Shah Rukh Khan

**Shah Rukh Khan** (pronounced [ˈʃɑːɦɾʊx xɑːn]; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism **SRK**, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 90 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Many of his films thematise Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances.

Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s, and had his Bollywood debut in 1992 with *Deewana*. He was initially recognised for playing villainous roles in the films *Baazigar* (1993) and *Darr* (1993). Khan established himself by starring in a series of top-grossing romantic films, including *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), *Dil To Pagal Hai* (1997), *Kuch Kuch Hota Hai* (1998), *Mohabbatein* (2000), *Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...* (2001), *Kal Ho Naa Ho* (2003), *Veer-Zaara* (2004) and *Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna* (2006). He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic in *Devdas* (2002), a NASA scientist in *Swades* (2004), a hockey coach in *Chak De! India* (2007) and a man with Asperger syndrome in *My Name Is Khan* (2010). Further commercial successes came with the romantic dramas *Om Shanti Om* (2007) and *Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi* (2008), and with his expansion to comedies in *Chennai Express* (2013) and *Happy New Year* (2014). Following a brief setback and hiatus, Khan made a career comeback with the action film *Pathaan* (2023), which became the second-highest-grossing Hindi release.

As of 2015, Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries, and is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders and the Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago Knight Riders. The media often label him as "Brand SRK" because of his many endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures. He is a frequent television presenter and stage show performer. Khan's philanthropic endeavours have provided health care and disaster relief, and he was honoured with UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of children's education and the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award in 2018 for advocating for women's and children's rights in India. He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian culture, and in 2008, *Newsweek* named him one of their fifty most powerful people in the world. In 2022, Khan was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time in a readers' poll by *Empire*, and in 2023, *Time* magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Khan played the role of the main protagonist in *My Name Is Khan*, Rizwan Khan.

## Early life and family

### Parents

Shah Rukh Khan's father, Mir Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar who campaigned alongside the Khudai Khidmatgar, a nonviolent resistance movement led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan that sought a united and independent India. Mir was a follower of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, and affiliated with the Indian National Congress. He was also the cousin of the major general in the Indian National Army Shah Nawaz Khan. According to Khan his paternal grandfather, Mir Jan Muhammad Khan, was an ethnic Pashtun (Pathan) from Afghanistan. However, his paternal cousins in Peshawar later clarified that the family speaks Hindko and is originally from Kashmir, from where they settled in Peshawar centuries back, contradicting the claim that his grandfather was a Pashtun from Afghanistan. As of 2010, Khan's paternal family was still living in the Shah Wali Qataal area of Peshawar's Qissa Khwani Bazaar.

In 1946, Mir moved to Delhi to study law at Delhi University. When the partition of India occurred in 1947, he was forced to stay in Delhi, and did not return to Peshawar until many years later. Khan's mother, Lateef Fatima, a magistrate, was the daughter of a senior government engineer.  His parents were married in 1959.

## Trivia

* Loves watching movies alone in the darkness of his BMW car.
	+ His parents died before he entered movies. Shahrukh considers it a big regret that they couldn't see what their son was to become.
	+ At school he was an ace in Hindi, electronics and biology but wasn't good at all in mathematics.
	+ Loves computer games, video games and hi-tech gadgets.
	+ His first name "Shahrukh" means "face of the king".
	+ He has a dog called Chewbacca.
	+ One of the reasons why Shah Rukh bought Mannat, his palatial bungalow, was since he wanted to have an exclusive prayer room. Shah Rukh says that if he were broke, he will sell everything except Mannat.
	+ His philosophy with people is: It's OK if people let you down, their loss not yours.
	+ His personal bodyguard's name is Yasmin Khan. When his bodyguard got married, Shahrukh gifted him a flat that is located beside his residence Mannat.
	+ Purchased a villa on a man made island on the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
	+ When he was just four years of age, Shahrukh happened to throw a rock at a neighborhood boy because of which the latter's teeth broke. Late at night that day, the child's father came to the house in an inebriated state while wielding a knife. Shah Rukh's father coolly opened the door and when this man threatened to kill his son for what he had done, he crosschecked with Shah Rukh as to whether or not he had committed the act of mischief. When the child confessed, the dad asked him to go out and explain himself to the man who was not only drunk but also armed. Shah Rukh had to go outside and apologize for his deed.
