Shahrukh Khan (
born 2 November 1965), often credited as
Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor and a prominent Bollywood figure, as well as a film producer and television host. Khan began his career appearing in several televesion serials in the late 1980s. He made his film debut in Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of numerous commercially successful films and has earned critical acclaim for many of his performances. Khan has won fourteen Film Fair Awards for his work in Indian film, eight of which are in the Best actor category (a record). In 2005, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma shari for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
Khan's films such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le jayange (1995), Kuck kuch hota hai (1998), chack de india (2007), om shanti om
(2007) and Rab ne bana di jori (2008) remain some of Bollywoods Biggest Hits, while films like Kabhi kushi khabi gum (2001), Kal ho na ho (2003), veer zara (2004), Khabhi albeda na kahaynaMy name is Khan (2006) and (2010) have been top market, making him one of the most successful actors of India.Since 2000, Khan branched out into film produce and television presentation as well. He is the founder/owner of two production companies. Khan is today considered to be the world's biggest Movie star , with a fan following numbering in the billions
and a net worth estimated at over Rs 2500 crore (us$ 540 million) In 2008,
Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
