Shah Rukh Khan Biography , Career, Awards and Net worth; The king of Bollywood.

Shah Rukh Khan AKA King Khan is the famous actor, producer, and philanthropist of the Bollywood industry. He has established himself as one of the reputed on-screen actors of the world. Shah Rukh Khan has also collected quite a huge fan base and awards through his career.

Shah Rukh Khan married his love of life Gauri Chibber who is an interior designer by profession. The couple has 3 children; sons, Aryan and Abram, and a daughter, Suhana.

Early Life:

Shah Rukh Khan holds an Indian Nationality and belongs to a Muslim family. 
He was born to Meer Taj Mohammed Khan and Lateef Fatima on 2nd November 1965, in New Delhi, the capital city of India.

He spent the first five years of his life in Mangalore, where his maternal grandfather, Ifthikar Ahmed, served as the chief engineer of the port in the 1960s.

Khan received his education from the ‘St. Columba’s School’, Delhi, and was an exceptional student. He was also good at sports and was bestowed with the ‘Sword of Honour’, the greatest felicitation given to a student by the institution.

In the year 1985, he joined the prestigious ‘Hansraj College’ located in Delhi, to pursue his graduation with specialization in Economics. During this time, he also got trained in acting under the guidance of Barry John, who was a playwright associated with the ‘Theatre Action Group’.

He completed his bachelor’s degree in the year 1988, and then joined the ‘Jamia Millia Islamia University’, to pursue his post-graduate studies in Mass Communication. 

However, he dropped out from the institute and decided to embark on an acting career.
For quite some time, he joined the ‘National School of Drama’, Delhi before he was launched into his acting career.

Career:

He got his first acting break with the 1988 television show ‘Dil Dariya’ which was the directorial venture of Lekh Tandon. This show’s launch was delayed due to a few production problems and was released eventually.

In 1989, another series named ‘Fauji’ which featured Shah Rukh was launched, which marked his debut in the world of television. The same year saw the release of a soap titled ‘Circus’, in which Khan played an important role.

During the same time, he also appeared in other television series, such as ‘Umeed’ and ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’, as well as the telefilm named ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’.

In 1991, director Mani Kaul’s series ‘Idiot’ featured him, and the same year, this aspiring actor traveled to Mumbai (then Bombay), with a dream to join the Indian film industry.


The same year he signed four films and started shooting for ‘Dil Aashna Hai’, which was the directorial debut of the Indian film actress Hema Malini.

His film ‘Deewana’ was released in the year 1992, and thus the actor’s Bollywood journey began. This year also saw the release of a few other films of the actor, such as ‘Dil Aashna Hai’, ‘Chamatkar’ as well as ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’.

Shah Rukh’s another release, “Baazigar” alongside Kajol released in 1993 earned him his first Filmfare Award for the Best Actor collecting the highest revenue at the box office. 

In addition to this, his roles in the movies “Darr” (1993), “Anjaam” (1994), “Duplicate” (1998) where he portrayed as a villain won him several nominations and Filmfare awards in Negative role category.

Some of his other successful movies are “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam” (2001), “Main Hoon Na”(2004), “Veer Zara” (2004), “Don- The Chase Begins”(2006), “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”(2008), “Chennai Express”(2013) and “Happy New Year”(2014). These movies earned quite a lot of revenues and positive reviews along with many accolades making him one of the top Bollywood actors.

Awards:

 he has also collected 14 film fare award, 9 Star Screen award, 3 IIFA award, 8 Zee Cine Award, 3 Bollywood Movie Awards, 2 Global Indian Film Awards and much more.

Net Worth:

Shah Rukh Khan has emerged as the second richest actor in both Hollywood and Bollywood combined list.He has an Estimated net worth of $600 million.
He has endorsed various brands like Lux, Dish Tv; is also the co-owner of “Red Chillies Production” and “IPL Cricket team”, “Kolkata Knight Riders”.

Car Collection:

Buggati Veryon, Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe, Bentley Continental GT, BMW 6 Series are some of his sports/ luxury cars. In addition to these vehicles, he has also got some off-road SUV’s like Toyota Land Cruiser Mitsubishi Pajero.