	+ Believes in the TINA factor: There Is No Alternative to hard work.
	+ During his busy schedule, he manages with only 4 to 5 hours of sleep.
	+ He agreed to star in Aditya Chopra's films without looking at the script first.
	+ Is a huge fan of Manchester United Football Club.
	+ For a short span of time Shahrukh ran a restaurant in Dariya Ganj in New Delhi, India.
	+ Shahrukh Khan has had 226 nominations across popular Bollywood awards, and has won 207 of them.
	+ Launched Deepika Padukone's career in Bollywood.
	+ He has been awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French government for his exceptional career.
	+ Formed a popular screen couple with Kajol and Juhi Chawla.
	+ His acting career in Bollywood was launched by his friend Vivek Vaswani and Hema Malini.
	+ In 2006, one of Shahrukh's bodyguards was shot dead by the other.
	+ Has a mannequin of himself in Madame Tussaud's Museum in England. Along with Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sachin Tendulkar, Madhuri Dixit, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
	+ Was offered the lead role of Rancho in "3 Idiots" (2009), but declined to shoot "My Name Is Khan" (2010). The role went to Aamir Khan and the film became highest grossing film and received critical acclaim worldwide. He then described himself as the 4th idiot to reject such a great film.
	+ Is very scared of riding horses.
	+ Being a Muslim man married to a Hindu woman, he and his wife combine both religious backgrounds into their children's education.
	+ Studied in St. Columba's school, New Delhi, where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honor', essentially the award for best student.
	+ He had captained all teams in football, cricket and hockey and even played cricket at zone and national level.
	+ Shah Rukh and his wife, Gauri Khan, own the production company "Red Chilies Entertainments", which Shah Rukh started for friend and colleague, director/choreographer Farah Khan, for her debut directorial film - Main Hoon Na (2004).
	+ His son, Aryan Khan, portrayed SRK as an infant in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).
	+ Fond of BMW cars and owns a number of them including the latest models.
	+ Turned down the Quiz Master's (Prem Kapoor) role in Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and the role went to Anil Kapoor.
	+ He was the one who recommended Rani Mukerji to Karan Johar for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and has maintained a close friendship with the actress since.
	+ He and son Aryan are major WWE Wrestling fans.
	+ Tried to help Irrfan Khan when he was being diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor, by giving him the keys of his London apartment and insisted him to accept it as he wished that Irrfan and his family members would feel home in a foreign land.
	+ Although his birth name is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name as Shah Rukh.
	+ 3 children with Gauri, Aryan, Suhana and AbRam. His 3rd child was born via a surrogate mother on 27 May, 2013.
	+ Has done a nude sex scene with his female co-star Deepa Sahi in Maya (1993).
	+ Was named Abdul Rahman by his grandmother at birth, but his father renamed him Shahrukh Khan.
	+ All of his car registration numbers reads 555. Shahrukh is very particular about the registration number as he's superstitious about it and believes it brings him good luck.
	+ Was not very good at Hindi in school, until his mother promised to take him to the cinema if he passed. As he loved films,he got top marks from then on.
	+ His father ran a transport company and his mother was a magistrate.
	+ As a parent, he likes to believe he is a better father than an actor.
	+ On the sets of Darr (1993), he fractured three of his ribs while performing a stunt with Anupam Kher. Kher accidentally lifted his leg, hurting his chest in the process.
	+ Had recently patched up with his long time arch rival Megastar Salman Khan at an Iftar Party on July 2013.
	+ Wears Tag-Heuer's wristwatches and reading glasses.
	+ Named one of Time Magazine's 20 Asian Heroes under 40. (2004).
	+ He has an elder sister named Shehnaz Lalarukh.
	+ Son, Aryan Khan, voice of Tez Lajawaab (Dash), character for Hindi dubbed version of Disney's animated film, The Incredibles (Hum Hain Lajawaab).
	+ Father is Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, Mother is Lateef Fatima Khan.
	+ He won the best actor award 29 times.
	+ Best friends with Karan Johar, Arjun Rampal,Farhan Akhtar, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan and his wife Sussane Khan Roshan, Preity Zinta,Vivek Vaswani,Vivek Oberoi, Juhi Chawla and her husband Jai Metha, Rani Mukerji, Arbaaz Khan, Sajid Khan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Kajol, Malaika Arora , Chunky Pandey and his wife and Mushtaq Sheikh.
