Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan 
Shah rukh Khan also known as SKR. He was born  2 November 1965 is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and philanthropist. Referred to in the media as "Badshah of Bollywood" or "King Khan", he has appeared in over 50 Hindi film in genres including romance, Actor and comedy. His work in Bollywood has earned him  including fourteen Filmfare award from thirty nominations. His eighth Filmfare best actor  put him in a tie for the most in that category. For his contribution to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma in 2005 and the Government of France awarded him  in 2007, and later in 2014 the France's highest civilian award. Khan was the second-richest actor in the world in 2014.

Khan is currently co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chilies Entertainment and its subsidiaries, and is a co-owner of the Indian Permier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Rider. In 2007, he made his debut as a television presenter with the Star Plus game show. Media often label him "Brand SRK" because of his brand endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures. Khan has also been involved in philanthropic endeavours related to health care, relief funds, and children's education—for which he was honoured with UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011. He is considered to be one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history and has a massive fan following; the Lose Angles Times described him as "the world's biggest movie star".He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian Culture and in 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.

Background 

Shah Rukh Khan

Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in New Dehli India^. brought up in Manglore for the first five years of his life.His grandfather Ifthikar Ahmed served as chief engineer in Mangalore port in the 1960s^. His father Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, an ethnic Pashtun, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawer,British India (present-day Pakistan).According to Khan, his paternal grandfather was born in Afghanistan. Shahrukh Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar before the 1947 ^. His mother Lateef Fatima was the daughter of a senior government engineer. Although she was reported to be the adopted daughter of Shah Nawaz Khan, a Major General in the Indian National Army, the army denied those reports. According to Khan, his father was related to Shah Nawaz Khan. His parents met when his mother was involved in an auto accident and his father donated blood for her. Khan described himself on Twitter as "half Hydrabadi (mother), half Pathan (father), some Kashmiri (grandmother)".
Khan grew up in the Ragindra neighbourhood of Delhi.Khan attended St.Columdia School where he received the school's highest award, the Sword of Honour.He enrolled at Hnasraj College (1985–1988) to earn his Bachelors degree in Economics, but spent much of his time at Delhi's "Theatre Action Group" (TAG) where he studied acting under the mentorship of theatre director He started studying for a Masters Degree at Mallia Islamia , but left to pursue his career. He also attended the National School of DRama Dehli during his early career in Bollywood.His father died of cancer when Khan was in his mid teens, and his mother died in 1990 after a prolonged illness. The death of Khan's parents at an early age affected him greatly because he was very attached to them. He described these events as a motivator for his own work ethic.
Khan moved to Mumbai in 1991. He married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991. According to Khan, while he strongly believes in , he also values his wife's religion. At home, his children follow both religions; the Quranis situated next to the Hindu deities. They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). In 2013 they became parents of a third child named AbRam through a surrogate mother.Khan's older sister Shehnaz also lives with them in their Mumbai mansion named Mannat
Khan's popularity has been documented in several Indian and international non-fiction films
In 2005, Khan was the subject of 20 paintings by Indian artist Anjana Kuthiala
Khan's work in Bollywood films has garnered him fourteen Filmfare Awards from thirty nominations, including eight for Best Actor; tied for the most in the category with Dilip kumar