Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality predominantly known for his work in Bollywood. He is regarded as one of the biggest and most successful film stars in the world. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, 16 Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, Zee Cine Awards, and IIFA Awards. Besides acting awards, he has received a number of state honours, including the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2005, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007, and the Legion of Honour in 2014 (both by the Government of France).
Khan made his acting debut with a leading role in the romantic drama Deewana (1992), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. The next year he won his first Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of a murderer in Baazigar, and a Best Performance in a Negative Role nomination (both at Filmfare) for his performance as an obsessive lover in Darr. Khan's most significant release of the 1990s was Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. He portrayed a non-resident Indian who falls in love with the character played by Kajol, for which he earned another Filmfare Award for Best Actor as well as his first Screen Award. Khan later won two consecutive Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor category for his performances in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), both films focusing on a love quadrangle.
In 2000, Khan won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performance in the starring role of a music teacher in Mohabbatein (2000), for which he was also nominated at the Screen and the IIFA Awards in the Best Actor category. For his performance as an alcoholic in Devdas, he received various Best Actor awards in India including Filmfare, IIFA, Screen, and Zee Cine Awards. Khan was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for three of his 2004 releases: the masala film Main Hoon Na, the star-crossed romance Veer-Zaara, and the social drama Swades, winning for the lattermost. For his performance in Chak De! India (2007), in which he played the former captain of the India men's national field hockey team, he won Filmfare, IIFA, Screen, and Zee Cine awards in the Best Actor category.
Khan starred in My Name Is Khan (2010), a drama based on the 11 September attacks, as a Muslim man with Asperger syndrome. Acknowledged as being among his career's best work, the performance won him many awards, including Best Actor from Filmfare, IIFA, Producers Guild, and Screen awards. He later received the IIFA Award for Best Actor, the Screen Award for Best Actor (Popular Choice), and the Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor – Male for his portrayal in the action thriller Don 2 (2011), a sequel to the 2006 film Don for which he had also earned the nomination of Best Actor at the Asian Film Awards. He won three consecutive Screen Awards in the Best Actor (Popular Choice) category for portraying a traveler in Chennai Express (2013), a street fighter in Happy New Year (2014), and a car tuner in Dilwale (2015). For Khan's performance as a dwarf in the comedy-drama Zero (2018), he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. For his performance in Jawan (2023), Khan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the IIFA Award for Best Actor.
Awards and nominations
+AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultAsian Film Awards2007Best ActorDonAsianet Film Awards2012Lifetime Achievement Award2014International Icon of Indian Cinema Astra Film Awards 2024Best International Feature JawanBIG Star Entertainment Awards2010Film Actor of the Decade – MaleMost Entertaining Film Actor – MaleMy Name Is Khan2011Most Entertaining Film Actor – MaleRa.One2012Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – MaleJab Tak Hai JaanMost Entertaining Film Actor – MaleMost Entertaining On-screen CoupleMost Entertaining Actor in an Action Film – MaleDon 22013Most Entertaining On-screen CoupleChennai ExpressMost Entertaining Film Actor – MaleMost Entertaining Actor in an Action Film – MaleMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Male2014Most Entertaining Film Actor – MaleHappy New YearBollywood Movie Awards1999Best ActorKuch Kuch Hota HaiMost Sensational ActorDil Se..2002Best ActorKabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamBest Actor (Critics)2003Best ActorDevdasBest Actor (Critics)Most Sensational Actor2005Best ActorVeer-Zaara2006Best ActorPaheli2007Best ActorKabhi Alvida Naa KehnaBest VillainDon CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2023Indian of the Year - Popular ChoiceETC Bollywood Business Awards2012Most Profitable Actor – Male 2013Most Profitable Actor – MaleFICCI Frames Excellence Honours2009Most Powerful Entertainer of the Decade2010Global Entertainer of the Year2011Best ActorMy Name Is KhanFilmfare Awards1993Best Male DebutDeewana1994Best ActorBaazigarBest Performance in a Negative RoleDarrBest Actor (Critics)Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa1995Best Performance in a Negative RoleAnjaam1996Best ActorDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1998Dil To Pagal HaiYes Boss1999Kuch Kuch Hota HaiBest Performance in a Negative RoleDuplicate2000Best Performance in a Comic RoleBaadshah2001Best ActorMohabbateinBest Actor (Critics)2002Best ActorKabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamBest FilmAsoka2003Best ActorDevdasSwiss Consulate Special Award2004Power AwardBest ActorKal Ho Naa Ho2005Main Hoon NaSwadesVeer-ZaaraPower Award2007Best ActorDonKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna2008Chak De! IndiaOm Shanti Om2009Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi2011My Name Is Khan2012Best FilmDon 2Best Actor2013Jab Tak Hai Jaan2014Chennai Express2016Dilwale2017Fan2018Raees2019Zero2024JawanDunkiGlobal Indian Film Awards2005Best ActorSwades2007Most Searched Actor on the internetBest ActorKabhi Alvida Naa KehnaInternational Indian