Born: December 27,1965 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Parents: Sushila Charak Khan,Salim Khan

Zodiac: Capricorn
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Biography: Salman Khan (born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan) is an Indian film
actor, producer, television presenter and philanthropist. The son of actor and
screenwriter Salim Khan, Salman began his acting career with Biwi ho to aisi but it
was his second film Maine pyar kiya which was a super hit and garnered him
Filmfare award for best male debut. Salman has starred in several commercially
successful films, such as Bhaghi, Saajan, Hum aapke hain koun, Hum dil de chuke
sanam, Karan Arjun, Judwaa, Pyar kiya toh darna kya, Hum saath saath hain,
Wanted, Bodyguard, Dabangg, Dabangg 2, Ek tha Tiger, Kick, etc. He has done over
80 films and is currently known as the 100-crore club member. He is also popular as
the host of Big Boss, which he has been presenting for three seasons. He has two
younger brothers, actor-producer Arbaaz Khan and actor-director-producer Sohail
Khan. Helen is his stepmother. He heads the charity foundation Being Human and is
known for his philanthropic work.
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For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the 2008 Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment.

In addition to his acting career, Khan is a stage performer and an active

humanitarian through his charity organisation Being Human with his Brother Sooban
Ahmad Khan. Khan's off-screen life is marred by controversy and legal troubles. His
tumultuous relationship with Aishwarya Rai, hunting of endangered species, and a
negligent driving case in which he ran over five people with his car, killing one, have
been extensively covered by the Indian media.[12] For the last of these, Khan was
sentenced to a five-year imprisonment in 2015.[13][14]

Salman Khan was ranked 7th in Forbes's first global list of highest-paid actor in the
world with USD 33.5 million, earning more than Hollywood actors like Dwayne The
Rock Johnson, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.[15][16][17][18][19]
He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian culture, and
in 2015 Khan whizzed ahead of the US President Barack Obama in the list of The
Most Admired Personalities of India.[20] In September 2015, a leading magazine
declared him "The Most Attractive Personality" in India.[21]He also became the only
actor to collect over 5.00 billion (US$75 million) domestic nett in a single year in
India.[22][23][24][25]

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Height: 5 feet 11 inches

Biography: Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia) is an Indian film actor and
producer. He is trained in martial arts and who has appeared in over 125 films. He is
often referred to as Khiladi Kumar, due to his series of movies around the name
Khiladi. He started off as an action hero but he has done films in comedy and drama
genres too. His noteworthy films include Khiladi, Mohra, Suhaag, Dhadkan,
Namastey London, Hera Pheri, Mujhse shaadi karogi, Singh is Kingg, Bhool bhulaiya,
Housefull, Rowdy Rathore, OMG! and Special 26 amongst others. He hosted the
show Khatron ke Khiladi on TV. He has established Hari Om Entertainment. Amongst
the many awards that he has received, notable are the Padma Shri and the Asian
Award. He also heads another company called The Grazing Goats. He is the owner
of the team Khalsa Warriors of the World Kabbadi League. He is married to actor
Twinkle Khanna and has two kids. He has also sung songs in a music album.

Apart from acting, Kumar has also worked as a stunt actor; he has often performed
many dangerous stunts in his films, which has earned him the sobriquet "Indian
Jackie Chan".[7][8] In 2008, he hosted the show Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi.
The next year, he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company.[9] In
2008, the University of Windsor conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Law on Kumar
in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema. The following year he was

awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. In 2011 The Asian Awards
honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema. In 2012 he founded
another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures. In 2014, Kumar launched
TV realty show Dare 2 Dance. He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World
Kabaddi League. In 2015, Kumar was ranked 9th in Forbes's first global list of
highest-paid actors in the world with USD 33.5 million, earning more than Hollywood
actors like Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Leonardo
DiCaprio.[10][11][12][13][14]

Date of Birth 2 November 1965, New Delhi, India

Nicknames King Khan
SRK
The Badshah of Bollywood
The King of Bollywood
The 2nd King of Romance
Height 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Bio (2)

