Name	Karan Johar
Birth date	May 25, 1972
Birth place	Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Yearsactive	1995–present }}

Karan Johar (; born 25 May 1972) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and TV celebrity. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the overseas. The four films he has directed, all starring Shahrukh Khan, have been India's highest grossing productions overseas.

Early life

Karan Johar was born in Mumbai, India to Indian Bollywood film producer Yash Johar, founder of Dharma Productions and Hiroo Johar. He studied at the Greenlawns High School and attended H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, both in Mumbai. He received a Masters degree in French.

Career

Dharma Productions, founded by his father, is Johar's production company. As a child, he was influenced by commercial Indian cinema and he cites Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra and Sooraj R. Barjatya as his inspirations.

Johar formally entered the film industry as an actor, portraying Raj's (Shahrukh Khan) close friend in ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). He was also assistant director on this film and helped director Aditya Chopra in writing the screenplay for this film. In addition, he selected Shahrukh Khan's costumes, something he continued to do for Shahrukh Khan's other movies like ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997), ''Duplicate'' (1998), ''Mohabbatein'' (2000), ''Main Hoon Na'' and ''Veer-Zaara'' (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007).

Johar made his directorial debut with ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' in 1998. The film was well received by critics and audience alike. It won a National awards, eight Filmfare Awards in 1998 including Best Movie, Best Director and all four Best Actor awards for both leading and supporting roles. It was also the highest grossing Indian movie of the year and was declared an all time blockbuster by Box Office India. Johar's second directorial effort was the family drama, ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'', released in 2001. It was also highly successful and won five Filmfare Awards. His 2003 film, ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'', was directed by Nikhil Advani. His 2005 film, ''Kaal'' was directed by Soham Shah, Johar's assistant director from ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''. In May 2005, after taking a four-year break from directing, Johar began working on his third film as a director and fourth film as writer; ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'', (''Never Say Goodbye'').The movie was the highest grossing overseas film of all time. In November 2009, Johar ended shooting for his film ''My Name Is Khan'' starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol Devgan, reuniting them after seven years. The film released to overwhelmingly positive reviews and strong box office figures 12 February 2010, with a series of premieres in Abu Dhabi and Berlin. He is also responsible for Hindi-language remake of ''Stepmom'', called ''We Are Family'' shot in Mumbai and Sydney, Australia. He said in a 5 February interview on BBC Asian Network that he is also busy working on developing a remake of his father's film ''Agneepath'' and will be producing ''Dostana 2'' also.

For a period of time, Johar followed numerology, creating film titles in which the first word and a number of others in the title began with the letter "K." After watching the 2006 film, ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' which was critical of numerology, Johar decided to stop this practice.

Television

Johar is the host of a television chat show called ''Koffee with Karan'' commissioned by Star World, in which he interviews renowned celebrities from Bollywood and India's glamour world. The first season of the show began in 2004, the second in 2007, and a third season started airing in November 2010.

He also did a TV show in 2010 called ''Lift Kara De''. The theme of the show is to find out the biggest fan of an actor. This aired on Sony TV. This show had 28 episodes with 19 Indian super stars. This show also did charity for the needy.

Honors

In 2007, Johar was chosen as one of 250 ''Global Young Leaders'' by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum 2006. On 30 September 2006, Johar became the first Indian filmmaker to be a jury member in the Miss World competition, in Warsaw, Poland.

Filmography

!Year	!Film	Film director>Director	Film producer>Producer	Screenwriter>Writer	!Notes
align="center"	''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''
align="center"	''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''				Won 5 Filmfare awards
align="center"	''Kal Ho Naa Ho''				Won 8 Filmfare awards Won 2 National film awards
align="center"	''Kaal''				Co-produced with Red Chillies Entertainment
align="center"	''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna''
align="center"
rowspan="2" align="center"	''Kurbaan''
''Wake Up Sid''				Won 3 Filmfare awards
rowspan="2" align="center"	''My Name Is Khan''				Won 3 Filmfare awards
				Won 1 Filmfare awards
align="center"	''Koochie Koochie Hota Hain''				An animated remake of the 1998 Hindi film, ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''.
rowspan="2" align="center"
''Student Of The Year''				Announced. Co-produced with Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.

Actor

''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995) – Raj's friend

''Main Hoon Na'' (2004) – Cameo

''Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak'' (2005) – Himself

''Alag'' (2006) – (himself/voice in the song "Sabse Alag")

''Salaam-e-Ishq'' (2007) – (himself/voice)

''Om Shanti Om'' (2007) – (cameo as himself)

''C Kkompany'' (2008) – (cameo as the Game show host)

''Fashion'' (2008) – (cameo as himself)

''Luck by Chance'' (2009) – (cameo as himself)

Awards

Filmfare Awards

Won

1999: Best Director and Best Screenplay – ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''

2002: Best Dialogue – ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''

2011: Best Director – ''My Name Is Khan''

Nominated

2002: Best Director – ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham''

2004: Best Movie – ''Kal Ho Na Ho''

2008: Best Director – ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna''

IIFA Awards

Won

2001: Best Costume Designer – ''Mohabbatein''

2002: Best Dialogue – ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''

2004: Best Story – ''Kal Ho Na Ho''

2011: Best Director - ''My Name Is Khan''

Nominated

2002: Best Director – ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''

2008: Best Director – ''Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna''

Star Screen Awards

Won

1999: Best Director – ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''

2004: Best Screenplay – ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''

Nominated

2002: Best Director – ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham''

2004: Best Movie – ''Kal Ho Na Ho''

Zee Cine Awards

1999: Best Director – ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''

2011: Best Director – ''My Name Is Khan''

2011: Best Story – ''My Name Is Khan''

References

External links

My Name Is Karan – Karan Johar's Official Blog

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name	Komal Nahta
birth date	December 25, 1974
birth place	Calcutta, India
nationality	Indian
yearsactive	2000–present
occupation	Film editor
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Komal Nahta is the editor and publisher of "Film Information", India's largest film trade journal. He is also an anchor of the Trade show ETC Bollywood Business on the Bollywood TV channels ETC and Zee Cinema. Well known for his harsh criticism of Movies.

Career

His interviews are carried by many satellite channels, including CNBC, STAR, Zee, B4U, NDTV, Zoom and Doordarshan. He was also the Bollywood representative of the BBC for almost 10 years. The Asian Development bank(ADB) has appointed him advisor for its film financing division, the first person from the film industry to be so appointed. He has recently launched a new tabloid called "The Film Street Journal".

On 26 April 2010, Nahta replaced Taran Adarsh as the host of ETC Bollywood Business on the indian TV channels ETC (India) and Zee Cinema (UK). The show airs daily on weekdays at 8:30 pm in India and at 7:30 pm in the UK. On Mondays, the show is about the previous fridays collections. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Nahta speaks to various artists from the film industry. Thursdays preview films releasing on Friday. On Fridays, Nahta will be review films released on that day. The show launched the first episode with Sajid Nadiadwala as the guest. He is also the Editor of Entertainment website www.koimoi.com He has also starred in the 2010 comedy, ''Tees Maar Khan'', along with Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna.

References

External links

Profile from Sify.com

Komal Nahta on Twitter

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name	Sonam Kapoor
birth date	June 09, 1985
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
yearsactive	2004–present
occupation	Actress }}

Sonam Kapoor (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. Kapoor made her acting debut in the unsuccessful film ''Saawariya'' opposite newcomer Ranbir Kapoor, which earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She earned her first commercial success in ''I Hate Luv Storys'' opposite Imran Khan. Other Bollywood films she has appeared in include ''Delhi-6'', ''Aisha'' and the multistarrer ''Thank You''.

Early life

Sonam was born and raised in Mumbai. She is the eldest daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, and the granddaughter of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. She is the niece of producer Boney Kapoor, actress Sridevi, actor Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah. Kapoor is the eldest of three children; the others are sister Rhea Kapoor and brother Harshvardhan.

She went to school in Mumbai at the Arya Vidya Mandir school in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate. She speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi, and is a trained dancer.

Career

Early work (2004–2006)

Before starting her career off as an actress, Kapoor worked as an assistant directer under Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2004, and assisted him during the making of his film, ''Black'' which was released in early 2005.

Debut and breakthrough (2007–2009)

She made her acting debut alongside newcomer, Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's ''Saawariya'' (2007), which failed to do well at the box office. Her performance was opened to good reviews by critics.

In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's ''Delhi-6'', opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film flopped at the box office and received mixed critical reviews, but her performance was praised. Critic Rajeev Masand commented, "Sonam Kapoor is the revelation in Delhi 6. She's a firecracker performer, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn't even a conventional female lead".

Initial success (2010–present)

In 2010, she appeared in Punit Malhotra's ''I Hate Luv Storys'' opposite Imran Khan. The film went on to become her first box office success. She also appeared in the romantic comedy, ''Aisha'', opposite Abhay Deol, which was declared a below average performer at the box office.

Kapoor's first release in 2011, ''Thank You'' was a critical failure, although the film was a moderate success at the box office. The same year, she made an appearance at the 64th Cannes Film Festival representing L'Oréal, the brand she endorses in India.

Kapoor will be next seen in the romance film ''Mausam'' alongside Shahid Kapoor and ''Players'', a remake of ''The Italian Job'', alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Nominated

2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; ''Saawariya''

2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; ''Saawariya''

Star Screen Awards

Nominated 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female; ''Saawariya''

2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Ranbir Kapoor; ''Saawariya''

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated 2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; ''Saawariya''

Stardust Awards

Winner 2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; ''Saawariya''

Other Awards

Winner 2011: Brand Ambassador of the year at NDTV Good Times Gadget Guru Awards 2011;

Filmography

''Delhi-6'' ''I Hate Luv Storys'' ''Aisha (film) ''Thank You (2011 film) ''Mausam (2011 film) ''Players (2011 film)

Year !! Movie !! Role !! Notes
2007	''Saawariya''	Sakina
2009	|	Bittu Sharma
2010	|	Simran Sharma
2010	Aisha'' ||	Aisha Kapoor
2011	Thank You'' ||	Sanjana
2011	Mausam'' ||	Aayat	Releasing on 16 September 2011
2011	Players'' ||		Filming

See also

List of Indian film actresses

References

External links

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Kareena Kapoor (, pronounced ; born on 21 September 1980), often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary romantic dramas to comedies, period films to major Bollywood productions, as well as less publicised independent films.