	+ Owns a VFX company, Red Chillies VFX.
	+ In 2008, he suffered a major injury on his right shoulder. He ignored the pain, but as it worsened in 2010, he had to undergo a minimal invasive surgery.
	+ Gets along very well with former co-stars Juhi Chawla and Preity G Zinta.
	+ When he is sad he becomes quiet and overcomes it with hugs from his kids.
	+ All time favorite actor of his since his childhood are Dilip Kumar and Rajesh Khanna.
	+ Runs a production company "Dreamz Unlimited" with actress, friend, co-star Juhi Chawla and director, friend Aziz Mirza.
	+ Has started producing television serials in India.
	+ While shooting for Shakthi: The Power (2002) in 2001, he suffered a neck injury while performing a stunt. He was operated in the United Kingdom for the same by a renowned surgeon.
	+ Firmly insists and had promised himself that he would never kiss on the lips of any of his female co-stars after he had done the movie Maya (1993).
	+ All time favorite actresses are Mumtaz Askari, Sharmila Tagore, Zeenat Aman, Reena Roy, and Saira Banu.
	+ His dog's names are Dash, Hulk, Kai and Juicy.
	+ Suffers from back, knee and neck problems.
	+ The reason why Khan took up mass communications (film making) is because he loved television commercials.
	+ His debut film was Dil Aashna Hai (...The Heart Knows) (1992) but due to the delay in the release of the film Deewana (1992) was considered as his debut film.
	+ He won the Raman Subramanyam Award in Class X (1982-1983) for character, all round performance in studies, sports and extracurricular activities and the Sword of Honour in Class XII (1984-1985) for the Best all round performance, loyalty, obedience, integrity and sportsmanship.
	+ The college where he studied was Delhi University's Hans Raj College, and Shah Rukh did his Economics Honors from the institution between 1985-1988. When Hans Raj celebrated its Golden Jubilee, the college gave away 17 shields to its alumni who had excelled in their lives and professions and Shah Rukh was one of them.
	+ He is doing a world wide concert with Preity G Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Arjun Rampal, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
	+ Starred in the shelved movie " Kutte Ki Maut" (1994-95) Starring Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar,Shah Rukh Khan,Juhi Chawla,Ashish Vidyarthi,Directed by Saaed Mirza.The film was based on the infamous shoot out at Lokhandwala that rocked Bombay. Years later the film was eventually made as "Shootout At Lokhandwala".
	+ Launched his perfume "SK" with the French perfumers and Jeannes Arthes.
	+ After graduating from Hans Raj, he went on to join Jamia Millia Islamia's Mass Communications Research Centre to do his masters in filmmaking and journalism.
	+ Before Mohabbatien, Aditya Chopra was going to make a film with Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala. He decided to shelve that film. Years later he decided to start that film once again as Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
	+ Owns three Production Houses in India, Dreamz Unlimited, Red Chillies Entertainment and Red Chillies Idiot Box. Red Chillies Idiot Box Production house will start producing Television Serials in India.
	+ He is the one of the richest celebrities in the world with the net worth of 600 million dollars as of 2014.
	+ Shahrukh doesn't keep a beard as he and his kids find it scratchy.
	+ Became the first bollywood actor to attend the Golden Globe Awards in 2009.
	+ Is a chain cigarette smoker. Smokes at least 2 packs a day.
	+ Wears his wedding ring on his right hand.
	+ Was approached to play Vicky Arora's role in Feroz Khan's Yalgaar (1992). But he insisted on getting a story narration from Feroz Khan himself and not his assistant. After being told about this, Feroz dropped the idea of casting him and launched Vicky Arora. Previous to approaching Shahrukh, Feroz Khan had approached Aamir Khan and Salman Khan for the same role.They both also declined.
	+ Got married at the age of 25 even without entering the films.
	+ In films "Om Shanti Om" (2007), "Billu" (2009) and "Fan" (2016), he has played fictionalized versions of himself renamed as Om Kapoor, Sahir Khan and Aryan Khanna respectively.
	+ Second actor after Dilip Kumar to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for playing the role of Devdas in Devdas (2002).
	+ The total business generated by his films in India is Rs 1642.52 Crores, only behind Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.
	+ SRK joined Barry John's theatre group in New Delhi and learned acting from him, Barry John also taught acting to Manoj Bajpayee in his theatre group.