Sharukh Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi, India. He married Gauri
Khan on 25 October 1991. They have three children, son Aryan Khan (b. 1997), son
AbRam (b.2013) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). Khan started out his career by
appearing in several television serials during 1988-1990. He made his film debut
with the commercially successful Deewana (1992). He began to achieve success at
the box office from his villainous roles in films such as Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993),
and Anjaam (1994). During his years in the Indian film industry, he won eight
Filmfare best actor awards, which is highest by any actor and had significant boxoffice success. Some of his films include Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Om Shanti Om
(2007), and Chakde! India (2007).

- IMDb Mini Biography By: gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com)

Born to Mir Taj Muhammad Khan and Lateef Fatima in New Delhi, India. His mother
always believed her son was destined to be a great actor often citing resemblance
between Khan and Dilip Kumar , another Bollywood legend. His name literally
translates into 'Face of the King'. According to some critics he may have influences
of the legends Mr. Rajesh Khanna and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan while he acts out roles
but he has always been known for his trademark performances.

Born and brought up in Delhi, he was a brilliant student and an all rounder. At St.
Columba's School he won the prestigious 'Sword of Honour'. He was also the captain
of his football, hockey and cricket teams all at the same time. After sustaining a
football injury, he started to consider acting as a career. He graduated with honours
in Economics from Hansraj College and did his masters in mass communications
from Jamiya Miliya Islamia. Khan then went on to study theatre under the reputed
Mr. Barry John whom he credits for carving out the actor inside him but his mentor
considers his pupil as being solely responsible for his greatness and glory citing
Shahrukh to have the perfect combination of 'talent, perseverance, belief in
yourself, a never-give-up-attitude and of course, a bit of luck'; factors needed for
success.

The King began his journey by landing the lead role of a commando in 1988 drama
series Fauji (1988). He was much applauded for his work and soon became the
heartthrob of teenage girls bagging roles in other serials as Circus (1989) and 'Dil
Dariya', the former being delayed due to various reasons. He also had a minor role
in a made for television film called In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989).

His big screen debut came in the form of Deewana (1992) where he acted alongside
the then top actress of Bollywood Divya Bharti and won the prestigious Filmfare
award for Best Debut Actor Male. He had also starred earlier in a small role in 'Dil
Aashna Hai'. This was followed by another hit in the form of Raju Ban Gaya
Gentleman (1992).

After a few more films which did average or less at the box office, Khan made the
unique choice against all advice to opt for negative roles and played obsessive,
somewhat psychotic characters in Darr (1993) and Baazigar (1993). To everyone's
surprise the films were massive hits and Shahrukh earned his first Best Actor award

and was also nominated in the villainous role category. His acting was applauded by
all in the film industry and carved
a niche for future King. The same year he bagged the Critics Award for best
performance in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994), a film he often recalls as amongst his
favourites.

A series of hits followed to what would be remembered as one of Khan's most iconic
performances; a film which is arguably India's biggest blockbuster and truly
complete with the very best of drama, comedy, romance, thrills and a bit of action
as well. The epic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) was released on 20th October
1995 and as of 2011 still plays in a Mumbai theatre, thus being the longest running
film in the history. Coincidentally Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise was the initial
choice as the main lead but the role went to Shahrukh who is now nicknamed 'Tom
Cruise of India'.

Khan has come a long way since then with a string of hits under his belt which
include some of Bollywood's biggest in both national and international markets
namely Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) , Devdas
(2002), Swades (2004), Chakde! India (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007), My Name Is
Khan (2010), Ra.One (2011) , Don 2 (2011), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)and the highest
grossing Chennai Express (2013) thus making him the undisputed megastar of India
with a record number of Best Actor trophies and numerous Power awards.

His fame does not stop here; following release of his films overseas he has been
credited as the world's biggest movie star and was named among the 50 most
powerful people by Newsweek.

