Shah Rukh Khan Age, Height, Weight, Wiki, Biography, Family, And More

Shah Rukh Khan Age

58 Years Old

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Early Life

Khan’s dad, Mir Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar. He joined the Khudai Khidmatgar, a nonviolent movement led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan for a united and independent India. Mir supported Abdul Ghaffar Khan and was associated with the Indian National Congress. He was also the cousin of Shah Nawaz Khan, a major general in the Indian National Army.

According to Khan, his paternal grandfather, Mir Jan Muhammad Khan, was Pashtun from Afghanistan. However, his cousins later clarified that they are originally from Kashmir and settled in Peshawar centuries ago, speaking Hindko. As of 2010, Khan’s paternal family lived in Peshawar’s Shah Wali Qataal area.

In 1946, Mir moved to Delhi to study law at Delhi University. When India was partitioned in 1947, he couldn’t return to Peshawar for many years. Khan’s mother, Lateef Fatima, a magistrate, was the daughter of a senior government engineer. They got married in 1959.

Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi. He spent his early years in Mangalore, where his maternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ahmed, worked as the chief engineer of the port. Khan describes himself as “half Hyderabadi, half Pathan, and some Kashmiri.”

Growing up in Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, Khan’s father had various business ventures, and they lived a middle-class life. Khan attended St. Columba’s School, where he excelled in studies and sports. Initially interested in a sports career, a shoulder injury led him to acting in stage plays, imitating Bollywood actors like Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan.

Khan enrolled at Hansraj College (1985–88) for a bachelor’s degree in economics but spent much time at Delhi’s Theatre Action Group (TAG) studying acting under Barry John. Later, he briefly studied mass communication at Jamia Millia Islamia and attended the National School of Drama in Delhi.

His father passed away in 1981, and his mother in 1991 from diabetes complications. After their parents’ death, Khan took care of his older sister, Shahnaz Lalarukh, who fell into depression. Shahnaz continues to live with Khan and his family in their Mumbai mansion.

Career

Khan’s first big role was in Lekh Tandon’s TV series Dil Dariya, originally planned for 1988. However, delays led to Fauji, directed by Raj Kumar Kapoor in 1989, becoming his debut instead. In Fauji, he played Abhimanyu Rai, the main character in a series depicting the realistic training of army cadets. This led to more roles in TV series like Circus (1989–90) and Mani Kaul’s Idiot (1992).

Khan started with minor parts in serials like Umeed (1989) and Wagle Ki Duniya (1988–90) and an English-language TV film In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989). Critics noticed his resemblance to film actor Dilip Kumar, but Khan wasn’t interested in movies at that time.

In April 1991, Khan changed his mind about acting in films to cope with the grief of his mother’s death. He moved from Delhi to Mumbai to pursue a full-time Bollywood career and got signed for four films. His debut film was Deewana in June 1992, where he starred with Divya Bharti and Rishi Kapoor. It was a hit, earning him the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award.

In 1993, Khan gained praise for his villainous roles in Baazigar and Darr. Baazigar, where he played an avenger who murders his girlfriend, defied the typical Bollywood formula, earning him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Darr marked the beginning of his collaboration with Yash Chopra and Yash Raj Films. Khan’s stammering and the famous phrase “I love you, K-k-k-Kiran” became popular. For Darr, he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.

In 1994, Khan played a love-struck musician in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. He professed it to be his favorite role. In the same year, he won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for Anjaam, breaking the stereotype that negative roles could harm a leading man’s career in Hindi cinema. Mukul S. Anand called him “the new face of the industry” at the time.

In 1995, Shah Rukh Khan starred in seven films. One of them was “Karan Arjun,” a thrilling movie directed by Rakesh Roshan, where he acted alongside Salman Khan and Kajol. The film became the second-highest-grossing movie of the year in India. However, the most notable release that year was “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” directed by Aditya Chopra. In this romantic film, Khan played a young Non-resident Indian (NRI) who falls in love with Kajol’s character during a trip across Europe. This film established him as a “romantic hero” and was a massive success, becoming the highest-grossing production of the year in India and abroad.

In 1996, all four films starring Khan faced both critical and commercial failures. However, the following year, his role in Aziz Mirza’s romantic comedy “Yes Boss” earned him praise and a Filmfare Best Actor nomination. In 1997, Khan starred in Subhash Ghai’s social drama “Pardes,” which found success, especially in the United States. His final release of the year was the popular musical romance “Dil To Pagal Hai,” directed by Yash Chopra, where he played the role of Rahul in a love triangle between Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor. The film and Khan’s performance received critical acclaim, earning him his third Best Actor Award at Filmfare.

In 1998, Khan played a double role in Mahesh Bhatt’s action comedy “Duplicate” and won praise for his performance in “Dil Se..” as an All India Radio correspondent infatuated with a mysterious terrorist, played by Manisha Koirala. His last release of the year was the romance “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,” directed by Karan Johar, where he won the Best Actor award at the Filmfare Awards ceremony for the second consecutive year.