Born into a family where her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and elder sister Karisma were actors, Kapoor faced the media spotlight from a very young age, but did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film ''Refugee''. Her melodrama ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001, and is one of her biggest commercial successes to date. After receiving negative reviews for a series of repetitive roles, Kapoor accepted more demanding parts in order to avoid being typecast, and was consequently recognized by critics for displaying greater versatility as an actress. Her portrayal of a sex worker in ''Chameli'' (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed projects ''Dev'' (2004) and ''Omkara'' (2006).

In 2007, Kapoor received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Jab We Met'', a romantic comedy directed by Imtiaz Ali. She went on to play the lead female role in the thriller ''Kurbaan'' (2009), for which she earned critical acclaim, and the drama ''3 Idiots'' (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. Having done so, Kapoor has established herself as a leading actress of the Hindi film industry. In addition to movie acting, Kapoor is a regular stage performer and has launched her own clothing line in association with being the brand ambassador for the retail chain Globus. Her off-screen life, including her relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan, is the subject of wide media coverage in India.

Life and career

Early life and background

Born in Mumbai, India, on 21 September 1980, into the Kapoor film family, Kapoor is the younger daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita (''née'' Shivdasani); her elder sister Karisma Kapoor, is also an actress. She is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor. According to Kapoor, the name "Kareena" was derived from the book ''Anna Karenina'', which her mother read while she was pregnant with her. Often informally referred to as ''Bebo'', she is of Punjabi Khatri descent from her father's side, and on her mother's side she is Sindhi.

As a child, she had strong aspirations to become an actress, and was particularly inspired by watching the films of Bollywood actresses Nargis and Meena Kumari. Kapoor, who describes herself as a "very naughty [and] spoilt child", would regularly dress up in her mother's clothes and perform in front of the mirror. Despite her family background, her father disapproved of women entering the acting profession because he believed it conflicted with the traditional maternal duties and responsibility of women in the family. This led to a conflict between her parents and resulted in Kapoor's mother leaving the house with her daughters. After her parents' separation, she was raised in Lokhandwala by her mother, who worked several jobs to support her daughters until Karisma debuted as an actress in 1991. In an interview with Vir Sanghvi, Kapoor said that growing up in a household filled with women helped her become strong and independent. Following her parents' reconciliation in October 2007, Kapoor explained that they "were never officially divorced ... [but] ... liv[ed] separately." Asked about the relationship she shared with her father, Kapoor remarked, "My father is ... an important factor in my life. [Al]though we did not see him often in our initial years, we are a family now."

Kapoor attended Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai before progressing to Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun. She later recalled, "I learnt so much from being at Welham", and described her experience there as "one of the finest parts of my life". According to Kapoor, she was a good student and received first-class honours in all subjects except mathematics. Upon graduating from the boarding school, she studied commerce for two years at Mithibai College in Vile Parle, Mumbai, but later confessed that she only studied there because she was close to her family. Kapoor then registered for a three-month summer course in microcomputers at Harvard University in the United States. She later developed an interest in law and enrolled at the Government Law College in Churchgate; during this period she became immersed in law books and developed a long-lasting passion for reading. However, after completing one year at Churchgate, Kapoor realized that she was not inclined towards academics and returned to her initial plan to become an actress. She began training at an acting institute in Andheri, mentored by Kishore Namit Kapoor, a member of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

2000–03: Debut and breakthrough

Kapoor was initially scheduled to make her debut in Rakesh Roshan's ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000), opposite the director's son Hrithik Roshan. Several days into the filming, however, she abandoned the project and later explained that, "it was probably destined that I was not to be in the film. After all, it was a launch for his son. The whole focus was on the boy. Now I am glad I did not do the movie."

She made her debut later that year in J.P. Dutta's war drama ''Refugee'', alongside Abhishek Bachchan. Set during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, the film centers on a man known simply as "Refugee", who illegally transports civilians back and forth across the Indo-Pakistani border. Kapoor portrayed Naaz, a Bangladeshi girl who falls in love with Refugee while illegally migrating to Pakistan with her family. Her performance was acclaimed by critics; Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that Kapoor "has a magnetic personality, which will make the viewer fall in love with her instantly. What surprises you is the ease with which she emotes the most difficult of scenes [...] There is no denying the fact that she is a natural performer who is very camera friendly." On the experience of making her first film, she described it as "...tough ... [but] also a great learning experience." ''Refugee'' became the fifth highest-grossing film in India in 2000, and Kapoor's performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

In 2001, Kapoor appeared opposite Tusshar Kapoor in the romantic drama ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'', which became one of the highest earners of the year. A review in ''The Hindu'', in regards to her performance, noted that she was "definitely the actress to watch out for, if her debut with Abhishek in ''Refugee'' and now ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' are any indication [...] Kareena shines throughout the flick, with the grace of a seasoned sizzler already." She next starred in Subhash Ghai's family drama ''Yaadein'' alongside Jackie Shroff and Hrithik Roshan. The drama centers on the character of Raj Singh Puri, a middle-class man, and his daughters' marriages. Kapoor played the part of the youngest daughter and Roshan's love interest, Isha Singh Puri. The film was met with negative reactions from reviewers and garnered poor box office returns. Kapoor then appeared in the Abbas-Mustan thriller ''Ajnabee''. The feature was adapted from the 1992 American thriller film ''Consenting Adults'', and was a moderate box office success in India.

Later in the year, she played the female lead in Santosh Sivan's period epic ''Asoka'', a partly fictionalized account of the life of Ashoka the Great. It was widely screened across the United Kingdom and North America, and was also selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. Featured opposite Shahrukh Khan who played Ashoka, Kapoor portrayed the character of Kaurwaki—a princess of Kalinga with whom Ashoka falls in love—and received her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination. While the film received generally positive reviews, Kapoor's performance received a mixed reaction from critics. Rediff.com concluded that "while a large portion of the first half is focused on the emerging romance between the runaway prince and herself and to their credit they do manage to whip up some on-screen chemistry, I am still unsure as to her acting abilities." Meanwhile, David Rooney from ''Variety'' wrote, "Kapoor plays ornately tattooed Kaurwaki as a lively mix of flirtatious coquette and feisty warrior woman, kind of like J.Lo meets Michelle Yeoh."

Her final release of 2001 was ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'', a melodrama, in which she featured as part of an ensemble cast that included Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan. Directed by Karan Johar, the movie was a major financial success and became India's second highest-grossing film of the year, as well as Kapoor's highest-grossing movie up until then. It also performed well internationally and became one of the biggest Bollywood success of all time in the overseas market, earning over worldwide. Kapoor's performance as "Poo", a good-natured but superficial girl, was described as "one of the main ... highlights of the film", and her portrayal earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress nomination.

During 2002 and 2003, Kapoor experienced a setback in her career. She was in six films—''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'', ''Jeena Sirf Merre Liye'', ''Talaash: The Hunt Begins...'', ''Khushi'', ''Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'', and the four-hour war epic ''LOC Kargil''—all of which proved critically and commercially unsuccessful in India. Kapoor's performances were often identified by critics as unoriginal and repetitive, with little inspiration. They expressed concern that she was becoming typecast, but these negative reviews were fundamental in motivating her to improve her integrity as an actress in subsequent years by accepting more demanding roles.

2004–06: Critical acclaim

Following the negative period in Kapoor's career, 2004 marked the beginning of her work in more serious films, most of which would bring her critical acclaim rather than commercial success. Under the direction of Sudhir Mishra, Kapoor portrayed the role of a prostitute in ''Chameli''. The film relates the story of a young prostitute who meets with a widowed investment banker (played by Rahul Bose), and follows the development of their relationship as they share their devastating life experiences. When Kapoor was initially offered the role in 2002, she refused it, stating that she was reluctant to play a bold role at the beginning of her career. However, when the director again approached her a year later, she agreed to do the film and viewed it as an opportunity to show the range of her acting skills. To prepare for the role, she visited several of Mumbai's red-light district areas at night to study the dress and mannerisms of sex workers. Upon release, the film and Kapoor's performance opened to predominantly positive reviews by critics, with the ''Indiatimes'' praising her "intuitive brilliance" and stating that she had exceeded all expectations. Another reviewer, however expressed concern that they found her portrayal unconvincing and excessively stereotypical, describing her as "sounding more like a teenager playacting than a brash, hardened streetwalker", and likening her mannerisms to that of a caricature. Nonetheless, Kapoor's portrayal of Chameli garnered her the Filmfare Special Performance Award and the film marked a significant turning point in her career as an actress.

She next co-starred in Mani Ratnam's bilingual project ''Yuva'' alongside Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji and Esha Deol. The film, consisting of three chapters, tells the story of six individuals linked by a car accident. Kapoor is featured in the third chapter as Oberoi's love interest, Mira, a young witty woman. In a review published by ''The Times of India'', film critic Subhash K Jha described her role as "fey and insubstantial", but further stated that "she turns these character traits to her own advantage to create a girl who is at once enigmatic and all-there, a bit like the film itself which is both mysterious and voluptuous". She then appeared alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Fardeen Khan in Govind Nihalani's critically acclaimed film ''Dev'', which revolved around the 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots in the Indian state of Gujarat. Kapoor's role was that of a Muslim victim named Aaliya, modelled after Zaheera Sheikh, a key witness in Vadodara's Best Bakery case. It earned her a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, as well as nominations for ''Best Actress'' at various award ceremonies. Taran Adarsh commented, "Kareena Kapoor is first-rate. Sporting a deglamorized look, the actress takes a giant leap with this film. Her scene with Amitabh Bachchan (when the latter asks for witnesses to come forward) is an example of superb acting."