	+ Was approached by Vidhu Vinod Chopra to play Raghubir Yadav's role in 1942: A Love Story (1994). By the time the shooting started, Shahrukh was already playing lead role's in films. He declined.
	+ Shah Rukh Khan's paternal cousin Noor Jehan is a famous Pakistani politician.
	+ Number 74 on E!'s 101 Hottest Celebrity Bodies Countdown (aired January 2006).
	+ His father Meer Mohammed Taj Khan died of cancer in 1981 and his mother Lateef Fatima Khan died of complications in diabetes in 1991.
	+ Studied at St. Columbas School and he believes that it is the best school in the whole world not because he studied in it, but because he feels they are very disciplined.
	+ His films Pardes (1997) and Swades (2004) have exact opposite meanings.
	+ Had Graduated from Hansraj College, Delhi University and followed it up with a Masters Degree in Mass Communications (Film making) from Jamia Millia Islamia University, in New Delhi, but after a year Shah Rukh opted out as he had to make his acting career in Bollywood.
	+ Went for a world tour concert with Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon, Juhi Chawla, Ashwini Bhave in September 1994. They visited cities in Canada, America and England.
	+ A C grade film named Akela Na Jana was made in the 1990's. When it failed to release, the director named Salim Khan released the soundtrack with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol on the cover. This was done to increase the sales of the cassette.
	+ All of his cars number plates are 555.
	+ Was the first guest in "The Kapil Sharma Show" and "Koffee With Karan".
	+ Jokingly said in "Comedy Nights with Kapil" to Kapil Sharma, to lookout for the house that it may get burnt from his Dadi and Bhua. Within 2 months, the set actually got burnt. Later, he also financially helped Kapil in making new set.
	+ His film "Fan" is only the third film to be shot in Madame Tussauds Museum, London; which got permission owing his huge popularity there.
	+ One of the four Khans that ruled Bollywood from the 1990s onwards. The other three are Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Aamir Khan.SRK joined industry later than Salman and Aamir, Saif is one month senior to SRK as his film Parampara released before Deewana.
	+ His Grandmother named him Abdul Rahman at birth but later on his father named him as Shahrukh Khan.
	+ In 2010, while doing a cameo in Mudassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya (2010), he damaged his shoulder which required him to go through a major surgery.
	+ Hindi megastar.
	+ Was to star in Subhash Ghai's shelved film "Ganga" opposite Manisha Koirala. This was after Pardes.
	+ Since "Darr" (1993), he appeared in every Yash Chopra directorial film.
	+ Mostly prefers releasing his films on the festival of Diwali.
	+ In 1994,director Kundan Shah had planned a unofficial remake of Forest Gump. He had signed Anil Kapoor. Anil later backed off due to u known reasons. Next Kundan Shah signed Shah Rukh Khan. The film did not go beyond announcement. Sanjay Dutt was also approached for the same role.
	+ Remained in character at home while shooting " My Name Is Khan" (2010), in which his character has Asperger's Syndrome. It was much praised by critics and was considered as Oscar Winning performance. Even veteran director James Cameron praised this performance.
	+ His film "Don 2" is the Only Foreign film to be shot in Germany, which got permission owing his huge popularity there.
	+ Since 2000, most of his films release on the festivals of Diwali, Christmas and Eid.
	+ He offered Sridevi a cameo role in his film "Zero" (2018), so that he can share screen with her for once in his career. This is also Sridevi's last appearance in films.
	+ According to reports, he is the biggest superstar, 2nd richest actor and most known actor in the world. About 4 billion people knows him.
	+ Starred in Prem Lalwani's shelved film "Bada Aadmi" directed by Lekh Tandon. Co starring Juhi Chawla. Music by Anand- Miland. This was June 1993.
	+ Went for a world tour concert with Sunny Deol, Mithun Chakraborthy in May 1994. They visited cities in Canada , America and England.
	+ Starred in the shelved film "Pyar Beshumar" (1994). Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla. Produced and directed by Ketan Desai.
	+ Shah Rukh Khan's mother Lateef Fatima was the maternal cousin of actor Mehmood and Minoo Mumtaz.
	+ After having a cold war with him, Aamir Khan kept his dog's name Shahrukh.
	+ Hasn't done any biopic. "Asoka" (2009) is his only film to be based on a real character.
	+ Shooting for My Name is Khan in San Fransisco.