Film Academy Awards2001Best ActorMohabbatein2002Best ActorKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2003Best ActorDevdas2004Best ActorKal Ho Naa Ho2005Best ActorSwadesVeer-Zaara2006Best ActorPaheli2007Best ActorDonKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna2008Best ActorChak De! India2009Star of the Decade – MaleBest ActorRab Ne Bana Di Jodi2011Best ActorMy Name Is Khan2012Best ActorDon 22013Digital Star of the YearBest ActorJab Tak Hai Jaan2014Best ActorChennai Express2015Best ActorHappy New Year2017Best ActorFan 2023Best Supporting ActorBrahmāstra: Part One – Shiva2024Best ActorJawanIndian Television Academy Awards2008Best Anchor – Game/Quiz ShowKya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?Indian Telly Awards2007Best AnchorKaun Banega Crorepati 32008Best AnchorKya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? Locarno Film Festival 2024 Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism Mirchi Music Awards2014Face of Romantic MusicNational Film Awards2025Best ActorJawanNDTV Indian of the Year Awards2008NDTV Special Award2010India's Icon of Last 21 Years in EntertainmentNDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards2012Creative Entrepreneur of the YearNickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India2013Best ActorChennai Express2016Kids' Icon of The YearProducers Guild Film Awards2004Best Actor in a Leading RoleKal Ho Naa Ho2005Best Actor in a Leading RoleSwades2008Best Actor in a Leading RoleChak De! IndiaBest AnchorKaun Banega Crorepati 32010Best Actor in a Leading RoleRab Ne Bana Di Jodi2011Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer of the Year – MaleBest Actor in a Leading RoleMy Name Is Khan2012Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer of the Year – MaleBest Actor in a Leading RoleDon 22013Best Actor in a Leading RoleJab Tak Hai Jaan2014Renault Star Guild Entertainer of the Year2015Best Actor in a Leading RoleHappy New YearSansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards1998Best ActorDil To Pagal Hai1999Best ActorKuch Kuch Hota Hai2001Best ActorMohabbatein2002Best Actor (Jury)Aśoka2003Best ActorDevdas2004Best ActorKal Ho Naa HoBest Actor (Jury) Screen Awards1996Best ActorDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1998Best ActorDil To Pagal Hai1999Best ActorKuch Kuch Hota Hai2001Best ActorMohabbatein2002Best ActorKabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamJodi No. 12003Best ActorDevdasJodi No. 12004Best ActorChalte Chalte2005Best ActorVeer-ZaaraJodi No. 12006Best ActorPaheli2007Best ActorKabhi Alvida Naa KehnaJodi No. 1Best Actor in a Negative RoleDon2008Best ActorChak De! IndiaJodi No. 1Om Shanti Om2009Best ActorRab Ne Bana Di Jodi2010Jodi of the Decade2011Best ActorMy Name Is KhanBest Actor (Popular Choice)2012Best ActorDon 2Best Actor (Popular Choice)Jodi No. 12013Best ActorJab Tak Hai JaanBest Actor (Popular Choice)2014Best ActorChennai ExpressBest Actor (Popular Choice)2015Best ActorHappy New YearBest Actor (Popular Choice)2016Best Actor (Popular Choice)DilwaleJodi No. 1 Sharjah International Book Fair2022Special Honoured with Global Icon of Cinema and Cultural Narrative Award for his Contribution as the International Icon of Cinema and Culture Stardust Awards2004Actor of the Year – MaleKal Ho Naa Ho2005Actor of the Year – MaleSwades2007Actor of the Year – MaleKabhi Alvida Naa KehnaBest Actor in a Negative RoleDon2008Actor of the Year – MaleChak De! IndiaOm Shanti Om2009Actor of the Year – MaleRab Ne Bana Di Jodi2011Best Actor in a DramaMy Name Is KhanBest Film - Drama Won2012Actor of the Year – MaleDon 2Best Actor in a Thriller or ActionDon 2 and Ra.One2013Actor of the Year – MaleJab Tak Hai JaanBest Actor (Editor's Choice)Best Actor in a Comedy or Romance2014Actor of the Year – MaleHappy New YearBest Actor in a Thriller or ActionBest Film of the year Won2016Actor of the Year – MaleFanBest Actor (Editor's Choice)Best Actor in a Thriller or Action WonBest Supporting ActorDear Zindagi2017Best ActorRaeesWonThe Asian Awards2015Outstanding Contribution to CinemaVijay Awards2013Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema2014Entertainer of Indian CinemaZee Cine Awards1998Best Actor – MaleDil To Pagal HaiPardes1999Best Actor – MaleDuplicateKuch Kuch Hota Hai2000Best Actor – MaleBaadshah2001Best Actor – MaleMohabbatein2002Best Actor – MaleKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham2003Best Actor – MaleDevdas2004Best Actor – MaleKal Ho Naa Ho2005Best Actor – MaleMain Hoon NaSwadesVeer-Zaara2006Best Actor – MalePaheli2007Fun Cinema Entertainer of the YearDonBest Actor – MaleKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna2008Best Actor – MaleChak De! IndiaOm Shanti OmZee Icon Award2011Best Actor – MaleMy Name Is KhanInternational Male Icon2012Critics Award for Best Actor – MaleDon 2Best Actor – MaleRa.One2013Best Actor – MaleJab Tak Hai JaanInternational Male Icon2014Best Actor – MaleChennai Express2018Best Actor – MaleRaeesSpecial Honour for Contribution to Cinema and TV over the Last 25 Years2024Best Actor – MaleJawan
State honours Country or organization Year Award France 2007Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2014Legion of HonourIndia1997Best Indian Citizen Award2002Rajiv Gandhi Award2005Padma ShriIndian Television Academy2017Yash Chopra National Memorial AwardSouth Korea2009 Honorary Black Belt of Taekwondo|access-date=19 July 2025 Yale University2012Chubb FellowshipLa Trobe University2019Honorary DoctorateMalaysia2008Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka2012BrandLaureate Legendary AwardMaulana Azad National Urdu University2016Honorary DoctorateMorocco2011L'Étoile d'Or2012Wissame al-Kafaa al-FikriaUNESCO2011Pyramide con Marni AwardUnited Kingdom2014Global Diversity AwardUniversity of Bedfordshire2009Honorary DoctorateUniversity of Edinburgh2015Honorary DoctorateUniversity of Law2019Honorary DoctorateWorld Economic Forum2018Crystal Award
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