Shortly afterwards, she was cast for the first time as a villain in the thriller ''Fida''. The film follows the story of an on-line robbery and the Mumbai underworld with which her character Neha Mehra becomes involved. During the filming of ''Fida'', Kapoor entered into a relationship with actor Shahid Kapoor, whom she later described as having "a major positive influence in my life." Although the film did not succeed at the box office, Kapoor garnered positive reviews for her performance, with some critics noting a distinct progression from her earlier roles. Her subsequent releases that year included Abbas-Mustan's thriller ''Aitraaz'' and Priyadarshan's comedy ''Hulchul'', both of which did well at the Indian box office. Following the success of her last two releases, she was cast as the protagonist in the 2005 drama ''Bewafaa''. The feature received mostly negative reviews and Kapoor's portrayal of Anjali Sahai, an unfaithful woman, was not well-received. Nikhat Kazmi of ''Indiatimes'' believed that in an effort to become a serious actress, Kapoor was embodying a maturer, more jaded character ahead of her years in ''Bewafaa'' which appeared peculiar for a young woman of her age. She then starred in Priyadarshan's romantic drama ''Kyon Ki'', a film that relates the love story of a mentally ill patient, played by Salman Khan, and his physician, played by Kapoor. The film was a box office failure, though Kapoor's performance was generally enjoyed by critics, with the ''BBC'' reporting that she is "[...] a pure natural when it comes to acting."

In 2006, Kapoor appeared in three films. She first starred in the thriller ''36 China Town'' followed by the comedy ''Chup Chup Ke''; both films performed reasonably well. She next portrayed the Shakespearean character of Desdemona in ''Omkara'', the Hindi adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Othello''. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film is a tragedy of sexual jealousy set against the backdrop of the political system in Uttar Pradesh. The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was also selected for screening at the Cairo International Film Festival. ''Omkara'' was embraced by critics and Kapoor's portrayal earned her a fourth Filmfare Award and first Star Screen Award; her performance was later included in the 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances" by ''Filmfare''. Kapoor herself considers her role in ''Omkara'' as a "new benchmark" in her career and has made comparisons between her portrayal of Dolly and her own evolving maturity as a woman.

Following ''Omkara'', she stopped acting for a short time, as she felt that "nothing [was] challenging enough for me to say yes". In an interview with ''The Times of India'', Kapoor commented, "In my initial years in the industry, I pushed myself to do a lot of work because I was greedy. I did some films – which I now regret – purely for the money. Today, I want to do selective films"; she later described this period as a way of "finally getting to do the things I have always wanted to do."

2007–present: ''Jab We Met'' and other works

Kapoor returned to film as the female protagonist Geet Dhillon, a vivacious Sikh girl with a strong zest for life, in the Imtiaz Ali directed romantic comedy ''Jab We Met'' (2007). Featured opposite Shahid Kapoor, the film relates the story of two people with contrasting personalities who meet on a train and eventually fall in love. The film was received favourably by critics and became one of the year's most successful films, with a domestic box office of . Kapoor won several awards for her performance, including her second Screen Award as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Rajeev Masand from ''CNN-IBN'' noted, "Uninhibited and spontaneous, Kareena Kapoor is the soul of this picture, its biggest strength, as she brings alive her character with not just those smart lines, but with the kind of candor actors seldom invest in their work." While shooting for ''Jab We Met'', Kapoor and Shahid ended their three-year relationship. Asked in ''Mumbai Mirror'' about their well-publicized break-up, she stated that "I hold him in utmost regard, and I hope one day we could be good friends. He is a great guy." During this period, speculation began to surface that she was dating actor Saif Ali Khan, her co-star in the film ''Tashan'' (2008). On October 18, 2007, during Manish Malhotra's grand finale show at the ''Lakme Fashion Week'', Khan confirmed their relationship to the media.

The following year, she co-starred alongside Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor in Vijay Krishna Acharya's action-thriller ''Tashan''. Though a poll conducted by Bollywood Hungama named it as the most anticipated release of the year, the film eventually became a commercial and critical failure. She next provided her voice for the character of Laila, the love interest of a street dog named Romeo, in the Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures animated film ''Roadside Romeo''. It was the second Bollywood film to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio. In preparation for the role, Kapoor viewed several Hollywood animated films to analyse how actors delivered their dialogues. Kapoor then appeared in Rohit Shetty's comedy ''Golmaal Returns'', the sequel to the 2006 film ''Golmaal''. A part of an ensemble cast that included Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor, Kapoor played a distrustful wife who believed her husband to be unfaithful. The film received an ambivalent reception from critics and Kapoor herself received mixed reviews. ''The Indian Express'' believed the screenplay was unoriginal, concluding, "There is nothing particularly new about a suspicious wife keeping tabs on her husband, and there is nothing particularly new in the way Kareena plays it." ''Golmaal Returns'' was nonetheless a major financial success, with revenues of internationally.

In 2009, Kapoor was cast as Simrita Rai opposite Akshay Kumar in Sabbir Khan's battle of the sexes comedy ''Kambakkht Ishq''. Set in Los Angeles, California, it became the first Indian film in history to be shot within Universal Studios Hollywood, California, and featured several cameo appearances from Hollywood actors. The film earned over worldwide, but was a critical failure. ''The Times of India'' described her performance as "a complete let-down" and further stated that "despite her haute-coutured look, micro minis [and] pencil heels, she comes across as a completely unconvincing supermodel cum surgeon." She next played the leading female role in the dramatic thriller ''Kurbaan'', alongside Saif Ali Khan and Vivek Oberoi. The film, which marked the directorial debut of Rensil D'Silva, featured Kapoor in the role of Avantika Ahuja, a woman who is confined to house arrest after finding out that her husband is a terrorist. She described the film as "an emotionally draining experience", which did not let her disconnect from her character during shooting. Upon release, the film was critically embraced and Kapoor received her fourth Filmfare Best Actress nomination. According to Subhash K Jha, "''Kurbaan'' belongs to Kareena Kapoor. In her most consistently-pitched performance to date she pulls out all stops to play a betrayed wife with splendid sensitivity. Kareena accommodates her radiant beauty into an utterly credible character and performance. At her best, Kareena is incomparable. She proves it in ''Kurbaan''."

Her final release of the year was Rajkumar Hirani's drama ''3 Idiots'', a film loosely based on the novel ''Five Point Someone'' by Chetan Bhagat. Co-starring alongside Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, Kapoor starred as Pia, an independent-minded medical student and Khan's love interest. On acting alongside Khan, Kapoor revealed that it was "a dream come true" and further stated that her journey as an actress was "finally complete". The feature received much critical devotion and emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, grossing at the Indian box office. It also did well internationally and earned over , the second biggest Bollywood success of all time in the overseas market. Rediff.com opined that Kapoor dazzled with her "brief role, and even though a lot of her spunk seems significantly ''Jab We Met'' in tone, she lights up the screen when she is around." During the 55th Filmfare Awards, Kapoor received another ''Best Actress'' nomination for her role.

In 2010, she appeared in the romantic comedy ''Milenge Milenge'', a production that had been delayed since 2005. The feature garnered negative reviews and poor box office returns. Kapoor's role was small and was not well-received. She next took the supporting role of the career-oriented Shreya Arora in ''We Are Family'', the Hindi adaptation of the 1998 Hollywood release ''Stepmom''. Prior on commencing work for the project, Kapoor explained that she did not want to watch the original film in an attempt to "interpret the role...in my own style". Reaction to the film was mostly lukewarm, but Kapoor's performance drew positive reviews and ultimately won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress; critic Priyanka Roy of ''The Telegraph'' reported that Kapoor "[...] breathes life and a new-found maturity into what is largely a uni-dimensional character lacking depth." At the end of the year, Kapoor reunited with director Rohit Shetty for his sequel to the 2008 release ''Golmaal Returns''. Like its predecessor, the project was met with mixed reactions from reviewers, though became the most successful entry in the ''Golmaal'' film series, earning more than domestically. For her portrayal of the tomboy Daboo, Kapoor went on to receive several ''Best Actress'' nominations at a number of award ceremonies, including Filmfare. A review in ''MiD DAY'' described her as "[the film's]...real hero...who takes the story forward."

By July 2011, Kapoor completed shooting for the Hindi remake of the 2010 Malayalam film ''Bodyguard'', and the science fiction ''Ra.One''. She is scheduled to appear in Dharma Productions' ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' alongside Imran Khan, as well as Sriram Raghavan's action-thriller ''Agent Vinod'', both of which began principal photography in late 2010.

Off-screen work

Stage performances

Kapoor has been part of several stage shows and world tours since 2002. Her first world tour, the ''Heartthrobs: Live in Concert'', was successfully performed across the United States and Canada alongside Hrithik Roshan, Karisma Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, and Aftab Shivdasani. At the end of the year, she performed alongside several Bollywood stars at the Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa, for the show ''Now or Never''. Four years later, Kapoor took part in the ''Rockstars Concert'' world tour, along with Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor, Esha Deol and Mallika Sherawat. The concert was showcased in 19 cities across the United Kingdom, United States and Canada, and went on to become a success. In 2008, Kapoor participated in Shahrukh Khan's ''Temptation Reloaded 2008'', a series of concerts showcased across several different countries. The show, which also featured Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Ganesh Hegde, Javed Ali and Anusha Dandekar, took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam venue in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Several months later, she again joined Khan, Rampal and Kaif to perform for 15,000 spectators at Dubai's Festival City Arena.

Humanitarian work

During her years in the film industry, Kapoor has also been involved with various humanitarian causes. In November 2003, Kapoor performed at the ''Marco Ricci Each One Reach One Benefit Concert'', a fundraiser for the World Youth Peace Summit, while in 2005, along with other Bollywood stars, she took part in the ''HELP! Telethon Concert'', to help raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Later that year, she visited the desert heartland of Rajasthan to boost the morale of the jawan troops for a special Holi weekend episode on the NDTV show, ''Jai Jawan''. The show consists of entertainers and stars visiting Indian troops in isolated regions along with the NDTV team. In April 2007, Kapoor donated her winnings of from ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' (India's version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'') to St. Anthony's Old Age Home and Mount Mary Bandra. She subsequently went on to donate her winnings from ''Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'' and ''10 Ka Dum'' to the old age home in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

The following year, Kapoor attended the ''NDTV Greenathon'', where she adopted the village of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh to provide them with electricity. While there, she also raised awareness on creating a greener future for the environment. Several months later, Kapoor was roped in by UNESCO and FIFA for their international campaign, ''1GOAL Education for All''. The project consisted of a group of individuals raising public awareness and involvement in achieving education for children. Upon joining the project, she said: "Education is a way to emancipation. It is not just freedom from poverty but also from hopelessness. Countries in Southeast Asia have a high level of poverty […] and we should do something to help erase this. I would like to contribute in some way or other to help spread this awareness." In March 2011, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, Kapoor was appointed as the brand ambassador of the ''Shakti'' campaign, a project launched by the television company, NDTV, to help fight violence against women.

