Filmography
Baadshah (
Shah Rukh Khan, Twinkle Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever)
Josh ( Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Priya Gill,
Chandrachur Singh, Sharad Kapoor)
Hey Ram ( Kamal Haasan, Rani Mukherjee, Shah Rukh Khan, Nasseeruddin
Shah)
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ( Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Shakti Kapoor)
Dil To Pagal Hai ( Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Akshay
Kumar)
Koyla ( Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit)
Pardes ( Shah Rukh Khan, Mahima Choudhary, Amrish Puri)
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge ( Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ( Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan)
Mohabbatein ( Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan)
One 2 Ka 4 ( Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff)
Asoka ( Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Hrishitaa Bhatt,
Rahul Dev)
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ( Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan,
Hrithik Roshan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor)
Devdaas ( Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit)
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam ( Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan)
Chalte Chalte ( Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee)
Kal Ho Na Ho ( Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan)
Main Hoon Na ( Shah Rukh Khan, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao, Nasseeruddin Shah,
Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan)
Veer Zaara ( Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee)
Swades ( Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Master Smit Sheth)
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Biography
The year is 1991. First-time
director Hema Malini looks anxious on the sets of her directorial debut, 'Dil Aashna Hai'.
The cause of her anxiety triggers laughter as it is discovered that the lady, despite
employing all haircut methods on her boyish-looking hero Shah Rukh Khan, remains
unsuccessful with his unruly mop. Hema finally lets go of the boy and his effervescent
hair without a crop.
The film bungled at the box office. Was it due to Khan's boisterous hair?
Today, in retrospect, it looks like it was his disheveled hair, big nose, average height
and average looks that broke conventions to give birth to a new-age star.
SRK's USP were his energy, fizz and 'dreamz unlimited'. The boy just refuses to sit idle.
Says Juhi co-star and friend: ''Shah Rukh went on even when others stopped due to
exhaustion. He breathes films. He is down-to-earth, without an attitude. He is very
friendly and has a funny sense of humor''.
When Colonel Kapoor signed SRK for his serial on faujis, he knew the potential of
the bubbly youth but the amazing career he would charter wasn't probably envisaged.
After Fauji, a couple of more television serials and SRK joined the big league and
gave a smashing hit Deewana with the late Divya Bharati. As compared to the
superstars of yesteryears, SRK's ride up the ladder was tougher. He had to face the rage
of explosion of information and technology while working towards super-stardom. He was
required to possess charisma compelling enough to make people rise above the zillion modes
of entertainment and be his audience. SRK managed to captivate and the feat, by no means,
was easy.
From a boy-next-door to a saleable hero, from a hero to a star, a superstar and finally a
phenomenon, though there is nothing concrete to show where his prowess lay. He was plain
and ordinary. It is very difficult to place fingers on a reason that enabled SRK reach
where he is today. Probably his plainness was his virtue. He was never an enigma. He was
guileless, without a benefactor to lead him around by his fingers. His only weapon was his
willingness to work hard and professionalism.
An upfront attitude earned SRK some very valuable friends in an industry otherwise
dominated by detractors and chamchas. Juhi, his co-star, close pal and now his business
partner for 'Dreamz Unlimited' forms an integral part of the core group, that has Aziz
Mirza, whom SRK is very close to, Yash Johar, Yash Chopra and their sons Karan and Aditya.
In a profession where commitment towards wives and girlfriends take the backburner, SRK's
devotion towards wife Gauri has been lauded. He is probably one of the rare actors who in
their entire careers did not have any romantic liaisons. One who remained a buddy to men
and women alike.
From a fauji to being SRK, the rise was epic. But a downward slide is inevitable. Even SRK
knows that. Hence we see a production company already working full swing. But the loss of
stardom hurts. The cola war bears ample evidence of that. Contrary to popular belief, SRK
is not jealous. He has achieved far too much to envy the rise of new kids. He is
apprehensive of a besiege.
The maiden venture of SRK's production company bombed. He was barely recovering from the
disaster with hopes pinned on his next release 'Josh', when the film too failed to draw
the kind of attention it was expected to. There's however, still time to the downward
slide. SRK has too many good projects to keep him going strong. There's 'Kabhi Khushi
Kabhi Gum', 'Mohabbatein', 'Devdaas', and his own production 'Ashoka, The Great'.
For every loss there is a new hope. SRK is too full of zest to be defeated and live
quietly. He will explore other avenues in films even if he ceases to be a superstar. He
will continue to be there.
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