Even with all the success and a statue among the elite in Madame Tussaud's, he is
quoted as being one of the most humble and down to earth personalities although
his wit is unmatched by even the best in business. This has led to him being a host
of many television programmes, game shows and award functions including India's
version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'.

The King is an active philanthropist funding numerous humanitarian projects and

charities as well as being personally involved in them though he prefers to keep this
aspect out of the lime light.

His larger than life persona continues to win hearts all over the world with a fan
following going into billions. He is the face of brands such as Pepsi, Tag Heur and
has a 8 billion dirham property development project comprising multiple residential
towers in the UAE named after him called 'Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard'. He co-owns
two production houses 'Dreamz Unlimited' and 'Red Chillies Entertainment' and the
IPL Cricket team 'Kolkata Knight Riders'.

Recipient of Padma Shri (India), Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), Unesco
Pyramide con Marni (UNESCO), L'Etoile d'Or (by King of Morroco) and the Chubb
fellowship (Yale) Khan resides in his beachside palatial mansion called 'Mannat' in
Mumbai, India with his wife Gauri Khan and two children Aryan, Suhana and AbRam.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: ali.shah@doctors.net.uk

Spouse (1)

Gauri Khan (25 October 1991 - present) (3 children)

Trade Mark (2)

His Dimples

His Smile

Trivia (100)

Studied in St. Columba's school, New Delhi, where he was awarded the 'Sword of
Honor', essentially the award for best student.

Although his birth name is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name as Shah
Rukh.

Hindi megastar

3 children with Gauri, Aryan, Suhana and AbRam. His 3rd child was born via a
surrogate mother on 27 May, 2013.

He agreed to star in Aditya Chopra's films without looking at the script first.

One of the four Khans that ruled Bollywood from the 1990s onwards. The other
three are Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Aamir Khan.SRK joined industry later than
Salman and Aamir, Saif is one month senior to SRK as his film Parampara released
before Deewana.

Formed a popular screen couple with Kajol and Juhi Chawla.

Runs a production company "Dreamz Unlimited" with actress, friend, co-star Juhi
Chawla and director, friend Aziz Mirza.

Named one of Time Magazine's 20 Asian Heroes under 40 (2004)

His son, Aryan Khan, portrayed SRK as an infant in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
(2001).

Son, Aryan Khan, voice of Tez Lajawaab (Dash), character for Hindi dubbed version
of Disney's animated film, The Incredibles (Hum Hain Lajawaab).

Shah Rukh and his wife, Gauri Khan, own the production company "Red Chilies
Entertainments", which Shah Rukh started for friend and colleague,
director/choreographer Farah Khan, for her debut directorial film - Main Hoon Na
(2004).

Purchased a villa on a man made island on the coast of Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates.

#74 on E!'s 101 Hottest Celebrity Bodies Countdown (aired January 2006)

Was not very good at Hindi in school, until his mother promised to take him to the
cinema if he passed. As he loved films,he got top marks from then on.

His father ran a transport company and his mother was a magistrate.

Gets along very well with former co-stars Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta.

Loves computer games, video games and hi-tech gadgets.

His first name "Shahrukh" means "face of the king".

Resides in a mansion called Mannat in Mumbai, India.

Being a Muslim man married to a Hindu woman, he and his wife combine both
religious backgrounds into their children's education.

His parents died before he entered movies. Shahrukh considers it a big regret that
they couldn't see what their son was to become.

Has a mannequin of himself in Madame Tussaud's Museum in England. Along with

Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sachin Tendulkar, Madhuri Dixit, Amitabh Bachchan,
Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

He has a dog called Chewbacca.

He has an elder sister named Shehnaz Lalarukh.

Father is Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, Mother is Lateef Fatima Khan.

Fond of BMW cars and owns a number of them including the latest models.

Best friends with Karan Johar, Arjun Rampal,Farhan Akhtar, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik
Roshan and his wife Sussane Khan Roshan, Preity Zinta,Vivek Vaswani,Vivek Oberoi,
Juhi Chawla and her husband Jai Metha, Rani Mukerji, Arbaaz Khan, Sajid Khan,
Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Kajol, Malaika Arora , Chunky Pandey and his wife and
Mushtaq Sheikh.