Clothing line

In August 2007, Kapoor replaced actress Soha Ali Khan, when she was hired as the brand ambassador for the clothing chain Globus on a two-year contract. Vinay Nadkarni, CEO of Globus Stores Pvt Ltd, explained that in an attempt to move away from being a multi-branded retail chain to adopting a single brand strategy for its stores, the clothing chain decided to appoint a different brand ambassador for its new business ventures. On being appointed by Globus, Kapoor commented, "I am delighted to be the face of Globus [...] I look forward to spreading this new language of fashion across the nation". Since her start, it was reported that the brand had experienced a 75 percent increase in sales.

Several months later, Kapoor announced that she would be launching her own line of clothing, thus becoming the first Indian actress to do so. She said, "I will be launching my exclusive line of clothes soon and I am quite sure people will like it. My clothing line is very reflective of my personal sense of style and will have my label on it. Just like I am pretty casual about my dressing, my line will also consist of an extremely wearable yet stylish collection. I am taking out this line in association with Globus, a brand that I am also the ambassadress for". Kapoor further stated that she would also be involved in the planning and designing process of the clothing as well. Her clothing line debuted several months later in stores across India and was well-received by the public. Following the end of her contract with Globus, Kapoor expressed her desire of working with an international design house to release her clothing line internationally; she later explained that her plans had to be put on hold due to prior commitments.

In the media

Hailing from a family deeply involved in the Bollywood film industry, Kapoor faced the media spotlight from a very young age. As a child, Kapoor regularly attended award ceremonies and events with her mother Babita and sister Karisma Kapoor, and would also accompany her sister on set during filming. In an interview with ''Filmfare'', she said that growing up in a film family helped her develop a sense of professionalism towards her work and remain grounded as a human being. Kapoor's off-screen life has been subject to wide media coverage in India with frequent press coverage of her weight and diet. She also created headlines with her much publicized breakup with Shahid Kapoor and her subsequent relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan. Often referred to as India's "Brangelina" ("Saifeena") by the press, her relationship with Khan has become one of the most reported celebrity stories in India since 2007. In recent years, in response to media speculation, Kapoor has developed a nonchalant relationship with the media and has gained a reputation for discussing her professional or private life with the press with no reservations.

As one of her most distinctive physical features, Kapoor's lips have been cited by the Indian media as her trademark. Her off-screen image has been open to much debate and criticism. While a section of the press has described her as friendly and extremely close to her family, others have described her as arrogant and vain, an image she gained following the portrayal of her character in the film ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001). She subsequently went on to play similar characters in her films from 2002–03, which further established her off-screen as well as her on-screen image as an actress. Prior to the release of ''Chameli'' (2004), in which she played the role of a sex worker, Kapoor stated that, "there is a certain image that people identify you with. It always follows you whichever role you play. I am trying to transgress this image and become more screen-friendly than image-friendly." Following the release of ''Chameli'', which helped her gain a new on-screen image, Kapoor was asked about her off-screen image. During an interview, she explained that as a child she was always taught to be self-confident, a trait she says was often misunderstood by the media for her arrogance.

In 2004, Kapoor appeared third on Rediff's list of "Top Bollywood Female Stars". She was later ranked seventh and fifth in 2005–2006 respectively, and came back to the third position in 2007. She has been featured frequently on other Rediff lists, including "Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actresses", "Bollywood's Best Dressed Women" and "Women of Many Faces". During 2005, Kapoor made her first appearance on Karan Johar's talk show ''Koffee with Karan'' alongside Rani Mukerji, whilst she later appeared along with Shahid Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in 2007 and 2010 respectively. In 2006, she was chosen to model and walk the runway for Manish Malhotra's fashion display at the ''Fashion Week 2006'', along with actors Shahid Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar. Three years later, Kapoor once again walked the runway for Malhotra's bridal collection titled ''Destination Wedding'' during the ''2009 India Couture Week''.

Today, Kapoor is considered as one of the most popular Bollywood celebrities in India. Her look and performances have established her as a style icon for young girls and women. In a 2009 poll conducted by the newspaper ''DNA'', she was voted as one of India's most popular icons. According to the UK magazine ''Eastern Eye'', Kapoor was ranked fourth in the list of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in 2009; she had been previously ranked eighth in 2007 and third in 2008. She became the only actress to be featured on CNNGo's list of "Who Mattered Most in India" and was described as "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by ''People'' in 2010. In July 2010, Kapoor was placed eighth in ''Filmfare Magazine'''s annual power list, an achievement she repeated from the previous year, where she was ranked at number ten.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2000		Nazneen "Naaz" Ahmed	Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2001	''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai''	Pooja Saxena
2001		Isha Singh Puri
2001		Priya Malhotra
2001		Kaurwaki	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2001	''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''	Pooja "Poo" Sharma	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2002	''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!''	Tina Kapoor
2002	''Jeena Sirf Merre Liye''	Pooja / Pinky
2003	''Talaash: The Hunt Begins...''	Tina
2003		Khushi Singh (Lali)
2003	''Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon''	Sanjana
2003	''LOC Kargil''	Simran
2004		Chameli
2004	''Yuva''	Mira
2004		Aaliya	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
2004	''Fida''	Neha Mehra
2004	''Aitraaz''	Priya Saxena / Malhotra
2004		Anjali
2005	''Bewafaa''	Anjali Sahai
2005	''Kyon Ki''	Dr. Tanvi Khurana
2005	''Dosti: Friends Forever''	Anjali
2006	''36 China Town''	Priya
2006	''Chup Chup Ke''	Shruti
2006		Dolly Mishra	Filmfare Critics Award for Best ActressNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2006	''Don: The Chase Begins Again''	Kamini	Cameo
2007	''Kya Love Story Hai''	Herself	Special appearance in song "It's Rocking"
2007	''Jab We Met''	Geet Dhillon	Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2008	''Halla Bol''	Herself	Special appearance
2008		Pooja Singh
2008	''Roadside Romeo''	Laila	Voice
2008	''Golmaal Returns''	Ekta
2009	''Luck by Chance''	Herself	Special appearance
2009	''Billu''	Herself	Special appearance in song "Marjaani"
2009	''Kambakkht Ishq''	Simrita Rai
2009	''Main Aurr Mrs Khanna''	Raina Khanna
2009		Avantika Ahuja / Khan	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2009	''3 Idiots''	Pia Sahastrabudhhe	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2010	''Milenge Milenge''	Priya Malhotra
2010		Shreya Arora	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2010	''Golmaal 3''	Daboo	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2011		Divya	Releasing on 31 August 2011
2011	''Ra.One''	Sonia Shekhar Subramanium	Post-production
2011		Iram	Filming
2012	''Reema Kagti's Untitled Project''		Filming
2012	''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu''	Tiara	Filming

See also

List of Indian film actresses

List of Punjabis

List of awards and nominations received by Kareena Kapoor

Notes

References

Further reading

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External links

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name	Shahrukh Khan
other names	King Khan, SRK, King of Bollywood, The Baadshah of Bollywood
birth date	November 02, 1965
birth place	New Delhi, India
years active	1988—present
residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
spouse	Gauri Khan (1991—present)
occupation	Actor, producer, television presenter
children	2 }}

Shahrukh Khan (pronounced ; born 2 November 1965), often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred to as SRK, is an Indian film actor. Often referred to as "The King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films. Khan has won fourteen Filmfare Awards from thirty nominations for his work in Indian films and shares the record for the highest number of Best Actor awards with Dilip Kumar, 8 wins. In 2005, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian Cinema.

After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in economics, he started his career appearing in theatre and several television serials in the late 1980s and later made his film debut in 1992 with ''Deewana''. Early in his career he was recognised for his unconventional choice of negative roles in films such as ''Darr'' (1993), ''Baazigar'' (1993) and ''Anjaam'' (1994). Since then he has played leading roles in a wide variety of film genres, including romantic films, comedies, thrillers, action and sport films and historical dramas, among others.

Eleven of the films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over 1 billion. Khan's films such as ''Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge'' (1995), ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), ''Devdas'' (2002), ''Chak De! India'' (2007), ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007) and ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (2008) and ''Ra.One'' (2011) 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), ''My Name Is Khan'' (2010) and ''Don 2'' (2011) have been top-grossing Indian productions in the overseas markets thus making him one of the most successful leading actors of India.

In addition to movie acting, Khan is a television presenter, a regular stage performer, and a social activist. He is the founder/owner of two production companies: Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment and, along with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta, the owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders and the Mumbai franchise in the motorsport racing league i1 Super Series. Globally, Khan is considered to be one of the biggest movie stars, with a fan following claimed to number in the billions. 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 to Muslim parents of Pathan descent in New Delhi, India. His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar, British India. According to Khan, his paternal grandfather was originally from Afghanistan. His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served in the Indian National Army. Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar before the partition of India, while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi. His father lost his battle with cancer when Khan was 15 years old and his mother passed away in 1990 after a long illness. Khan was very attached to his parents as a child and describes their death at such a young age as a turning point in his life and as his biggest motivation for hard work, he explained that is ideology in life was:"I want to make movies so damn bloody big...that my parents somewhere sit down on a star and from there also can look at their son and say 'I can see his movies from here better than I can see the Wall of China or anything. We see his movies covering the face of this earth'." Khan has an elder sister named Shehnaz. Growing up in Rajendra Nagar, Khan attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama, and academics. He won the ''Sword of Honour'', an annual award given to the student who best represents the spirit of the school. Khan later attended the Hansraj College (1985—1988) and earned his Bachelors degree in Economics. When Hansraj College celebrated its 50th anniversary, it gave away 17 shields to its alumni who had excelled in their lives and professions. Khan was one of them. Though he pursued a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to pursue a career in Bollywood. He also attended the National School of Drama in Delhi.

After the death of his parents, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991. He married Gauri Chibber, a Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991. They have two children, son Aryan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Allah, 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.

