Born2 November 1965 (age 45) New Delhi, India Other namesShah Rukh Khan, King Khan,

SRK[1] OccupationActor, producer, television presenter Years active1988–present SpouseGauri

Khan (1991–present) Shahrukh Khan (Urdu: ‫شاہ رُخ خان‬, Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान; born 2 November
1965), often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor and a prominent Bollywood
figure, as well as a film producer and television host. Khan began his career appearing in several
television serials in the late 1980s. He made his film debut in Deewana (1992). Since then, he
has been part of numerous commercially successful films and has earned critical acclaim for
many of his performances. Khan has won fourteen Filmfare Awards for his work in Indian films,
eight of which are in the Best Actor category (a record). In 2005, the Government of India
honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian Cinema. Khan's films
such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Chak De India
(2007), Om Shanti Om (2007) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) remain some of Bollywood's
biggest hits, while films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-
Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010) have been top-
grossing Indian productions in the overseas markets, making him one of the most successful
actors of India.[2] Since 2000, Khan branched out into film production and television presenting
as well. He is the founder/owner of two production companies, Dreamz Unlimited and Red
Chillies Entertainment. Khan is today considered to be the world's biggest movie star,[3] with a
fan following numbering in the billions[4] and a net worth estimated at over Rs 2500 crore (US$
540 million).[5] In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the
world.[3] Shahrukh Khan
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