This phase of Khan’s career, marked by romantic comedies and family dramas, made him immensely popular, especially among teenagers. He became an icon of romance in India, with frequent collaborations with directors like Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra, and Karan Johar. Despite his romantic leading man image, Khan avoided on-screen kisses until 2012, breaking his rule after encouragement from Yash Chopra.

In 1999, his only release was “Baadshah,” where he starred opposite Twinkle Khanna. Although the film didn’t perform well at the box office, Khan received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role.

In 1999, Khan ventured into production with actress Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza, forming Dreamz Unlimited. However, their first production, “Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani” (2000), starring Khan and Chawla, was a commercial failure. This period also saw Khan’s involvement in Kamal Haasan’s “Hey Ram” (2000) and his Tamil debut.

In 2001, Dreamz Unlimited attempted a comeback with Khan starring in Santosh Sivan’s historical epic “Aśoka,” which received positive responses at film festivals but performed poorly at Indian box offices. Facing losses, Khan had to close srkworld.com, a company he had started along with Dreamz Unlimited. In December 2001, he suffered a spinal injury during the filming of “Shakti: The Power.”

Successes during this time included Aditya Chopra’s “Mohabbatein” (2000) and Karan Johar’s “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…” (2001), both co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. These films were highly appreciated by the public, and Khan received his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for “Mohabbatein.” “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…” remained the top-grossing Indian production overseas for five years.

In 2002, Khan played the title role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Devdas,” a period romance alongside Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit. It was the most expensive Bollywood film at that time and achieved box office success. The film earned Khan numerous accolades, including his second BAFTA Award.

In 2003, Khan starred in “Kal Ho Naa Ho,” a comedy-drama set in New York City, which became the second-highest-grossing film domestically that year. His portrayal of Aman Mathur received critical acclaim, showcasing his emotional impact on audiences. The conflict arose between Khan and his partners at Dreamz Unlimited, leading to their separation despite the success of “Chalte Chalte.”

In 2004, Shah Rukh Khan had a successful year. He transformed Dreamz Unlimited into Red Chillies Entertainment, with his wife Gauri as a producer. Their first production was Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na, a masala film about India–Pakistan relations. Khan also starred in Yash Chopra’s Veer-Zaara, a romantic film where he played an Indian Air Force pilot in love with a Pakistani woman. Both films were big hits in 2004.

His final film that year was Swades, where he played a NASA scientist returning to India to connect with his roots. Swades was the first Indian film shot inside NASA, and Khan’s performance earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

In 2005, Khan starred in Paheli, a fantasy drama, and later collaborated with Karan Johar for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna in 2006, a musical romantic drama where he played a man having an affair in an unhappy marriage. Despite some criticism, the film became a major success.

In 2007, Khan played a disgraced hockey player coaching the Indian women’s hockey team to World Cup victory in Chak De! India. The film received widespread acclaim, and Khan won another Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The same year, he starred in the reincarnation melodrama Om Shanti Om, which became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2007.

In 2008, Khan worked with Aditya Chopra on Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, a romantic drama opposite Anushka Sharma. The following years saw Khan in films like My Name Is Khan (2010), Ra.One (2011), Don 2 (2011), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), and Chennai Express (2013). In 2014, Khan starred in Farah Khan’s Happy New Year, an ensemble action comedy. In 2015, Shah Rukh Khan starred in the action comedy Dilwale alongside Kajol, Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon.

Following that, he took on dual roles in the action thriller Fan (2016), playing a superstar and his obsessive fan. Although the film didn’t do exceptionally well commercially, Khan’s portrayal was noted for its uniqueness. In the same year, he played a supporting role as a therapist in Gauri Shinde’s coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi alongside Alia Bhatt.

Moving on to 2017, Khan took on the titular anti-hero role in Raees, an action crime film set in 1980s Gujarat. He returned to the romantic genre with Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017), where he played a tourist guide falling in love with a traveler, portrayed by Anushka Sharma. In 2018, he reunited with Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif in Aanand L Rai’s romantic drama Zero, playing a dwarf involved in a love triangle.

In 2023, he made a comeback with Yash Raj Films’ action thriller Pathaan, playing an exiled field agent. SRK also appeared in another doppelganger action film, Jawan starring Nayanthara, Atlee Kumar, Vijay Sethupathi, Ashlesha Thakur, Sanya Malhotra, Riddhi Dogra, Priyamani, Sanjay Dutt, Leher Khan, Girija Oak & Sunil Grover. His final release in 2023 was Dunki with Vicky Kaushal, Taapse Pannu, Satish Shah and Boman Irani.

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Q1. How old is Shah Rukh Khan ?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in Delhi. As of 2024, he is 58 years old.

Q2. What is Shah Rukh Khan height ?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan stands tall at 5 feet 8 Inches

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