Suffers from back, knee and neck problems.

Firmly insists and had promised himself that he would never kiss on the lips of any
of his female co-stars after he had done the movie Maya Memsaab in 1993.

Launched Deepika Padukone's career in Bollywood.

His Father Meer Mohammed Taj Khan died of Cancer in 1981 and his Mother Lateef
Fatima Khan died of complications in Diabetes in 1991.

He has been awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and
Literature) award by the French government for his Exceptional Career.

Launched his perfume "SK" with the French perfumers and Jeannes Arthes.

The reason why Khan took up Mass Communications (film making) is because he
loved Television commercials.

Had Graduated from Hansraj College, Delhi University and followed it up with a
Masters Degree in Mass Communications (Film making) from Jamia Millia Islamia
University, in New Delhi, but after a year Shah Rukh opted out as he had to make
his acting career in Bollywood.

He had captained all teams in football, cricket and hockey and even played cricket
at Zone and National level.

At school he was an ace in Hindi, Electronics and Biology but wasn't good at all in
Mathematics.

His debut film was Dil Aashna Hai but due to the delay in the release of the film
Deewana was considered as his debut film.

His acting career in Bollywood was launched by his friend Vivek Vaswani and Hema
Malini.

Is very scared of riding horses.

For a short span of time Shahrukh ran a restaurant in Dariya Ganj in New Delhi,
India.

SRK joined Barry John's theatre group in New Delhi and learned acting from him,
Barry John also taught acting to Manoj Bajpayee in his theatre group.

Owns three Production Houses in India, Dreamz Unlimited, Red Chillies

Entertainment and Red Chillies Idiot Box. Red Chillies Idiot Box Production house will
start producing Television Serials in India.

Has started producing Television Serials in India.

Turned down the Quiz Master's (Prem Kapoor) role in Slumdog Millionaire and the
role went to Anil Kapoor.

Owns a VFX company, Red Chillies VFX.

He was the one who recommended Rani Mukerji to Karan Johar for Kuch Kuch Hota
Hai and has maintained a close friendship with the actress since.

All time favorite actor of his since his childhood are Megastar Dilip Kumar and Super
star Rajesh Khanna.

All time favorite actresses are Megastars Mumtaz, Sharmila Tagore, Zeenat Aman,
Reena Roy, and Saira Banu.

Had done a nude sex scene with his female co-star Deepa Sahi in Maya Memsaab in
1993.

Is a chain cigarette smoker. Smokes at least 2 packs a day.

In 2010, while doing a cameo in Mudassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya, he damaged his
shoulder which required him to go through a major surgery.

In 2008, he suffered a major injury on his right shoulder. He ignored the pain, but as
it worsened in 2010, he had to undergo a minimal invasive surgery.

While shooting for Shakti: The Power in 2001, he suffered a neck injury while
performing a stunt. He was operated in the United Kingdom for the same by a
renowned surgeon.

On the sets of Darr (1993), he fractured three of his ribs while performing a stunt
with Anupam Kher. Kher accidentally lifted his leg, hurting his chest in the process.

Is a huge fan of Manchester United Football Club.

Had recently patched up with his long time arch rival Megastar Salman Khan at an
Iftar Party on July 2013.

When he was just four years of age, Shahrukh happened to throw a rock at a
neighborhood boy because of which the latter's teeth broke. Late at night that day,
the child's father came to the house in an inebriated state while wielding a knife.
Shah Rukh's father coolly opened the door and when this man threatened to kill his
son for what he had done, he crosschecked with Shah Rukh as to whether or not he
had committed the act of mischief. When the child confessed, the dad asked him to

go out and explain himself to the man who was not only drunk but also armed. Shah
Rukh had to go outside and apologize for his deed.

Loves watching movies alone in the darkness of his BMW car.

Wears his wedding ring on his right hand.

Shahrukh doesn't keep a beard as he and his kids find it scratchy.

He does not like ice creams.

