There are millions of reasons why Shah Rukh Khan has millions of fans all over the world.
As the Baadshah of Bollywood celebrates another birthday on November 2, we pause to reflect on 51 moments that reflect his talent, generosity, graciousness and great sense of humor.
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"Gerua" (Nov 18, 2015) - The film Dilwale introduced an instant musical classic. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol shared a travelogue of sorts through their beautifully filmed "Gerua". Find out more: Exploring Icelandic Landscapes with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in #Gerua (Dilwale).
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IIMBUE Leadership Advice (Dec 11, 2015) - The first Global Alumni Leadership Summit organised by the IIMB Alumni Association, IIMBUE 2015, kicked off on December 11, 2015 at the Leela Palace, Bangalore, with the immensely popular Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan delivering the inaugural address. His narrative was laced with humour and he recalled instances from his own life, his humble background and his amazing story of success.
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Forbes: Unshakeable (Dec 11, 2015) - King Khan tops the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity100 List. In ForbesIndia.com, Shah Rukh Khan talks about what is arguably the most interesting phase of his career, balancing business sense with artistic instinct, and his dream project: Making that one Indian movie that will wow the world.
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Dilwale (Dec 18, 2015) - Delightfully Dangerous: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Thrill in DILWALE.
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Romantic Stardust (Dec 21, 2015) - Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's MAGICAL performance at the Stardust Awards receives a standing ovation. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol may now be tired of giving performances on Gerua but the fans just can’t seem to have enough of the two dazzling stars.
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Brand Ambassador (Dec 27, 2015) - Shah Rukh Khan was named the brand ambassador of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's telecom venture Reliance Jio, which had a soft launch celebration of the 4G services on December 27. In true SRK fashion, he celebrated the event with a selfie.
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Button, button, who's got the button (Jan 11, 2016) - "This is my 15th calendar shot for Dabboo. He's done 17. Two of them were exclusively women so I'm not part of it which," he adds with deadpan humor, "I want to sue him for gender inequality." Later in the video he shyly explains the challenge of the photo shoot. "And his wife tells me open some more buttons ... yeah, that's what she said. She said, 'open some more buttons,' yeah. And they were not stopping. We had to stop because the generator went off. Otherwise they would have taken off all my clothes."
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Photographer (Jan 12, 2016) - We know that Shah Rukh Khan enjoys being behind the camera and he frequently takes photos of people taking photos of him! But one die-hard fan perfectly captured another reason we love SRK when he simply tweeted: "This particular smile of Shah Rukh from Dabboo Ratnani Calendar 2016 launch!"
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SRK with SRK (Jan 12, 2016) - SRK's personal confidence is one of his charms and he proudly displayed his photo at the Dabboo Ratnani Calendar Launch. While Shah Rukh posed extensively with his photo, this image is one of our favorites. Dabboo Ratnani explained, "We played with a lot of water for this sexy picture. Shah Rukh was shy when Manisha (my wife) told him to unbutton his shirt. The beard and outfit make him look a bit grungy. We shot this against the backdrop of an old gate in Film City studies. Shah Rukh was sporting when I asked him if we could wet his jacket, which he had brought from his personal wardrobe."
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Workout Goals (Jan 31, 2016) - “You wouldn’t be able to keep up with Shah Rukh… Few people can match his energy levels.” Prashant Sawant, Shah Rukh Khan’s trainer, talks about SRK's workout for GQ.
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Singin' in the Rain (Feb 14, 2016) - Because one instant classic is never enough, Janam Janam ("Forever Forever") taught us that some love stories never end… They transcend time and last longer than just a lifetime! This second instant musical classic from Dilwale told the love story of Kaali and Meera.
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College Days (Feb 16, 2016) - The actor-producer finally took time out of his busy life to collect his graduation degree on Tuesday, 28 years after passing out from Hansraj College in New Delhi.
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Jabra Fan (Feb 17, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan is an energetic Jabra fan in FAN Anthem - a song that fans can call their own. Zabar means superior, great, and thus the word Jabar or Jabra means the same - superior, great, an extreme thing. Though the song wasn't used in the film, it became one of the most popular chartbuster hits across the country because it was performed in six different languages - Hindi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu!