Khan studied acting under celebrated theatre director Barry John at Delhi's "Theatre Action Group" (TAG). In 2007, John commented that on his former pupil, "The credit for the phenomenally successful development and management of Shahrukh's career goes to the superstar himself." Khan started shooting for Lekh Tandon's television series ''Dil Dariya'', but its delay meant that he made his acting debut with the 1988 television series, ''Fauji'', playing the leading role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. He went on to appear in other television serials, such as Aziz Mirza's ''Circus'' in 1989, which depicted the life of circus performers. The same year, Khan also had a minor role in the made-for-television English-language film, ''In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones'', which was based on life at Delhi University, written by Arundhati Roy. When he appeared in those teleserials, people found in him some resemblance with actor Dilip Kumar and also compared his acting style with the latter's.

Acting career

1990s

Khan received his first break upon moving from New Delhi to Mumbai when Hema Malini offered him a role in her directorial debut ''Dil Aashna Hai''. However, the delay in the release of the film meant that his first release was ''Deewana'' opposite Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti. The movie became a box office hit, and launched his career in Bollywood. His performance won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. In a 2001 interview with Rediff, Khan recalled: "Actually, June 26 marks exactly 11 years since I faced the cameras for my first shot for ''Dil Aashna Hai'', in 1990. I knew it would be a tough field, a very demanding profession." He went on to star in ''Maya Memsaab'', which generated some controversy because of his appearance in an "explicit" sex scene in the movie.

In 1993, Khan won acclaim for his performances in villainous roles as an obsessive lover and a murderer, respectively, in the box office hits, ''Darr'' and ''Baazigar''. In Khan's entry in Encyclopædia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" it was stated that "he defied the image of the conventional hero in both these films and created his own version of the revisionist hero." ''Darr'' marked his first collaboration with renowned film-maker Yash Chopra and his banner Yash Raj Films, the largest production company in Bollywood. Khan's scene in the film, in which he makes obsessive phone calls to Chawla's character stammering "i love you, kkkiran," attained great popularity. ''Baazigar'', which saw Khan portraying an ambiguous avenger who murders his girlfriend, shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula. His performance won him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. In that same year, Khan played the role of a young musician in Kundan Shah's ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'', a performance that earned him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. In a 2004 retrospective review by Rediff, Sukanya Verma called it Khan's best performance and added:"He was spontaneous, vulnerable, boyish, mischievous and acting straight from the heart." Khan maintains that this is his all-time favourite among the movies he has acted in. In 1994, Khan once again played an obsessive lover/psycho's role in ''Anjaam'', co-starring alongside Madhuri Dixit. Though the movie was not a box office success, Khan's performance earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award.

In 1995, Khan starred in the two biggest hits of the year in India. His first release was Rakesh Roshan's ''Karan Arjun'', Khan was part of an ensemble cast including Salman Khan, Kajol, Mamta Kulkarni, Raakhee and Amrish Puri. The film, which dealt with reincarnation, became the second-highest grossing film of the year in India. He followed it with Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, the romance ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''. A major critical and commercial success, the movie became the year's top-grossing production in India and abroad. The film was declared an all time blockbuster and it remains the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema. ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' grossed over 1.2 billion. The film won ten Filmfare Awards, and Khan's performance as a young NRI who falls for Kajol's character while on a college vacation won him much critical acclaim and his second Best Actor Award. In 2005, ''Indiatimes Movies'' ranked the movie amongst the ''25 Must See Bollywood Films'', citing it as a "trendsetter of sorts". In that same year's retrospective review by Rediff, Raja Sen stated, "Khan gives a fabulous performance, redefining the Lover for the 1990s with great panache. He's cool and flippant, but sincere enough to appeal to the junta. The performance itself is, like the best in the business, played well enough to come across as effortless, as non-acting."

1996 proved a disappointing year for Khan, he appeared in two films—''English Babu Desi Mem'' and Mahesh Bhatt' ''Chaahat'' both of which proved critically and commercially unsuccessful in India. This was, however, followed by a comeback in 1997. He saw success with Subhash Ghai's social drama ''Pardes'' opposite newcomer Mahima Chaudhry. The film brought to light the culture shock and difficulties that may be involved in the cases of young Indian women immigrating to foreign countries after their marriage to Non Resident Indian men. It was one of the biggest hits of the year and earned him a nomination for the Best Actor Award at the Filmfare ceremony. He then appeared in Aziz Mirza's comedy ''Yes Boss'' which paired him with Juhi Chawla for the fourth time. The film was a moderately successful feature. His second project with Yash Chopra as a director, ''Dil to Pagal Hai'' became that year's second highest-grossing movie, and he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role as a stage director who falls in love with one of his new actresses.

In 1998, Khan starred in Karan Johar's directorial debut, ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', which paired him with Kajol and Rani Mukerji. The movie was declared an all time blockbuster, with a worldwide gross of over 1.03 billion. Khan played the role of Rahul Khanna, a young college student who falls in love with his best friend after the death of his wife, years after breaking contact with her. His performance won him the Best Actor award at the Filmfare Awards for the second consecutive year. He won critical praise for his performance in Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed ''Dil Se..'', in which he played the part of Amar Varma, an All India Radio correspondent who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman terrorist, played by Manisha Koirala. Rediff wrote: "Khan delivers a compelling performance. He plays the part with taut restraint, and expresses exasperation superbly." The movie failed financially in India, however, it was a commercial success overseas. becoming the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. Khan's only release in 1999, ''Baadshah'' opposite Twinkle Khanna, was an average grosser, for which he earned a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role.

2000s

Khan's success continued with Aditya Chopra's 2000 film, ''Mohabbatein'', co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film was a major financial success, and Khan's performance as a college teacher was acclaimed by critics; Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that he "is outstanding as Raj Aryan." He was awarded his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the role. He also starred in Mansoor Khan's action film ''Josh''. The film starred Khan as the tough leader of a Christian gang in Goa and Aishwarya Rai as his twin sister, and was also a box office success. In a positive review, Vinayak Chakravorty of ''Hindustan Times'' wrote that Khan "basks in his tailormade role, donning with panache the garb of a streetsmart tough." He further played the role of an archaeologist Muslim beaten to death by Hindu fanatics during the unrest following the partition of India in ''Hey Ram''. Directed by and co-staring Kamal Hassan, the film was critically acclaimed and was selected as India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars that year. Khan also dubbed his own voice in Tamil for the film. In that same year, Khan set up his own production house, ''Dreamz Unlimited'' with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza (see below). The three collaborated on the first film of their production house, ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani''.

In 2001, His collaboration with Karan Johar continued with the family drama ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'' in which he featured as part of an ensemble cast that included Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan. the movie was a major financial success and became India's second highest-grossing film of the year and one of the biggest Bollywood success of all time in the overseas market, earning over worldwide. Khan's portrayal of Rahul Raichand, an adopted young man who's disowned by his rich and powerful father, played by Bachchan, for marrying a middle-class girl Anjali, played by Kajol was well received by critics. Taran Adarsh commented, "Khan sparkles yet again", noting that he performed the part "with amazing poise, class, honesty and maturity". It garnered him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. This was his last collaboration with Kajol until they would be cast again by Johar as a lead pair in early 2010.

The same year, Khan essayed the role of Emperor Asoka in Santosh Sivan's historical epic, ''Asoka'', a partly fictionalised account of the life of Ashoka the Great. It was widely screened across the United Kingdom and North America, and was also selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, where it got positive response. While promoting the film in New York City, Khan along with the film director, Sivan were stuck in the city due to the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The film received generally positive reviews and Khan received favourable reactions for his performance, Rediff concluded that "He puts in a strong performance, in this well defined role."

In 2002, Khan played the title role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's award-winning period romance, ''Devdas'' which was the most expensive Bollywood film ever made at the time. This was the third Hindi movie adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's well-known novel of the same name. Featured opposite Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, Khan's performance as a rebellious alcoholic is often considered one of his best performances, and won him a Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film surfaced as the highest-grossing film of the year in India and overseas, earning a revenue of domestically. ''Devdas'' won numerous awards, including 10 Filmfare Awards and received a special screening at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. It received a BAFTA nomination for Best Foreign Language Film as well and was India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. After the release of the film, Khan took a six months break from acting, he explained that during that period he "Just enjoyed the feeling of being sad". In an interview with Rediff, Khan commented: "For an entire year, that is what I did. I was sad. " and added, "We stars live in this bubble where everyone is smiling at you, where everyone loves you. Somehow, you lose touch with real, deep down sadness. Working on this film put us in touch with that emotion." Khan also starred opposite Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in the family-drama ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam''. The film took six years to make, with huge sabbaticals in between shoots due to unending production problems, and was an average grosser at the box office.

In 2003, Khan starred in Aziz Mirza's romantic drama, ''Chalte Chalte'' opposite Rani Mukerji. The film was moderately successful in India but fared much better in the overseas. Khan played the role of Raj Mathur, a middle class man who falls in love and marries Priya Chopra, a successful fashion designer whose family is quite wealthy. But after the marriage, differences arise between the couple, leading to an irreversible separation. Manish Gajjar of BBC mentioned that he is "a sheer natural which explains why he is a great asset to Bollywood." Several critics were not as positive, including Vivek Fernandes from Rediff, who noted: "Shah Rukh hams and haws his way through the film -- biting his lip, crinkling his eyebrows -- it is oh-so-familiar. He is over the top, especially as the inebriated Raj who confronts the estranged wife."

That same year, he starred in ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' a drama set in New York City, written by Karan Johar and directed by Nikhil Advani co-starring Jaya Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan. Khan's performance as a man with a fatal heart disease was met with positive response from critics. ''The Hindu'' noted, "His enthusiasm unbounded, his energy unbridled, Shah Rukh is in form here. And as a guy with a few days to live and a life to spend in a moment, he looks for your sympathy. He reduces many to tears. And with each tear he rises a rank higher in the echelons of actors". while rediff concluded, "Shah Rukh excels as the supercool Aman (...) He steals the show with a designer-made role." The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the second top-grossing movie domestically and the top-grossing Bollywood film in the overseas market that year.When adjusted for inflation its total gross worldwide is 1.3 billion. The film earned him an other Filmfare Best Actor Award nomination.

