Shahrukh Khan is one of Bollywood's biggest stars and he returns to the big screen this week with his latest movie My Name Is Khan.
Khan studied at the Delhi's Theatre Action Group under the acclaimed Theatre Director Barry John. He kicked off his acting career in the late eighties with TV roles.
And it wasn't long before the movies roles came flowing in as he made his Bollywood debut in 1992 in Deewana.
Directed by Raj Kanwar the movie was a huge box office and Khan's career was up and running. Darr and Baazigar brought him critical acclaim, the latter also securing him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award.
Baazigar was a change in the Bollywood format, the hero kills the movie's heroine, as the level of violence shocked audiences.
Despite veering from the norm the movie was a big success and really earmarked Khan as a leading man.
More award success came his way for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1995 as he picked up his second Filmfare Best Actor Award.
After a quite year in 1996 Pardes marked his return in 2007 and was one of the biggest movies of the year.
By the turn of the century the popular actor had also turned his hand to producing, setting up his own production company Dreamz Unlimited, with Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Asoka under his belt.
The noughties brought him more box office success with the likes of Mohabbatein and Josh bringing him further acclaim.
2002 brought him one of his most famous roles as he starred in Devdas, as the title character, alongside Aishwariya Rai.
The movie follows the innocent affection of two children evolves into an enduring passion, binding the lovers across time and space and defying all convention.
A love that can never be, but which torments incessantly, drives the hero to dissipation and consigns the heroine to an unfulfilling marriage.
Over the next couple of years Khan had both box office and critical success with the likes of Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, Kal Ho Naa Ho, and Chalte Chalte.
2007 brought him his most successful movie overseas when he starred in Om Shanti Om.
Khan plays Om Prakash Makhija, an actor struggling to move past being an extra in 1977. But despite his lowly status, he falls in love with and meets, in that order, a lovely A-list actress named Shanti.
But their love seems doomed to fail when the pair is killed in mysterious circumstances. Fast-forward 30 years, and they have been reborn, but this time it's Om who is the celebrity while Shanti (now called Sandy) tries to climb her way to the top.
But death wasn't enough to keep them apart as they meet again in their new lives, and the one responsible for their deaths will have to answer for what he did.
Om Shanti Om was the biggest grossing movie in India and did very well at the global box office.
My Name Is Khan is the actor's latest movie in which he stars as Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism that complicates socialization.
The adult Rizwan marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who mistake his disability for suspicious behaviour.
Following his arrest, he meets Radha, a therapist who helps him deal with his situation and his affliction. Rizwan then begins a journey to meet US President Obama to clear his name
The actor has two other movies in the pipeline this year including Koochie Koochie Hota Hain, which he is currently filming, and Ra. 1.
My Name Is Khan is released 12th February.
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