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Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who is referred to as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood", and "King Khan". He has appeared in over 80 films and received numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. Khan began his career in television in the late 1980s and made his film debut in 1992. He is known for roles in romantic films as well as portrayals of complex characters dealing with social issues. As of 2015, Khan owns motion picture and cricket franchises and is involved in philanthropic work in education and children's rights.

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Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who is referred to as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood", and "King Khan". He has appeared in over 80 films and received numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. Khan began his career in television in the late 1980s and made his film debut in 1992. He is known for roles in romantic films as well as portrayals of complex characters dealing with social issues. As of 2015, Khan owns motion picture and cricket franchises and is involved in philanthropic work in education and children's rights.

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Shah Rukh Khan (pronounced [ˈʃaːɦrʊx xaːn]; born 2 November 1965), also known by

the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality
who works in Hindi films. He is referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of
Bollywood" (in reference to his 1999 film Baadshah), "King of Bollywood" and "King
Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades,
including 14 Filmfare Awards. The Government of India has awarded him the Padma
Shri, and the Government of France has awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres and the Legion of Honour. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the
Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been
described as one of the most successful film stars in the world.[a]

Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late
1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana. Early in his career, Khan
was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films Baazigar (1993), Darr
(1993), and Anjaam (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of
romantic films, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai
(1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie
Gham... (2001). Khan went on to earn critical acclaim for his portrayal of an
alcoholic in Devdas (2002), a NASA scientist in Swades (2004), a hockey coach in
Chak De! India (2007) and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010).
His highest-grossing films include the comedies Chennai Express (2013), Happy New
Year (2014), Dilwale (2015), and the crime film Raees (2017). Many of his films
display themes of Indian national identity and connections with diaspora
communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances.

As of 2015, Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red


Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries and is the co-owner of the Indian
Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders and the Caribbean Premier League
team Trinbago Knight Riders. He is a frequent television presenter and stage show
performer. The media often label him as "Brand SRK" because of his many endorsement
and entrepreneurship ventures. Khan's philanthropic endeavours have provided health
care and disaster relief, and he was honoured with UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni
award in 2011 for his support of children's education and the World Economic
Forum's Crystal Award in 2018 for his leadership in championing women's and
children's rights in India. He regularly features in listings of the most
influential people in Indian culture, and in 2008, Newsweek named him one of their
fifty most powerful people in the world.[6

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