Believes in the TINA factor: There Is No Alternative to hard work.

During his busy schedule, he manages with only 4 to 5 hours of sleep.

He won the Raman Subramanyam Award in Class X (1982-1983) for character, all
round performance in studies, sports and extracurricular activities and the Sword of
Honour in Class XII (1984-1985) for the Best all round performance, loyalty,
obedience, integrity and sportsmanship.

The college where he studied was Delhi University's Hans Raj College, and Shah
Rukh did his Economics Honors from the institution between 1985-1988. When Hans
Raj celebrated its Golden Jubilee, the college gave away 17 shields to its alumni who
had excelled in their lives and professions and Shah Rukh was one of them.

After graduating from Hans Raj, he went on to join Jamia Millia Islamia's Mass
Communications Research Centre to do his masters in filmmaking and journalism.

One of the reasons why Shah Rukh bought Mannat, his palatial bungalow, was since
he wanted to have an exclusive prayer room. Shah Rukh says that if he were broke,
he will sell everything except Mannat.

His dog's names are Dash, Hulk, Kai and Juicy.

Studied at St. Columbas School and he believes that it is the best school in the
whole world not because he studied in it, but because he feels they are very
disciplined.

As a parent, he likes to believe he is a better father than an actor.

When he is sad he becomes quiet and overcomes it with hugs from his kids.

His philosophy with people is: It's OK if people let you down, their loss not yours.

His ''Flop Films'' include: Asoka (2001), Shakti-The Power (2002), Yeh Lamhe Judaai
Ke (2004), Chaahat (1996), English Babu Desi Mem (1996), Koyla (1997), Oh Darling
Yeh Hai India! (1995), Zamaana Deewana (1995), Maya Memsaab (1993), King
Uncle (1993), Baadshah (1999), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), One 2 Ka 4
(2001), Dil Se (1998), Duplicate (1998), Trimurti (1995), Ram Jaane (1995), Anjaam
(1994), Paheli (2005), Swades (2004), Billu Barber (2009), Ra.One (2011), Army
(1996), Guddu (1995), Chamatkar (1992), Idiot (1992), Dil Aashna Hai (1992), Raju
Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) and Yes Boss (1997).

All of his car registration numbers reads 555. Shahrukh is very particular about the
registration number as he's superstitious about it and believes it brings him good
luck.

Wears Tag-Heuer's wristwatches and reading glasses.

He and son Aryan are major WWE Wrestling fans.

He is doing a world wide concert with Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Arjun
Rampal, and Priyanka Chopra. [September 2004]

Shooting for My Name is Khan in San Fransisco. [June 2009]

His chauffeur's name is Mohan Dongre.

The total business generated by his films in India is Rs 1642.52 Crores, only behind
Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.

Starred in Prem Lalwani's shelved film " Bada Aadmi" directed by Lekh Tandon. Co
starring Juhi Chawla. Music by Anand- Miland. This was June 1993.

In 2006, one of Shahrukh's bodyguards was shot dead by the other.

His personal bodyguard's name is Yasmin Khan. When his bodyguard got married,
Shahrukh gifted him a flat that is located beside his residence Mannat.

Was approached to play Vicky Arora's role in Feroz Khan's Yalgaar. But he insisted on
getting a story narration from Feroz Khan himself and not his assistant. After being
told about this, Feroz dropped the idea of casting him and launched Vicky Arora.
Previous to approaching Shahrukh, Feroz Khan had approached Aamir Khan and
Salman Khan for the same role.They both also declined.

Was approached by Vidhu Vinod Chopra to play Raghubir Yadav's role in 1942 - A
Love Story. By the time the shooting started, Shahrukh was already playing lead
role's in films. He declined.

Was signed for Arif Zakaria's role in Darmiyaan but opted out.

Went for a world tour concert with Akshay Kumar and Kajol in September 1998.
They visited cities in Canada, America and England.

Went for a world tour concert with Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Mamta Kulkarni in
April 1996. They visited cities in Canada, America and England.

