Biography:
Khan was born in 1965 to Muslim parents of Pathan descent in New Delhi, India.His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian
independence activist from Peshawar, British India. According to Khan, his paternal grandfather was originally from
Afghanistan.His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan,
who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose.Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani
Bazaar in Peshawar before the partition of India,while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, British India.Khan has an
elder sister named Shehnaz.
Growing up in Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood,Khan attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama, and
academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award given to the student who best represents the spirit of the school.
Khan later attended the Hansraj College (1985–1988) and earned his Bachelors degree in Economics (honors). Though he pursued
a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, he later opted out to make his career in Bollywood.
After the death of his parents, Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991.In that same year, before any of his films were released, he
married Gauri Chibber, a Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991.They have two children, son Aryan
(b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Allah, he also values his wife's
religion. At home, his children follow both religions, with the Qur'an being situated next to the Hindu deities.[19]
In 2005, Nasreen Munni Kabir produced a two-part documentary on Khan, titled The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan.
Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasted Khan's inner world of family and daily life with the outer
world of his work. The book Still Reading Khan, which details his family life, was released in 2006. Another book by Anupama
Chopra, King of Bollywood: Shahrukh Khan and the seductive world of Indian cinema, was released in 2007. It describes the
world of Bollywood through Khan's life.
Shahrukh Khan : born 2 November 1965), often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well
as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "The King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi
Khan began his career appearing in several television 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 Filmfare Awards for his work in Indian films, eight of which are in the Best Actor
category (a record). In 2005, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian
Cinema.
Khan's films such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Chak De! India (2007), Om Shanti Om
(2007) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) remain some of Bollywood's biggest hits, while films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
(2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010) have been
top-grossing Indian productions in the overseas markets, thus making him one of the most successful actors of India.
Since 2000, Khan branched out into film production and television presenting as well. He is the founder/owner of two
production companies, Dreamz Unlimited and Red Chillies Entertainment. Globally, Khan is considered to be one of the biggest
movie stars,with a fan following numbering in the billions and a net worth estimated at over INR2,500 crore (US$557.5
million).In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
