Shah Rukh, the "King Khan", began his career on TV with two pop serials, 'Fauji' and 'Circus'. He debuted on the big screen with 'Deewana' (1992). Khan has, so far, won 13 Filmfare Awards, seven of which are in the Best Actor category. Khan's films such as 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' (1995), 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (1998), 'Chak De India' (2007) and 'Om Shanti Om' (2007) feature among Bollywood's biggest hits of all time. In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
In 'Devdas', Shahrukh did a character that was immortalised earlier by none other than Dilip Kumar. Shahrukh perfectly complemented Sanjay Leela Bhansali's colourful palette and melodrama concentrate with his intense depiction of the lead character. The typical SRK strategy of overindulging in himself paid good dividends here: For once, the narcissism of the actor mixed well with the self loathing of the character. And people instantly forgot the Dilip Kumar portrayal and cozied up to the new one.
SRK's other notable performances of the decade were in 'Veer-Zaara', 'Chak De India' (Kabeer Khan) and 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' (Surinder Sahni/Raj Kapoor).
Says SRK: "I don't sit around complaining about the lack of good roles. I will play Raj 85 times and still make him different. There are only two Khans. Genghis Khan and Shahrukh Khan. I'd die if people didn't recognise me. I would not be able to walk on the road if people didn't mob me. That's what I work for. Sex is not required to sell my film. My name is enough. Awards who ignore me are losers"
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