His Grandmother named him Abdul Rahman at birth but later on his father named
him as Shahrukh Khan.

Went for a world tour concert in September 2004. He went with Saif Ali Khan, Preity
Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra. They went to cities in
Canada, America, England.

Went for a world tour concert with Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan,
Raveena Tandon, Juhi Chawla, Ashwini Bhave in September 1994. They visited cities
in Canada, America and England.

Went for a world tour concert with Sunny Deol, Mithun Chakraborthy in May 1994.
They visited cities in Canada , America and England.

Went for a world tour concert with Sanjay Dutt in May 2000. They visited cities in
Canada, America and England.

Was named Abdul Rahman by his grandmother at birth, but his father renamed him
Shahrukh Khan.

Was to star in Subhash Ghai's shelved film " Ganga" opposite Manisha Koirala. This
was after Pardes.

Before Mohabbatien, 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.

He won the best actor award 29 times.

Shahrukh Khan has had 226 nominations across popular Bollywood awards, and has
won 207 of them.

Personal Quotes (36)

(December 2001, about Hrithik Roshan): I wish I looked as good as he does. And I
wish I danced as well as he does!

Yes, I do have a close circle of friends and I am very fortunate to have them as
friends. I feel very close to them I think friends are everything in life after your
family. You come across lots of people all the time but you only make very few
friends and you have to be true to them otherwise what's the point in life?

I'd rather sink trying to be different, than stay afloat like everyone else.

I cannot repay my fans for what they have done for me, they have given me so
much love and that love has taken me to the number 1 position where I am today,
the only thing I can do for my fans is to never stop working, and to do films till the
very end, it is the only way I can express my love for them.

To me, Devdas is the end of love stories. I've portrayed an obsessed lover, a nice
lover, an angry lover, a romantic lover. And now I've played Devdas. For someone
who doesn't even like love stories, I've played an awful lot of lovers. Personally
speaking, I wouldn't see any of the romantic films I've acted in.

I'm the luckiest man in the world and I don't want to hide from the faces I'm acting
for. So I don't surround myself with guards, I've never given an interview in which
I've said I feel bad that I can't go shopping or I can't go to Chowpatty and eat
bhelpuri without being mobbed. I'm not the kind of guy who goes out wearing dark
glasses (I don't think I'm a big enough star to hide behind them, honest). I go to see
movies in the cinema theatres, I go to restaurants with my family and friends even
though I know people are going to disturb me there.

God has become a generic term like 'mind blowing.' It is embarrassing. I would have
said that to Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar. I used to tell them
I want to stand in the same space as you. I've told Kamal Haasan and Rajesh
Khanna Saab, I just want to touch you. They are the gods of acting. When people
call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to
go. Though I cannot ever surpass these legends I would like to be next to them.

(August 2004): Awards that ignore me are losers.

(August 2004): I'm try-sexual. I try anything that's sexual.

(August 2004): I have no competition. Every year the names I'm pitted against keep
changing. You can't cream the competition, you have to kill it.

I keep hearing that our films are escapist and unreal but I find our films the most
real in the world. We don't have people going up in a rocket and single-handedly
blowing up a meteor. We don't have a president on Air Force One saving the world
or things coming out of people's stomachs. Our fantasies and escapism are real. It's
just people singing and dancing in the street. If England had won the World Cup you
would have seen people singing and dancing like that.

I don't like wearing dark glasses. I'm happy with the fact that people know me. I
want people to scream and shout at me, I want people to trouble me when I'm
having lunch, I like six bodyguards around me. I love being a star. I find it very
strange when people who are famous say they don't want to be photographed. I
don't want to be photographed first thing in the morning, I don't want people
peeping into my bedroom, but besides that, it's a wonderful life.

