Shahrukh Khan (Urdu: شاہ رُخ خان, Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान; 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 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), thus establishing himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi Cinema. 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, making him one of the most successful actors of India.
[2] 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. Khan is today considered to be the world's biggest
movie star,
[3] with a fan following numbering in the billions
[4] and a
net worth estimated at over
Rs 2500
crore (
US$ 540 million).
[5] In 2008,
Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
Amjad Khan (Urdu: امجد خان, Hindi: अमजद ख़ान; 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1993) was an acclaimed Indian actor and director He worked in over 130 films in his film career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villain roles in Hindi language films — he is most famous for playing the role of the Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975).
Born in Hyderabad to Muslim parents from Ghazni Afghanistan. He was the son of legendary actor Jayant. He was the brother of fellow actor Imtiaz Khan and Inayat Khan who only acted in one film. In 1957, he was cast in the movie Ab Dili Dur Nahin, as a child artist.
Khan did schooling at St Theresa's High School, Bandra. He attended R D National College, Bandra and was the General Secretary - the highest elected student body representative. He had already gained a reputation of being a heavyweight "dada" and was feared and respected.
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