Shahrukh Khan is a well-loved and celebrated Bollywood actor who has acted in several blockbuster movies. He is considered the most influential actor in Bollywood today. If you look at his journey from the beginning to now, you will be in awe. You may love or hate his films, but there is no denying the fact that he has been the role model for the youth of India with his inspiring success story.
Shahrukh Khan is one of the biggest movie stars in the world and has won several prestigious awards. His name means ‘face of a king’ and he really is the undisputed king of the Indian film industry.
Shahrukh Khan has won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, Filmfare for Best Male Debut, 1 Filmfare for Best Villain, 17 Screen Awards, including four for Best Actor, five for Best Actor (Popular Choice), seven Jodi No. 1 and the Award for Best Jodi of the Decade (along with Kajol). It has also won six IIFA Awards, ten Zee Cine Awards, and six Sansui Viewer’s Choice Awards of 8 nominations.
He has also won several national and international awards. In 1997, he won the Best Indian Citizen Award, in 2002 the Rajeev Gandhi Award for Excellence in Entertainment. Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award given by the Government of India in 2005.
In 2003, a rare species of orchid, Ascocenda Shah Rukh Khan, received its name in Singapore. In 2004, he won the British Asian Guild Award for Best Actor of the Decade. In 2007, the French Government awarded him the Ordre des Artes et des Lettres for his exceptional career. His lifelike wax statue was installed in London’s Madame Tussauds wax museum in 2007. Newsweek named him one of the 50 Most Powerful People in the World in 2008. In 2015, the University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary doctorate scope as an actor. He has an endless list of achievements and awards to his credit.
Shahruk Khan is the second richest actor in the world. He is richer than most famous Hollywood actors like Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks. Not only in his real life, he is also the King of Romance in his real life. He was only 18 years old when he met his wife Gauri Khan for the first time. They have been married for almost 23 years.
Shahrukh Khan is not only a great actor, but also witty, clever, intelligent, and cultured. He has always been an achiever and people eagerly await all of his films.