2004 was a particularly good year for Khan, both commercially and critically. He produced and starred in Farah Khan's directorial debut, the action comedy ''Main Hoon Na''. The movie did well at the box office. He then played the role of an Indian officer, Veer Pratap Singh in Yash Chopra's love saga ''Veer-Zaara'', which was the biggest hit of 2004 in both India and overseas, with a worldwide gross of over 960 million. It was also screened at the Berlin Film Festival. The film relates the love story of Veer and a Pakistani woman Zaara Haayat Khan, played by Preity Zinta. Khan's performance in the film was praised by critics and won him awards at several award ceremonies. Rama Sharma from The Tribune wrote:"Shah Rukh Khan here scales the heights of sensitivity, rising above the mundane. His expressions are mature and reach out to touch the heart of the common man. As a prisoner lodged in a Pakistani jail, he breathes life into the story. His trauma becomes a saga and speaks about the untold sufferings of innocent prisoners."

In that same year, he received critical acclaim for his performance in Ashutosh Gowariker's drama ''Swades'' which most of the critics deemed as one of his best performance till date. Jitesh Pillai said of his role, "Ultimately your heart leaps out to the magical Shah Rukh Khan, who unarguably gives his career's finest performance. Shorn of any artifice or nervous energy, his anguish is tangible. He inhabits Mohan Bharghava with consummate ease, you can feel the earnestness of his intentions, the wetness of his tears". His performance was later included in the 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances" by Filmfare. He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for all three of his releases in 2004, winning it for ''Swades''. The film itself was featured on Rediff's list of the 10 Best Bollywood Movies of the Decade.

His only release in 2005, ''Paheli'' opposite Rani Mukerji, was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 79th Academy Awards. The film was critically acclaimed, as was Khan's performance, which Raja Sen called " A top-notch performance, [That] justifies his supremacy in the film world". In 2006, Khan collaborated with Karan Johar for the third time with the melodrama ''Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna'', with an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Kirron Kher. The film told the story of two unhappily married couples in New York, which later results in an extramarital affair. Khan played the role of Dev Saran, a bitter and cynical former football player who is jealous of his wife Rhea's successful career as a fashion magazine editor, played by Zinta. The film opened to mixed reviews but emerged as a major commercial success; becoming the biggest Bollywood hit in the overseas market of all-time. It grossed over 1.13 billion worldwide

His second release that year saw him playing the title role in the action film ''Don: The Chase Begins Again'', a remake of the 1978 hit ''Don''. He played the character of Don, a role which was played by Amitabh Bachchan in the original movie. While the film was generally well received, Khan's performance received mixed critical reactions. His performance was extensively compared to that of Bachchan. Tarab Adarsh noted that Khan "carries a massive responsibility on his shoulders since direct comparisons with Bachchan are foreseeable" adding that "He does very well as Don. He enacts the evil character with flourish. But he fails to carry off the other role [Vijay] with conviction. It looks made up, it doesn't come natural to him at all." While Derek Elley of ''Variety'' argued that "it's hard to accept him (Khan) as the title character" and that "Khan is far more convincing as Vijay, playing up to his rom-com fanbase with plenty of boyish humor." The film became the fifth-highest grossing film of the year in India. and the highest grossing film of the year in the overseas market. It grossed a total of 1.04 billion worldwide. Both the films earned him Filmfare Best Actor Award nominations while his role as Don earned him a nomination for the Asian Film Awards.

Khan's success continued with a few more highly popular films. One of his most successful works was the multiple award-winning 2007 film, ''Chak De! India'', about the Indian women's national hockey team. The film was a major critical and commercial success in India and abroad. Earning over 1.03 billion worldwide. ''Chak De! India'' became the third-highest grossing movie of 2007 in India and won yet another Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Khan. Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN wrote about his performance, "For the first time since ''Swades'', Shah Rukh plays a role without any of his typical trappings, without any of his trademark quirks. He sinks his teeth into the part of the determined coach and comes up with such a terrific performance. He's hopeful at times and despondent at others, he's humorous at times, and stern at others. He plays Kabir Khan like a real flesh-and-blood human being." Filmfare also included his performance in the 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances" and commented: }}In the same year Khan also starred in Farah Khan's 2007 film, ''Om Shanti Om''. A re-incarnation melodrama. Khan essayed the role of Om Prakash Makhija, a junior artiste from the 70s who is reborn thirty years later as a superstar named Om Kapoor, he then attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and avenge the death of his lost love. His performance was generally well received by critics; Khalid Mohammed from ''Hindustan Times'' wrote, "Above all the enterprise belongs to Shah Rukh Khan, who tackles comedy, high drama and action with his signature style – spontaneous and intuitively intelligent." The film emerged as the year's highest grossing film in India and the overseas market, and became India's highest grossing production ever up to that point with a worldwide gross of over 1.48 billion. It earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony.

In 2008, Khan collaborated with Aditya Chopra for the third time with the romantic drama ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' opposite newcomer Anushka Sharma where he played a double role, one of Surinder Sahni, a shy self-described geek who works for Punjab Power in Amritsar whose love for beautiful, vivacious Taani, played by Sharma, causes him to transform himself into the loud and fun-loving Raj to win her love. The film received positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster, and had been concluded as the second-highest grossing film of all-time to that point by the end of the year. His performance was appreciated by critics. Rachel Saltz of ''New York Times'' stated: "The Surinder/Raj dual role seems tailor-made (probably was) for Mr. Khan, who gets to show off his twin talents: he suffers nobly and entertains with panache." It earned him yet again another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony. In December of the same year, Khan suffered a serious shoulder injury while filming a special appearance in Mudassar Aziz's ''Dulha Mil Gaya''. He went through extensive physiotherapy sessions while shooting for ''My Name Is Khan'' at the time, but due to immense pain that left him almost immobile, he had to undergo an arthroscopic surgery in February 2009 after the shooting schedule for the film in the United States was over.

2010s

Khan's next film was ''My Name Is Khan'', his fourth collaboration with director Karan Johar and the sixth movie in which he is paired with Kajol. Filming commenced in December 2008 in Los Angeles and ended in October 2009. While shooting for the film, Khan suffered from severe headaches and neck pain which were caused by the unique posture and expressions he had to use in his portrayal of a Asperger syndrome patient. While in Los Angeles, along with his wife Gauri and director Karan Johar, he took a break from filming to attend the 66th Golden Globe Awards, held in Los Angeles, on 11 January 2009, where he was introduced as the ''King of Bollywood''. Khan introduced ''Slumdog Millionaire'', a movie he had previously turned down, along with a star from the film, Freida Pinto.

''My Name Is Khan'' was released on 12 February 2010. Based on a true story, and set against the backdrop of perceptions on Islam post 11 September attacks, ''My Name Is Khan'' stars Khan as Rizwan Khan, a Muslim man suffering from Asperger syndrome who sets out on a journey across America on a mission to meet the country's President and clear his name. Khan admitted that it was a very difficult role to play and that he had to spent several months of research including reading books, watching videos and talking to people affected with the disorder in an effort to get into the skin of the character. In an interview with ''Hindustan Times'' he said, "Whenever you're dealing with a disorder or a near atypical situation, the first thought is that the sort of parameters you have to set that in no which way you are derogatory or deriding the disorder. The second part is you have to come as close to reality in depicting that characterization and so one had to study a lot and one does get worried" During a promotional visit to the United States, Khan was detained at Newark Airport, New Jersey because of the similarity of his last name to known terrorists. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics and became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time in the overseas market up until then. Khan's performance in the film was appreciated by most critics and earned him his eighth Filmfare Award for Best Actor, thereby joining Dilip Kumar as the record holder in this category. Jay Wesissberg from ''Variety'' wrote, "Khan uses the mannerisms associated with Asperger's -- averted eyes, springy steps, stuttered repetitions of memorized texts -- yet captures the personality beneath the condition in a standout performance sure to receive the Autism Society's gold seal of approval." Pratim D. Gupta of ''The Telegraph'' said: "It is the Khan who makes the movie. A perfect balance between laughter and tears, emphatic at times, empathetic at others, this is a star act by an actor born out of a star. Studied, consistent and honest, Shah Rukh can and he does. Yes, this is his best."

His first release in 2011 was Anubhav Sinha's science fiction superhero film ''Ra.One'' opposite Kareena Kapoor. The film, which follows the story of a London-based videogame designer who creates the strongest villain—only to later realize that it has escaped from the game was billed as Bollywood's most expensive film. With an estimated budget of , it witnessed a level of publicity campaigning previously unseen in Indian films and the use of several new technology equipment never seen before in the cinematic history of Bollywood. The film was a box office success, grossing 2.4 billion worldwide. To make his character of a superhero more believable, Khan decided that he would perform his own stunts in the film. While filming, he admitted he found difficulties with the rubber-made costume that was specially designed for his character; he also could not eat or drink anything between shoots, resulting in a weight loss of ten kilos. Khan also injured his left knee during filming, causing him considerable pain. Despite this, he postponed his knee surgery till after the release of the film. He was also involved in other aspects of the making of ''Ra.One''; he volunteered to write the film's console game script, dubbed for it, and oversaw its technical development. He was also credited as the writer of the digital comics based on the film's characters. Upon release, the film which saw Khan playing a double role, received mixed reactions from critics in India and Khan himself received mixed reviews. While most critics praised his performance as the robotic superhero G.one, they panned the one of Shekhar, the videogame designer. Rajeev Masand concluded: "The only real standout performance is by Shah Rukh Khan. His Aiyyo-speaking Shekhar Subramaniam is caricaturish but charming, while as G.One, he gives even his robotic video-game character a charismatic edge." while ''DNA India'' added: "Another half attempt comes from the lead actor: Khan is in his element and endearing as superhero G.One, but annoyingly over the top as video game creator Shekhar".

His second release of the year was ''Don 2'', a sequel to his 2006 film ''Don: The Chase Begins Again''. The film marked Khan's return to playing villainous characters since his earlier films like ''Darr'' and ''Baazigar.'' Khan experimented with a variety of looks, including long unkempt hair and stubble. He also bulked up for the film by developing a six pack and decided to perform all of his own stunts. While in Berlin, Khan performed a dangerous 300-feet jump for a scene. He became the first celebrity to register a tattoo in his name, when the 'D' tattoo ported on his arm in the film was registered for copyright protection. His performance fetched him critical praise, Nikhat Kazmi of ''The Times of India'' noted, "Shah Rukh remains in command and never loses his foothold, neither through the dramatic sequences nor through the action cuts." The film was a major success in India and it went on to become the year's highest-grossing Bollywood production abroad with a worldwide gross of more than 2.1 billion. It earned him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony .

