Shah Rukh Khan is a famous Indian actor, producer and television personality known primarily for Hindi films. He began his acting career by playing a soldier in the Doordarshan series Fauji (1988), a role that garnered him recognition and led to starring roles in more television shows. He soon started receiving film offers and had his first release with the romantic drama Deewana (1992). Khan subsequently played villainous roles in the 1993 thrillers Baazigar and Darr, box office successes that established his career in Bollywood. In 1995, Khan starred opposite Kajol in Aditya Chopra's romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that became the longest running Indian film of all time. He continued to establish a reputation in romantic roles by playing opposite Madhuri Dixit in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Kajol in the Karan Johar-directed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).
In 1999, Khan collaborated with Aziz Mirza and Juhi Chawla to start a production company, Dreamz Unlimited, whose first release was the comedy-drama Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) starring Khan and Chawla. The film was a commercial failure as was their next production, Aśoka (2001), leading to a setback. His career prospects improved in 2002 when he starred alongside Dixit and Aishwarya Rai in Devdas, a period romance that garnered him critical acclaim. In 2004, he collaborated with his wife Gauri Khan to launch another company, Red Chillies Entertainment, whose first feature was the box office hit Main Hoon Na (2004). Khan's popularity continued to increase in the 2000s as he played the romantic lead opposite Preity Zinta, in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004). He also played against type as a NASA scientist in the drama Swades (2004), a hockey coach in the sports film Chak De! India (2007), and an autistic man in the drama My Name Is Khan (2010).
From 2007 onwards, Khan began to star opposite a third generation of heroines, most notably Deepika Padukone in Om Shanti Om (2007) and Anushka Sharma in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). He went on to co-star with Padukone in the action-comedies Chennai Express (2013) and Happy New Year (2014), and reunited with Kajol in Dilwale (2015), all of which were among the biggest Hindi film grossers of the decade. He then starred alongside Sharma in Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) and Zero (2018), both of which were commercially unsuccessful. Following a hiatus, Khan made a career comeback with the 2023 action films Pathaan and Jawan, each earning over to emerge as his highest-grossing releases.
With eight Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, he shares the record for the most wins in the category with Dilip Kumar. Khan has also starred in several non-fiction films that have documented his popularity, including the documentary The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (2005). From 2003 onwards, he hosted several award ceremonies, including ten Filmfare Awards and six Screen Awards. In addition, he has featured as the host of television game shows Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) and the talk show TED Talks India (2017–2019).
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Feature films Year Title Role(s) Notes 1992Deewana Chamatkar Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Dil Aashna Hai 1993Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Sunil King Uncle Maya Memsaab Pehla Nasha Himself Cameo appearance Baazigar / Vicky Malhotra Darr 1994Anjaam 1995Karan Arjun / Vijay Singh Sharma Zamaana Deewana Guddu Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! Hero Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Ram Jaane Trimurti 1996English Babu Desi Mem / Hari Mayur / Vikram Mayur Chaahat Army Major Arjun Singh Special appearanceDushman Duniya Ka Badru Cameo appearance 1997Gudgudee Himself Cameo appearance Koyla Shankar Thakur Yes BossRahul Joshi Pardes Dil To Pagal Hai Rahul 1998Duplicate / Manu Dada Achanak Himself Cameo appearance Dil Se..25th Film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1999Baadshah Raj (Baadshah) 2000Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Also producer Hey RamBilingual film, Tamil debutJosh Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Rahul Special appearance Mohabbatein Gaja Gamini Himself Special appearance 2001One 2 Ka 4 Aśoka (Pawan) Also producer Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2002Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Gopal Devdas Shakti: The Power Saathiya Special appearance 2003Chalte Chalte Also producer Kal Ho Naa Ho 2004Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke Dushant Main Hoon Na Veer-Zaara Swades 2005Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye Himself Cameo appearance Kaal Himself Special appearance in