Shahrukh Khan Biodata

1. Shahrukh Khan

   Actor
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   Shahrukh khan, often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred to as SRK, is an Indian actor, producer, television personality, mentor and philanthropist. 
4. Born: November 2, 1965 (age 48), New Delhi
5. Height: 1.73 m
6. Spouse: Gauri Khan (m. 1991)
7. Upcoming movie: Happy New Year
8. Children: AbRam Khan, Suhana Khan, Aryan Khan

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   Shahrukh Khan (born 2 November 1965), often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred to as SRK, is an Indian actor, producer, television personality, mentor and philanthropist. Referred to in the media as "Badshah of Bollywood" or "King Khan", he has appeared in over 50 Hindi films in genres ranging from romance to action and comedies. His work in Bollywood has garnered him numerous achievements, including fourteen Filmfare Awards from thirty nominations. His eighth Filmfare Best Actor Award win made him the most awarded Bollywood actor in that category, tied only with Dilip Kumar. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2005, and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007 for his contribution to films.  He was named the second richest actor in the world in 2014, with a net worth of $600 million.
   

   
   

   Starting his career appearing in theatre and several television series' in the late 1980s, he later made his Bollywooddebut in 1992 with Deewana. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for his unconventional choice of portraying negative roles in films such as Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993), and Anjaam (1994). He later rose to prominence by playing a series of roles in romantic comedies or dramas like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai(1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). Khan subsequently earned wide critical appreciation for his portrayal of a NASA scientist in Swades (2004), a hockey coach in Chak De! India (2007), and as the titular characters in Devdas (2002) and My Name Is Khan (2010). Thirteen of the films he has acted in, have accumulated gross earnings of over 1 billion (US$17 million) worldwide, making him one of the most successful leading actors of Hindi cinema.

   Khan currently occupies the position of co-chairman of the motion picture production company, Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries. He is also co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders. The year 2007 marked his debut as a television presenter with the Star Plus gaming show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Khan is often labelled by the media as "Brand SRK" due to his various brand endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures. He has also been involved in philanthropic endeavors related to health care, relief funds and children's education, for which he was honoured with the UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011. Khan is considered to be one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history with a massive fan following, which led the Los Angeles Times to describe him as "the world's biggest movie star." He regularly features in listings of the most influential names inIndian culture and in 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.

   
   

   Early life and background

   Khan  was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi, India, and brought up in Mangalore for the first five years of his life.His grandfather served as chief engineer in Mangalore port in the 1960s. His father, Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, an ethnicPathan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar, British India (present-day Pakistan).  According to Khan, his paternal grandfather was originally from Afghanistan.  Shahrukh Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani Bazaarin Peshawar before the 1947 partition of India. His mother, Fatima Lateef, was the daughter of a senior engineer with the government. Although she was reported to be the adopted daughter of Shah Nawaz Khan, Major General in the Indian National Army, those reports were denied by the army. In fact Khan says that his father was related to Shah Nawaz Khan. His parents met when his mother was in an auto accident and his father gave blood for her.  Regarding his origin, Khan described himself on Twitter as "half Hyderabadi (mother), half Pathan (father), some Kashmiri (grandmother)".

   

   
   

   Growing up in Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi, Khan attended St. Columba's School where he received the school's highest award, the Sword of Honour.  He enrolled at Hansraj College (1985–1988) to earn his Bachelors degree in Economics, but spent much of his time at the at Delhi's "Theatre Action Group" (TAG). There he studied acting under the mentorship of theatre director Barry John.  Though he started a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to pursue his career. He also attended the National School of Drama, Delhi during his early career in Bollywood. His father died of cancer when Khan was 15 years old, and his mother died in 1990 after a prolonged illness.  Khan was very attached to his parents as a child and describes their early deaths as a turning point in his life and as his biggest motivation for hard work.

   
   

   After the death of his mother, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991.  He married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991.  According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Islam, he also values his wife's religion. At home, his children follow both religions, with the Qur'an being situated next to the Hindu deities. They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). In 2013 they became parents of a third child named AbRam  through a surrogate mother. Khan's older sister Shehnaz also lives with them in their mansion named Mannat in Mumbai.