In January 2012, he has started filming for ''Yash Chopra's Untitled project'', opposite Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

Producer

Khan turned producer when he set up a production company called ''Dreamz Unlimited'' with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza in 1999. The first film he produced and starred in, ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' (2000), co-starring Chawla herself and directed by Mirza was a critical and commercial failure. The following year, he produced ''Asoka'' which was a box office failure. However, it was well received by critics, and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Movie Award. The film was also selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. His third film as a producer and star, ''Chalte Chalte'', proved a box office hit. In 2004, Khan took over his old production company Dreamz Unlimited and transformed it into Red Chillies Entertainment with his wife Gauri also serving as a producer. In the same year he produced and starred in ''Main Hoon Na'', another hit, which was directed by his friend and well-known choreographer Farah Khan. The film earned a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. The following year, he produced and starred in the fantasy film ''Paheli'', which did poorly. It was, however, critically acclaimed and was selected as India's official entry to the Academy Awards for consideration for Best Foreign Language Film, but it did not pass the final selection. Also in 2005, Khan co-produced the supernatural horror film ''Kaal'' with Karan Johar, and performed an item number for the film with Malaika Arora Khan. ''Kaal'' was moderately successful at the box office.

In 2007, Khan produced ''Om Shanti Om'' also directed by Farah Khan. The film was a major commercial success, and was declared India's highest grossing production ever up to that point. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and went on to win several awards for special effects and Art Direction. It was also nominated for for the Filmfare Best Movie Award. His company has further gone on to produce ''Billu'' (2009), and ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' (2011). During the filming of ''My Name Is Khan'', Karan Johar producer of the film and head of Dharma Productions, asked Khan to co-produce the film under his production company. The both will further collaborate in Johar's next directorial venture ''Student Of The Year''.

Since the creation of his company, Khan was keen on making a VFX-loaded film. The company continued working on other projects and seeking for the right film until they finally decided on ''Ra.One'' (2011). The pre-production work began in 2007 after the release of ''Om Shanti Om''. The film's crew consisted of more than 5,000 members from India, Italy and the US, and was pieced together by more than 1,000 people, working in shifts, in around 15 studios across the world. It saw the inclusion of several visual effects techniques being incorporated in the production which were carried out by Red Chillies VFX. With an estimated budget of 125 crore (US$23.75 million), ''Ra.One'' was the second-most expensive film ever produced in Indian cinema, and the most expensive Bollywood film The film witnessed a level of publicity campaigning previously unseen in India films, with marketing taking place over a period of nine months and involving major brand tie-ups of a 52 crore (US$9.88 million) which set the record for the largest marketing budget in India. Khan is also one of the producers of ''Don 2'' (2011), but not through his production company. The movie was a major success in India and abroad.

Apart from film production, the company also has a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX which had been involved with many major movies like ''Chak De India'', ''Om Shanti Om'', ''Dostana'', and ''Kurbaan''. As well as studios for TV commercials known as ''Red Chillies TVC'' and TV shows/serials known as ''Red Chillies Idiot Box'', which conceived popular shows like ''Up Close & Personal with PZ'' and ''Ishaan''. The company also has a little over 50% stake in the Cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders often abbreviated as KKR, in the BCCI-backed IPL cricket competition.

Non-film work

Television presenting

In 2007, Khan replaced Amitabh Bachchan as the host of the third season of the game show ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' popularly known as ''KBC'', the Indian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. The previous had hosted the show for two previous seasons in 2000 and 2005. On 22 January 2007, ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' aired with Khan as the new host. The grand prize amount of 2 crore rupees (approx. $430,000 USD) was still used in KBC3. and later ended on 19 April 2007 with a special finale. In an interview with ''The Times Of India'', Khan explained that he was offered to host the second season of the show as well but he turned it down because Bachchan wanted to do it then. For his work at KBC 3, Khan won the best anchor at various awards ceremonies including The Global Indian Film and Television Honours and Indian Telly Awards.

A year later, Khan began hosting the game show ''Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'', the Indian version of ''Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'', The show premiered on April 25, 2008 and the last episode was telecast on July 27, 2008 with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest. On 1 February 2011, he began hosting Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout, the Indian version of the American game show Wipeout, on Imagine TV. The show ended on February 25, 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner.

Stage performances

Khan is a stage performer and has participated in several world tours and concerts. In 1997, he preformed in the ''Asha Bhosle's: Moments In Time'' in Malaysia. He returned to another concert there the following year with ''Shahrukh—Karisma: Live in Malaysia'' concert. In 1999, he was part of ''The Awesome Foursome'', which included Salman Khan, Juhi Chawla and Twinkle Khanna. In November 2002, Khan took part in the ''Fire & Flames'' concert in Malaysia, alongside Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and BPL-Oye VJ Raageshwari with a 40-member troupe of singers and dancers. In the same year, he participated in the show ''From India With Love'' in the UK, along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta and Aishwarya Rai. It took place at two outdoor venues, Manchester's Old Trafford and London's Hyde Park, with over 100,000 spectators.

Khan participated in a concert tour titled ''Temptations 2004'' which was the most successful Bollywood concert at the time. Khan performed alongside Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra in nineteen stage shows across the globe. He sang, danced and performed in skits. In 2008, Khan set up ''Temptation Reloaded 2008'', a series of concerts showcased across several different countries. The show, which also featured Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Ganesh Hegde, Javed Ali and Anusha Dandekar, took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam venue in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Several months later, he again joined Kapoor, Rampal and Kaif to perform for 15,000 spectators at Dubai's Festival City Arena. In 2010, Khan performed alongside Rani Mukerji, Arjun Rampal, Neeraj Shridhar and Ishaa Koppikar for a concert at the Army Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh to a packed audience. And in 2011, he joined Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the ''Friendship Concert'', celebrating 150 years of India-South Africa friendship in Durban, South Africa.

Humanitarian work

Khan is known for keeping a low profile and secrecy on his social commitments and Humanitarian work. Apart from regular donations to organizations and individuals, especially in the case of AIDS and cancer patients, he is behind the creation of a children's ward at the Nanavati hospital in Mumbai, in memory of his late mother. Khan is also active with relief funds when the Indian nation faces a natural calamity. He also lent his name to various government campaigns through out the years, notably those of Pulse Polio immunisation campaign which was established in 1995 to eradicate poliomyelitis in India by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the polio virus, the National AIDS Control Organisation and the National Rural Health Mission of India which aims to provide accessible, affordable, effective and reliable health care service to the people of India residing in villages. Khan is a member of the board of directors of Make-A-Wish Foundation in India.

In March 2004, Khan visited the border post at the Attari-Wagah section of the Indo-Pak border, near Amritsar (the only one where people can cross over to the other side) to boost the morale of the jawans. It was for a TV show called ''Jai Jawan'' where entertainers and stars visit Indian troops in far-flung regions to encourage them along with the NDTV team. In February 2005, Khan performed at the ''HELP! Telethon Concert'' to help raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in company with other Bollywood stars and also donated 2.5 million for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Tsunami Relief Fund for the tsunami-affected areas in India. He organized and participated in ''the Temptations 2005'' show in New Delhi which helped to raise funds for the ''National Centre For Promotional of Employment for Disabled People'' (NCPEDP), a leading disabled rights group. In 2007, he collaborated with veteran artist M.F. Husain to create a canvas in celebration of 60 years of Indian independence at a charity auction in Bonhams, London. The painting was sold for over 12 million.

During his 2009 appearance at the NDTV Greenathon, Khan adopted five villages in Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara, to provide them with electricity under the solar energy harnessing project in its title initiative 'Light A Billion Lives'. The following year, he adopted eight more villages, and again adopted eleven during his appearance in in the third edition of the event. In 2009, Khan committed to bear all the expenses for the treatment of two Kashmiri orphan children who suffered severe burns during a terrorist grenade attack in Srinagar. He also visited the two orphans at the hospital. In 2011, Khan teamed up with Amitabh Bachchan and English actress Judi Dench to promote Resul Pookutty's foundation that works to better the living conditions of the underprivileged in India. The complain aims to spread awareness on the cause of education among the impoverished, in India and also discourages child labour in the low income bracket of society and focus on providing opportunities to let children have a proper childhood. the same year, he was honored with the UNESCO's ''Pyramide con Marni'' award for his charity engagements and social commitment towards providing education for kids thus becoming the first Indian to win the accolade. Later that year, Khan was appointed by The UNOPS to be the first global ambassador of The ''Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council'' that works to improve the lives of poor people by enhancing collaboration among sector agencies and professionals around sanitation and water supply. During ''Ra.One'''s premiere in Dubai in October 2011, Khan along with co-stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal held a high-profile dinner and charity auction, which raised AED 30,000 for building a workshop for children with special needs.

Ownership of IPL cricket team

In 2008, Khan in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla Mehta and her husband Jay Mehta acquired ownership rights for the franchise representing Kolkata in the a Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League, for a price of USD 75.09 million (Rs 357 crores), and have since named the team Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR is the richest team in the IPL and it has been ranked as the most valued with a brand value of $42.1 million. Financially, the KKR are the most profitable and successful franchise in the IPL as well.

In the media

Khan was given the birth name "Shahrukh" (meaning "Face of the King"), but prefers his name to be written as "Shah Rukh Khan", and is also commonly referred to as SRK. Khan has various homes in India and abroad. His house in Mumbai called ''Mannat'' is a well-known tourist spot and is considered a heritage building, deemed important to the townscape and hence exempt from demolition. In addition, he also had a house in New Delhi. Khan also owns a £20 million apartment in London and a villa on the Palm Jumeirah. Khan said in a television interview that "I bought the house, because one can see the island from the moon." Khan's net worth is estimated at over 25 billion ($540 million)

Khan has been noted for having several trademark mannerisms, gestures and ways of delivering dialogues. As it has been cited by CNN-IBN: "The mannerisms that have earned him both brickbats and endeared him to his fans over the years – that half nod, raised brow gesture, a deep dimpled smile and a deliberate stammer – were absent when he debuted. If he picked them up later to addapt to the big screen, they stayed for the rest of his acting career." Due to his appearance in numerous romantic films, Khan has developed a "romantic lover boy" image and is referred to as the "King of Romance" by media outlets. He has been accused of repeating himself through the type of characters that he played, referred to as the "Rajs and Rahuls", or him not being able to shed the superstar persona on screen and often playing himself. In 2011, Rediff listed him in the top 10 "Readers Choice: The Greatest Actors of all time".