	+ Resides in a mansion called Mannat in Mumbai, India.
	+ To give his 100% in the movie "My Name is Khan", SRK used to spent time with the people having Asperger's Syndrome, used to watch the videos and used to read the books related to that sickness to learn how they behave, talk and walk.
	+ Went for a world tour concert with Sanjay Dutt in May 2000. They visited cities in Canada, America and England.
	+ In 1993, Pavan Chawla turned director and signed Shah Rukh Khan and Pooja Bhatt for his film. A year later the film got shelved.
	+ In 1998 Shekhar Kapur was going to direct a movie titled "Maut Se Jo Darte Nahin" Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Sunil Shetty, Scripted by Tigmanshu Dhulia. The film got shelved.
	+ In 1993, Lekh Tandon was supposed to do a film with Shah Rukh called Bada Aadmi. It was produced by Prem Lalwani and Lekh was going to direct it. It also starred Juhi Chawla. Juhi had some problems during the shoot and Shah Rukh fought for her and left the film. The film later got shelved.
	+ In 1995 G.P.Sippy signed Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar, Raveena Tandon for a film. It eventually got shelved.
	+ Vivek Vaswani brought Shah Rukh Khan to the sets of Benaam Badshah. Upon seeing Shah Rukh, it was Anil who suggested that Vidhu Vinod Chopra was looking for a face like Shah Rukh's for 1942 A Love Story. Anil wanted him for the role eventually played by Raghuvir Yadav.
	+ In 1994, singer Anup Jalota was planning a film with Shah Rukh Khan. The film was to be directed by Partho Ghosh and co star Indrani Bannerjee. Shah Rukh was playing a triple role. The film got shelved.
	+ Received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for an anti-hero role in "Baazigar" (1993).
	+ Owns Red Chillies VFX, the largest VFX company of India.
	+ Shah Rukh Khan auditioned for Ramesh Sippy's TV serial Parivartan in 1991.
	+ Director Rajkumar Santoshi conceived film a decade before it finally started production, with Aamir Khan in the role of Manu and 'Shahrukh Khan' in the role of Arjun, it was originally titled 'Rashq". Aishwarya Rai was signed for the lead role. But neither of them took interest in the project. It was eventually made as London Dreams in 2009.
	+ His ''Flop Films'' include: Asoka (2001), Shakthi: The Power (2002), Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (2004), Chaahat (1996), English Babu Desi Mem (1996), Koyla (1997), Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995), Zamaana Deewana (1995), Maya (1993), King Uncle (1993), Baadshah (1999), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), One 2 Ka 4 (2001), Dil Se.. (1998), Duplicate (1998), Trimurti (1995), Ram Jaane (1995), Anjaam (1994), Paheli (2005), Swades (2004), Billu Barber (2009), Ra.One (2011), Army (1996), Guddu (1995), Chamatkar (1992), Idiot (1992), Dil Aashna Hai (...The Heart Knows) (1992), Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) and Yes Boss (1997).
	+ Was signed for Arif Zakaria's role in Darmiyaan: In Between (1997) but opted out.
	+ Went for a world tour concert with Akshay Kumar and Kajol in September 1998. They visited cities in Canada, America and England.
	+ Starred in Venus shelved movie opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan directed by Priyadarshan. This was in 2001.
	+ Common screen name is Rahul, which was popularized with "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (1998). Many people gave this name to their son after the film.
	+ The first stunt he does while walking into the wall in "Main Hoon Na" (2004), was a secret from director Farah Khan, who didn't want him to do that stunt due to his back injury. She even threatened to tell his wife, Gauri Khan.
	+ His chauffeur's name is Mohan Dongre.
	+ Went for a world tour concert in September 2004. He went with Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra. They went to cities in Canada, America, England.
	+ During a publicity outing, he came to the US but was detained at customs for over an hour. People first thought this was a PR stunt for his film "My Name is Khan" (2010), in which his character also experiences similar situation, but it was not. The film's producers were furious that their star was treated so shabbily, not unlike Khan's character in the film.
	+ Was signed for Purab Ki Laila Paschim Ka Chaila but opted out. He was replaced by Sunil Shetty. This was when Anil Kapoor and Tabu were doing the film in 1993. They were later replaced by Akshay Kumar and Namrata Shirodkar.
