Bollywood`s most cherished Indian Actor Shah Rukh Khan has created history in the Indian Cinema right from the threshold of his career. He has delivered his best efforts in acting out his character be it Indian Television or the Big Screen. With his excellent performances he has made a thousands hearts to adore him. Shah Rukh Khan popularly known as the King Khan has earned love not only in India but also in countries abroad. He is known to be one of the finest actors of Indian Cinema. Khan started out his career appearing in several television serials in the late 1980s and has acted in around 62 Bollywood films. He made his film debut with the hit Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of numerous commercial successes, delivering a variety of critically acclaimed performances. Since 2000, Khan branched out into film production and television presenting as well.

Biography of Shahrukh Khan
The prominent actor and producer Shahrukh Khan was born on 2nd November, 1962 to a Muslim family. His father Taj Mohammed Khan a famous activist and his mother Lateef Fatima served as a General in the Indian national army of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Shahrukh Khan attended St. Columba`s School where he was accomplished in sports, drama and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award bequeathed to the student who embodies most the spirit of the school. He later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honors degree in Economics. After this, he studied for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University. After the death of his parents, Khan moved from Gurgaon (New Delhi) to Mumbai in 1991. He then married Gauri Khan in a Hindu wedding ceremony. They have two children, son Aryan and daughter Suhana.

Career in Television and Cinema
Shahrukh Khan started his career in acting on a T.V serial called "Fauji" (1988) which gave him instant success. After a couple of TV serials he joined the big league and gave a smashing hit `Deewana` (1992) with the late Divya Bharati. After that he gave a series of hit films both as a hero and a villain. In 1993 he shot to stardom with two successive villain roles as a paranoid lover in `Baazigar` and `Darr`. In 1995, he got another hit `Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge` which elevated him as one of the most successful actor in Hindi films.Eventually, Shahrukh Khan was termed as the proverbial outsider who made it huge in the big and complex world of Hindi movies. Khan was chosen as the host of the third series of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 2, the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?, in 2007.

Awards and nominations
From his very first film Shahrukh Khan has been achieving awards for his exceptional performance. During his career years, He has been nominated for the Best Actor award for more than ten times and has won six Filmfare Best Actor Awards, and has had significant box office success, with films like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), being some of Bollywood`s biggest hits, while films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Veer Zaara (2004) and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006) are the biggest Bollywood hits in the overseas market. Apart from this he has also received awards for Filmfare Best Villain - `Anjaam` (1994), Filmfare Best Actor Award for `Devdas` (2002), Filmfare Best Actor Award for `Swades` (2004), Four Zee Cine Awards, Three IIFA Awards, Four People`s Choice Movie Awards.