Globally, Khan is considered to be one of the biggest movie stars, with a fan following claimed to number in the billions. He is also of one the most watched movie stars in the world, and one of the most recognizable faces of Indian cinema. In 2004, ''Time'' featured him in their list of "Asian Heroes" under the age of 40 and was later selected as one of the candidates for its list of the world's 100 most influential people. Khan was the only Indian actor nominated for the poll and eventually did not make it to the final list, ranked at 101. In 2008, ''Newsweek'' named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world. In 2009, he was declared amongst the 500 most influential Muslims worldwide by Georgetown University. He was later recognized in 2010 as an icon of religious unity, by experts from around the world, at a conference at Vienna University. In 2011, ''The Los Angeles Times'' noted: "He is the biggest movie star you’ve never heard of. And perhaps the world’s biggest movie star, period." His success and popularity has been attributed as the result of his emergence in the era of liberalization and changing economic scenario in the 1990s. He was often described as the face and catalyst of a new consumerist urban society, and that he has managed to personify "the restless spirit of post-liberalization, ambitious, assertive and yet feel-good India."

In 2004, Khan was awarded the Filmfare Power Award (shared with Amitabh Bachachan) for topping the ''Filmfare'' list of the "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood", and again in 2005. In 2006 he was ranked as second overall behind Yash Chopra and his son Aditya and the most powerful actor, an achievement he would go on to repeat till 2009. He occupied the top slot of ''Box Office India'''s Top Actors list for the first time in 1994 for two consecutive years, then again in 1998 and for the majority of the 2000s (from 2002 till 2008). He was voted the sexiest Asian man in the world by Eastern Eye in 2007, and was ranked third in 2008 and 2011. In 2010, OK! Magazine named him India's sexiest dad. In a 2009 poll conducted by the newspaper DNA, he was voted as India's second most popular icon behind Sachin Tendulkar. In a 2012 Hindustan Times Youth Survey, Khan was declared as the biggest role model for youth in India.

Khan is often labeled by the Media as "Brand SRK" due to his various brand endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures. ''The Times Of India'' noted “Khan has established himself as a brand on the map of the film industry. Hailing from a non-filmi background with no pedigree to boast of and no godfather to pull strings, the St. Columba's alumnus has become a muse. ” In 2005, he launched his own perfume, labeled "Tiger Eyes by SRK" by the French perfume brand Jeanne Arthes. In 2009, Khan was crowned as the "Brand Ambassador of the Year" at the CNBC Awaaz consumer awards and in 2010 won the ‘Brand Ambassador of the Year’ award at NDTV Profit Car & Bike Awards. He is also is one of the top paid Bollywood actors in this respect. While in 2003, he endorsed eight brands, his endorsement rose up to a total of thirteen brands in 2004 and in 2005, he endorsed twenty one brands, thirty four brands in 2009 and twenty five in 2011. Some of the brands that he has endorsed over the years are Pepsi, Nokia, Hyundai, Sunfeast, Videocon, Airtel, Himani, Nerolac Paints, Dish TV, D'decor and Tag Heuer. In 2011, Khan was appointed the brand ambassador of the Champions League Twenty20.

In 2005, Nasreen Munni Kabir produced a two-part documentary on Khan, titled ''The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan''. Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasted Khan's inner world of family and daily life with the outer world of his work. The book ''Still Reading Khan'' by Mushtaq Sheikh, which details his family life, was released in 2006. Another book by Anupama Chopra, ''King of Bollywood: Shahrukh Khan and the seductive world of Indian cinema'', was released in 2007. It describes the world of Bollywood through Khan's life. In 2010, Discovery Travel & Living channel produced a ten-part series titled ''Living with a Superstar-Shah Rukh Khan'' . The series was the biggest Indian show on television, with a budget of nearly 20 million, highlighting Khan’s daily living, film-making, IPL venture and global lifestyle. In 2006, Khan was one of four Bollywood actors including Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and Hrithik Roshan whose miniature dolls were launched by Spin Master Toys UK under the name of "Bollywood Legends". Khan was invited along with Kajol by NASDAQ to ring their opening bell in New York and thus became the first Indian actors to open the stock market. Khan is also the first actor and the second Indian to have an official Opus dedicated to him.

Awards and honors

Filmography

+ Actor
Year	! Film	! Role	Notes
1992		Raja Sahai	Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
1992		Pawan Raghujan
1992	''Chamatkar''	Sunder Srivastava
1992	''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman''	Raju (Raj Mathur)
1992	''Dil Aashna Hai''	Karan
1993	''Maya Memsaab''	Lalit Kumar
1993	''King Uncle''	Anil Bhansal
1993	''Baazigar''	Ajay Sharma / Vicky Malhotra	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1993	''Darr''	Rahul Mehra	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
1993	''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa''	Sunil	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1993	''Pehla Nasha''	Himself	Cameo
1994	''Anjaam''	Vijay Agnihotri	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
1995	''Karan Arjun''	Arjun Singh / Vijay
1995	''Zamana Deewana''	Rahul Malhotra
1995	''Guddu''	Guddu Bahadur
1995	''Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!''	Hero
1995	''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''	Raj Malhotra	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1995	''Ram Jaane''	Ram Jaane
1995		Romi Singh
1996	''English Babu Desi Mem''	Vikram / Hari / Gopal Mayur
1996		Roop Rathore
1996		Arjun	Cameo
1996	''Dushman Duniya Ka''	Badru	Special appearance
1997	''Gudgudee''		Special appearance
1997	''Koyla''	Shankar
1997	''Yes Boss''	Rahul Joshi	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1997		Arjun Saagar
1997	''Dil To Pagal Hai''	Rahul	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1998		Bablu Chaudhry / Manu Dada	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
1998		Himself	Special appearance
1998	''Dil Se..''	Amarkant Varma
1998	''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''	Rahul Khanna	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1999	''Baadshah''	Raj Heera / Baadshah	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2000	''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani''	Ajay Bakshi
2000	''Hey Ram''	Amjad Ali Khan
2000		Max
2000	''Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega''	Rahul	Cameo
2000	''Mohabbatein''	Raj Aryan Malhotra	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2000	''Gaja Gamini''	Himself	Special appearance
2001	''One 2 Ka 4''	Arun Verma
2001		Asoka
2001	''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''	Rahul Raichand	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2002	''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam''	Gopal
2002		Devdas Mukherjee	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2002		Jaisingh	Special appearance
2002		Yeshwant Rao	Cameo
2003		Raj Mathur
2003	''Kal Ho Naa Ho''	Aman Mathur	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	''Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke ''	Dushant
2004	''Main Hoon Na''	Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	''Veer-Zaara''	Veer Pratap Singh	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2004	''Swades''	Mohan Bhargava	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2005	''Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye''	Himself	Special appearance
2005			Special appearance in song "Kaal Dhamaal"
2005	''Silsilay''	Sutradhar	Cameo
2005	''Paheli''	Kishenlal / The Ghost
2005		Himself (Biopic)	Documentary directed by British-based author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir
2006	''Alag''		Special appearance in song "Sabse Alag"
2006	''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna''	Dev Saran	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2006	''Don: The Chase Begins Again''		Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2006			Special appearance in song "Subah Subah"
2007	''Chak De! India''	Kabir Khan	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2007	''Heyy Babyy''	Raj Malhotra	Special appearance in song "Mast Kalandar"
2007	''Om Shanti Om''	Om Prakash Makhija / Om Kapoor	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2008	''Krazzy 4''		Special appearance in song "Break Free"
2008	''Bhoothnath''	Aditya Sharma	Cameo
2008	''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi''	Surinder Sahni / Raj	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2008	''Kismat Konnection''	Narrator
2009	''Luck by Chance''	Himself	Guest appearance
2009	''Billu''	Sahir Khan	Extended special appearance
2010	''Dulha Mil Gaya''	Pawan Raj Gandhi (PRG)	Extended appearance
2010	''My Name Is Khan''	Rizwan Khan	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2010	''Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu''	Himself	Cameo
2011	''Always Kabhi Kabhi''		Special appearance in song "Antenna"
2011	''Love Breakups Zindagi''	Himself	Cameo
2011	''Ra.One''
2011	''Don 2''		Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2012	''Koochie Koochie Hota Hain''	Rocky	Post-production
2012	''Yash Chopra's Untitled Project''		Filming
2013			Pre-Production

+ Producer
! Year	! Film	Notes
2000	''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani''
2001		Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2003
2004	''Main Hoon Na''	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2005		co-producer
2005	''Paheli''
2007	''Om Shanti Om''	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2009	''Billu''
2010	''My Name Is Khan''	co-producer Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2011	''Always Kabhi Kabhi''
2011	''Ra.One''
2011	''Don 2''	co-producer Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Movie
2012	''Student Of The Year''	co-producer

; Television appearances

''Dil Dariya'' (1988)

''Fauji'' (1988) as Abhimanyu Rai

''Doosra Keval'' (1989) as Keval

''Ummeed'' (1989)

''Circus'' (1989) as Raghavan

''In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones'' (1989) as Senior

''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' (2007) — Host

''Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'' (2008) — Host

''Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout'' (2011) — Host

See also

List of Indian Actors

Newark Airport Incident

Notes

Bibliography

Nasreen Munni Kabir. ''The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan'' (Documentary, 2005).

''Shahrukh Khan — Still Reading Khan''. A1Books Distributor 2007. ISBN 978-81-87107-79-8.

Gahlot, Deepa; Agarwal, Amit. ''King Khan SRK''. Augsburg Weltbild 2007. ISBN 978-3-8289-8869-9.

Ghosh, Biswadeep. ''Hall of fame: Shahrukh Khan'' (in English). Mumbai: Magna Books, 2004. ISBN 81-7809-237-9.

Chopra, Anupama. ''King of Bollywood : Shah Rukh Khan and the seductive world of Indian cinema'' (English). New York: Warner Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0-446-57858-5.

External links

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