	+ Chetan Anand had signed Raaj Kumar, Aamir Khan,Madhuri Dixit, Ved Thappar for the film Takht O Taj (1991).Chetan first wanted to make the film with Amitabh Bachchan and Hema (Replaced Priya Rajvansh) in 1975. He had also recorded the songs with Madan Mohan. But he shelved the film when he realized the budget would be too much. He later tried to revive the film and signed Deepak Parashar and Hema Malini. This was in 1978. Again the film got shelved. In the early 1980's he approached Kumar Gaurav, but Rajendra demanded too much money. Finally Rishi Kapoor and Padmini were signed in 1982. Due to financial problems the fimmnwas stalled again. Chetan put the film on the back burner for a decade . In 1990, Chetan Anand spoke to Raaj Kumar about the film and asked him if his son Puru Rajkumar was interested in doing the film and playing the role of Salim. Raaj Kumar stated that Puru was not ready to be an actor. Chetan finally revived the film as Takht O Taj in 1991. Ved Thappar was originally going to play Raaj Kumar's son due to his resemblance to the actor. But due to commercial reasons, Aamir Khan was signed for the role and Thappar was signed for the role of Durjan Singh, originally played by Ajit in Mughal E Azam. The film was later titled Mallika-e-Hind . The film was eventually shelved due to Chetan's bad health. There were stories going around in 1993 that Chetan wanted to make the film with Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri. But the plans never materialized.
	+ Has appeared in 3 of 4 films directed by his friend Aditya Chopra.
	+ Has appeared in 5 of 6 films (cameo in "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" (2016)) directed by his friend Karan Johar.
	+ In his film "Fan" (2016), his character was named Aryan Khanna after his son Aryan Khan.
	+ Has long expressed his desire to experiment with VFX in films and has starred in two films that were heavy on visual effects. However, the two films, "Ra.One" (2011) and "Fan" (2016) did not fare too well at the box-office. With him playing a dwarf in 'Zero', VFX was again at the center of affairs.
	+ With playing a dwarf in "Zero", he became the fifth actor of normal stature in Indian cinema to play a little person after Kamal Haasan in Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Johnny Lever in Aashiq (2001), Jagathy Sreekumar in Athbhutha Dweepu (2005) and Anupam Kher in Jaan-E-Mann (2006).
	+ Co-owns the IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, which has win the title twice.
	+ Co-owns the T-20 Global League cricket team Cape Town Knight Riders along with Juhi Chawla.
	+ Is the face of brands such as Pepsi, Tag Heur.
	+ Co-owns the Caribbean Premier League cricket team Trinbago Knight Riders along with Juhi Chawla.
	+ In 1994,director Kundan Shah had planned a unofficial remake of Forest Gump with the title "Sheikh Chilli". He had signed Anil Kapoor. Anil later backed off due to unknown reasons. Next Kundan Shah signed Shah Rukh Khan. The film did not go beyond announcement. Sanjay Dutt was also approached for the same role. The film was finally restarted in 1996 with Firoz Nadiadwala as the producer,written by Ranjeet Kapoor,music by Jatin Lalit, with Anil Kapoor and Manisha in the lead.
	+ In 2006 Ravi Chopra's son Kapil was to debut as a lead hero in the film "Kohinoor" that got shelved. Shah Rukh Khan had agreed to act in the film. Ravi Chopra's son Abhay Chopra was to direct the film.
	+ Shahrukh was to be in Priyadarshan's Hindi remake of Malayalam comedy hit, Thalavattam. This was in 2001. The project fizzled out . It was restarted as a intense film with Salman (Kyon Ki).
	+ Starred in the shelved movie RGV Factory's "Time Machine"(2007) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan (Replaced Shah Rukh Khan), Aishwarya Rai (Replaced Kareena Kapoor), Produced and Directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
	+ Went for a world tour concert with Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Mamta Kulkarni in April 1996. They visited cities in Canada, America and England.
	+ A small producer named Navin Rehal was making a C grade film titled "Churalia Nigahon Se". When that film was shelved he took the pictures of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol , put it on the CD cover and released the soundtrack songs of the film. People were fooled into believing that Shahrukh and Kajol had starred in this unreleased film. This was done to increase the sales of the CD.
	+ Has appeared in 3 of 4 films directed by his friend Farah Khan.
	+ Has a 8 billion dirham property development project comprising multiple residential towers in the UAE named after him called 'Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard'.