SRK "The Baadshah (King) of Bollywood"

King Khan
One of the most legendary faces of Bollywood today, Shahrukh Khan began his career with television and moved on to earn fame through romantic roles.
Khan is considered the world's most successful movie star, with a fan following numbering in the billions and a net worth estimated at over Rs 2,500 crores.
The Padam Shri recipient has also won thirteen Film Fare awards and was accorded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French government for his 'exceptional career'.
He is also one of the few Indian personalities who has a presence in the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.

Launch Pad
Though he had been interested in acting right from school, Shahrukh Khan dedicated himself to the performance arts when he joined Barry John's Theatre Action Group (TAG) to pursue acting.
His debut role was as a soldier in the then TV series, 'Fauji'. He went on to appear in several television shows including 'Circus' and a made for television film, 'In Which Annie Gives It To Those Ones.'
Moving from the television screen to cinema, Khan made his Bollywood debut with Deewana (1992).

Villainous tendencies
Taking a different route than the conventional roles, SRK opted for certain negative roles which brought him into limelight.
He won both critical acclaim as well as commercial success with Darr and Baazigar, where he was noticed for his negative traits. While Darr saw Khan as an obsessive lover, Baazigar, which also paired him with Kajol, saw him as an avenger without any moral scruples. The latter also saw him win his first Filmfare award.
The twin successes were followed by Anjaam, where Khan portrayed an obsessive lover again.

King of Romance
Though Shahrukh Khan had become an established actor, it was not till 1995 that he became the undisputed King of Bollywood.
The year saw the release of the first NRI targeted film, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge (DDLJ), which tapped into a huge market for Bollywood overseas. In February 2010, it completed 750 weeks of continous playing in Mumbai theatres.
The film created the romantic star image for Khan, as well as a guaranteed hit pairing with Kajol. Khan went onto play the romantic hero in commercial successes like Pardes, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Devdas, Kal Ho Na Ho, Main Hoon Na, Om Shanti Om and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Different genres
Over the last decade, Khan has been seen taking up roles that are different from conventional roles. Though they rarely break his Bollywood masala role, or lose the NRI cinema focus, they have earned acclaim in their own light.
His first such attempt was the period film, Asoka, which did not succeed on the box office. Swades (2004), which saw him play an NRI who decides to come back to his roots, broke the mould completely, becoming a realistic film by Khan.
SRK took up realistic roles again, with Chak De India, which saw him as a coach for a woman's hockey team and My Name is Khan, which saw SRK as an individual suffering from the Asperger's Syndrome.