil Aashna Hai,[25][38 ] and by June, he had started his first shoot.[46] His film debut was in Deewana , which was released in June 1992.[47] In it he starred alongside Divya Bharti a s the second male lead behind Rishi Kapoor. Deewana became a box office hit and launched Khan's Bollywood career;[48] he earned the Filmfare Best Male Debut Awa rd for his performance.[49] Also released in 1992 were Khan's first films as the male lead, Chamatkar, Dil Aashna Hai, and the comedy Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, w hich was his first of many collaborations with the actress Juhi Chawla.[50] His initial film roles saw him play characters who displayed energy and enthusiasm. According to Arnab Ray of Daily News and Analysis, Khan brought a new kind of ac ting as he was "sliding down stairs on a slab of ice, cartwheeling, somersaultin g, lips trembling, eyes trembling, bringing to the screen the kind of physical e nergy ..