song "Kaal Dhamal"; Also producer Silsiilay Sutradhar Special appearance Paheli Kishanlal / The Ghost 2006Alag Himself Special appearance in song "Sabse Alag" Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Don: The Chase Begins AgainMark "Don" Donald / Vijay Pal I See You Himself Special appearance in song "Subah Subah" 2007Chak De! India Heyy Babyy Special appearance in song "Mast Kalandar" Om Shanti Om / Om Prakash "Omi" Makhija 2008Krazzy 4 Himself Special appearance in song "Break Free" Bhoothnath Special appearance Shaurya Voiceover Kismat Konnection Narrator Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Surinder Sahni / Raj Kapoor50th film 2009Luck by Chance Himself Cameo appearance Billu 2010Dulha Mil Gaya (PRG) Special appearance My Name Is Khan Shahrukh Bola "Khoobsurat Hai Tu"Himself Special appearance 2011Always Kabhi KabhiSpecial appearance in the song "Antenna" Love Breakups ZindagiCameo appearance Ra.OneG.One / Shekhar Subramanium Don 2Mark "Don" Donald Also producer 2012Jab Tak Hai Jaan 2013Bombay TalkiesHimself Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" Chennai Express 2014Bhoothnath Returns Cameo appearance Happy New Year Chandramohan "Charlie" Manohar Sharma 2015Dilwale2016Bhaag Jeetu Bhaag Himself Short film; Special appearance Fan / Gaurav Chandna Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Tahir Taliyar Khan Cameo appearance Dear Zindagi Dr. Jehangir "Jug" Khan 2017Raees Tubelight Gogo Pasha Cameo appearance Jab Harry Met Sejal 2018 Zero 2019The Zoya Factor Narrator 2022 Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Himself Special appearance Laal Singh ChaddhaCameo appearance Brahmāstra: Part One – ShivaMohan BhargavSpecial appearance 2023Pathaan Pathaan Jawan Vikram Rathore / Azad RathoreTiger 3 PathaanCameo appearance Dunki Hardayal "Hardy" Singh Dhillon 2026 Filming
Television
As actor Year Title Role Notes 1988 Fauji 13 episodes Dil Dariya Nandu 12 episodes 1989 Umeed Anand Gupta14 episodes Adhuri Zindagi Joseph Television film Mahan Karz Kanwar SinghTelevision film Wagle Ki Duniya Himself Episode: "Police Station" In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones Senior Television film Doosra Keval Keval 13 episodes 1989–1990 Circus Shekharan19 episodes 1989–1991 Intezaar 26 episodes 1992 Idiot4-part miniseries 1993 Rajani Himself 2 episodes2013Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah1 episode20141 episode Living with KKRFour part Discovery Channel documentary series2015C.I.DEpisode 1316: "Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale"Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah1 episode20171 episode 2020 The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye Narrator Miniseries Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Himself Reality show; episode 8 2023The Romantics Documentary series about Yash Chopra ; episode: "The Boy from Jalandhar" 2024 Angry Young Men Documentary series about Salim–Javed Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous Documentary series about Yo Yo Honey SinghNayanthara: Beyond the FairytaleDocumentary series about Nayanthara 2025 The Roshans Documentary series about Roshan Lal Nagrath, Rajesh Roshan, Hrithik Roshan The Ba***ds of BollywoodCameo appearance
As host Year Title Notes 2003 48th Filmfare AwardsTelevision special2004 49th Filmfare Awards2005 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards2006 2nd Global Indian Film Awards2007 52nd Filmfare Awards Kaun Banega CrorepatiGame show; season 32008 53rd Filmfare AwardsTelevision special Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?Game show2010 16th Star Screen AwardsTelevision special 55th Filmfare Awards Indian Premiere League Awards Sahara India Sports Awards 20102011 17th Star Screen Awards Zor Ka Jhatka: Total WipeoutGame show2012 18th Colors Screen AwardsTelevision special 57th Filmfare Awards Zee Cine Awards 20122013 19th Colors Screen Awards 58th Filmfare Awards 14th International Indian Film Academy Awards2014 20th Life OK Screen Awards2015 21st Life OK Screen Awards India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun?Game show2016 61st Filmfare AwardsTelevision special2017 62nd Filmfare Awards2017–2018 TED Talks India Nayi SochTalk show2018 63rd Filmfare AwardsTelevision special2019 64th Filmfare Awards TED Talks India Nayi BaatTalk show 2024 24th IIFA Awards Television special2025 70th Filmfare Awards
Music videos Title Year Performer Album "Kya Khoya" 2002 Jagjit Singh Samvedna "Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" 2010 Various "Jai Hind India" 2018 AR Rahman,Nakul Abhyankar,MC Heam "BIBA" 2019 Shirley Setia,Dev Negi BIBA "Sab Sahi Ho Jayega" 2019 Shahrukh Khan "Sapphire" 2025 Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh Play
See also List of awards and nominations received by Shah Rukh Khan
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Shah Rukh Khan on Bollywood Hungama