"I haven't given up smoking. I'm very clear about it, it's a personal choice. I want to
cut down on it. It shouldn't be made into an issue to say, damn good or damn bad.
Whether I give it up or not shouldn't be an issue." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

"I was supposed to have done Rang De Basanti (2006), the guy on the motorbike. I
didn't have the dates. They were shooting in Delhi and the dates were clashing with
Paheli." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

"It's not like Steven Spielberg is waiting with a script for me. I don't think I'll ever be
offered a great international film in my lifetime, so I'd rather be a king here.
Moreover, Indian cinema is the greatest in the world. But of course, after spending
three months in LA, London, and New York I found that our cinema is a little
exaggerated. To make a mark in the West we have to reach their level without
losing our identity, culture or songs. I don't want to star in a Hollywood film, but
want to make a film that crosses over universally." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

On trying to get Paheli (2005) an Oscar nomination: "There's a misreport here about
our lobbying at the Oscars. The understanding that we have of the Oscars is very
different from how it really is. Because Indian film, foreign films are not known,
you're supposed to hire a PR company which we did. It's not as if you just go there,
show your films, lobby and talk to them. You're not allowed to lobby as in you're not
allowed to meet the Academy members, talk to them or even make a call to them.
You just keep advertising in the 'For Consideration For Oscars' category. We took out
full page ads in papers like Variety and Hollywood Reporter. The only good thing we
did was that we advertised very frequently, it was promoted on the same scale as
the biggest of films. We did it because we could afford it." (Movie Mag, May 2006)

"I felt Ashoka the Great (2001) should have been chosen for the Oscars. We had
worked towards that. We had these international distributors for it. We were the first
to actually release an Indian film internationally in traditionally non-Indian theaters.

We spent a lot of money and lost a lot of money too. We were the first to put up
boardings in London, in tube stations. We did speak to everyone who was anyone
here, wondering if Asoka could go to the Oscars. But the one that got chosen was
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) which was even better. So we had no
complaints. After that I didn't make any film for the foreign market." (Movie Mag,
May 2006)

You must respect your seniors, bu never get intimidated by them. Winning should
be a habit, not an option. The four Hs are important when you play to win --honesty, humor, hard work and a bit of haraamipan.

I don't look at the figures that my movies make. The only figures I look at are girl's
figures. (When asked to comment on what he felt about the figures his movies
gross.)

Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.

If I talk to a girl, it's assumed that I'm having a scene with her. If I don't, then it's
assumed that I'm gay.

I don't kiss on screen. Period.

There are only two Khans. Ghenghis Khan and Shahrukh Khan.

Sex is not required to sell my film. My name is enough.

You never win the silver, you only lose the gold.

I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the air hostess asks me two
questions, and I don't understand her accent - I will go hungry for the entire flight.

The dream I chased, took me on a journey. A journey more rewarding then the
goals, the achievements. When I look back it's like facing a million mirrors. Each
reflection opens a window. A window to the world I've just discovered. The world I
want to share with all of you.

If I am a role model, I must be the worst one in the world.

I've never had a girl make a pass at me.

Togetherness, passion, laughter, faith, trust and jealousy are the essential
ingredients of love.

The collar-bone is my favorite part of the human body.

If asking me whether sleeping with X or Y gives the media pleasure, then so be it.
It's a small price to pay.

I don't think I would have become an actor if Kajol wasn't a part of my films and life.
And I don't think I would have continued acting if Rani wasn't a part of films either. I
think perhaps in seventeen years they sum up my career as the most beautiful
career.

Rani has looked her career best in Paheli. For myself, Aziz and Juhi, Rani is the only
leading lady for our production house. She is the best actress we have had in I'd say
the last 16 years!

[Speaking to Rani Mukerji on a talk show] I've known from the time you started. I'm
very fond of you... I love you! We've done different kinds of roles together. Chalte
Chalte I think was very interesting. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was interesting because
you'd just started out... Its wonderful to see you evolve as an actor over the years
and personally I do believe that Rani Mukerji is the best actress in the country in the
last 16 years. I think she's absolutely wonderful!

[In the making of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai] I've worked with a few new comers [Mahima
Choudary, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji] recently and Rani is the best of the lot. She
lights up the screen with her appearance, she's very very beautiful and extremely
talented, it was a pleasure working with her.

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