Shahrukh means ‘The King’ and the actor is for sure an undisputed one. Shahrukh was born on November 2nd 1965 in New Delhi, India to a Muslim family. Shahrukh did his schooling at St. Columbus and attended Hansraj College. After graduating, Shahrukh did a Masters in Mass Communication. After his graduation, Shahrukh joined Barry John’s theatre group and even ran a restaurant. SRK was dating Gauri Chibber since college. Shahrukh’s first break was in television in ‘Dil Dariya’ followed by ‘Fauji’, ‘Umeed’ and ‘Circus’. Shahrukh Khan was spotted by Hema Malini, who signed him for his debut movie. Shahrukh, who was ready to join Bollywood, got married to Gauri before moving to Mumbai. Shahrukh’s first movie was ‘Deewana’ and the actor managed to make a great impact. Abbas- Mastan’s ‘Baazigar’ and Yash Chopra’s ‘Darr’ made Shahrukh a star overnight.

Shahrukh Khan’s biggest blockbuster till date is ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’; the movie ran for over 520 weeks in theatres all across India. Shahrukh Khan has two kids, son Aryan and daughter Suhana. Shahrukh resides in Mannat, a villa in the posh Band Stand neighbourhood in Bandra, Mumbai and has paid over $4 million for his mansion. Shahrukh Khan launched a production house with friend Juhi Chawla called ‘Dreamz Unlimited’ and the first venture was ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’ followed by ‘Asoka’ and ‘Chalte Chalte’. Shahrukh and his wife Gauri Khan also have a banner ‘Red Chilies Entertainment’, the first movie produced was the superhit ‘Main Hoon Na’. Shahrukh Khan also; endorses some biggest brands of the world like Compaq Presario, Pepsi, Hyundai Santro, Videocon, Tag Heuer, Emami and ICICI Bank. Shahrukh Khan has had the most successful run as an actor as he has delivered some of the biggest blockbuster like ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Veer Zaara’, ‘Pardes’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Devdas’ and many more.

Shahrukh Khan is close friends to Karan Johar and choreographer Farah Khan. Shahrukh Khan is rated as the most popular actor in Bollywood and the sexiest man in Asia. His movies are also estimated to do the highest business in the overseas markets.