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#SRK18Million (Feb 19, 2016) - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan reached has 18 million followers on Twitter! Only in December 2015, the FAN actor had 17 million followers on Twitter.
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CNN Khan (Feb 21, 2016) - CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviews Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood's biggest star, about the battle for success between Bollywood and Hollywood.
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Forbes Khan (Feb 28, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan On Love And His On Screen Relationship With Kajol.
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All About the FANs (Mar 1, 2016) - 9 Amazing Things SRK Said At The #FanTrailer Launch That Clean Bowled His Fans Once Again!
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6 Pack Band (Mar 7, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan met 6 Pack Band and what followed was a series of JABRA moments – watch video.
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About Women (Mar 8, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan tweeted, "Often I wish I was a woman…then realise I don’t have enough guts, talent,sense of sacrifice, selfless love or beauty to be one. Thk u girls."
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Abu Dhabi Surprise (Mar 18, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan pays surprise visit to children at Abu Dhabi hospital. SRK was in Abu Dhabi to attend an award show when he took a detour to visit children at the NMC Royal Hospital.
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SRK-Salman Dance Off (Mar 18, 2016) - While rehearsing for TOIFA 2016 in Dubai, the two Khans shared their upcoming performances in an impromptu dance off backstage. One onlooker said, "“It is not everyday you see Salman and Shah Rukh on the same stage performing together. And it was entertainment of another level when these two stars danced to the acts one after the other.”
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The Frooti Life (Mar 25, 2016) - Bollywood's King Khan goes ape over Frooti, one of India's top-selling mango-juice drinks, in this ludicrously loopy commercial.
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Royal Treatment (Apr 10, 2016) - Prince William and Kate Middleton visit India and at a gala event held at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, many Bollywood stars walked the red carpet to meet the royal couple. Shah Rukh Khan served as the master of ceremonies.
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FanTheFilm (Apr 15, 2016) - A Poignant Thriller About Fame and FAN: @FANtheFilm.
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Aap Ki Adalat (Apr 17, 2016) - In an interview to India TV's Chairman and Editor Rajat Sharma in popular show ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, Shah Rukh Khan got candid about various topics related to his life talking about his challenges with ‘Fan’, intolerance controversy, views about PM Modi, hit & flop business and much more.
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Man Behind the Mask (Apr 20, 2016) - Around the launch of FAN, FilmFare featured Shah Rukh Khan on the April 20 cover and posted a series of stories including "50 reasons why we are jabra fans of Shah Rukh Khan."
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Cold Nights (Apr 21, 2016) - Cold nite shoot in Amsterdam. Girls send me a hug for warmth. Boys courier me a pure leather jacket.
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Wanting to be loved (Apr 28, 2016) - As Shah Rukh Khan plays a star tackling an obsessed look-alike fan in Fan, he talks about the sense of ownership his fans harbour and collecting negatives of his own movies. "I've spent half my life wanting to be loved."
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Q&A with SRK (May 6, 2016) - College Taught Me To Appreciate Indian Culture: SRK's Top 5 Quotes. SRK spoke exclusively with NDTV's Prannoy Roy ahead of the release of his movie 'Fan'. He also interacted with the audience, answered their questions, and even shook a leg with them.
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Host with the Most (May 19, 2016) - Megastar Shah Rukh Khan hosted a star studded dinner forApple CEO Tim Cook at his residence Mannat, where there were several well known faces from the industry . According to sources, the actor recently announced that the tech giant will establish a design and development accelerator facility in Bengaluru, the home of India’s startup scene.
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Proud Father (May 21, 2016) - Celebration Aryan's graduation, SRK tweets, "Today the only negative is that my kids have grown up…now to wait till they start believing in fairy tales again…"
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Edutainment (Jun 1, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan launches a second KidZania in Noida. KidZania is a safe, unique, and interactive indoor theme park that empowers, inspires and educates kids through real-life role-play activities. "As a father," explained SRK, "it gives me great pride to offer other families this wonderful opportunity to allow their children to learn the ways of the real world in a fun and exciting environment. Our priority is to create a safe and fun environment to introduce values such as financial literacy, responsibility and dignity of labour to children."
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Sage Advice (Jun 3, 2016) - The king of Bollywood was invited as a Chief Guest at a recent graduation ceremony. Students of the school were moved by his mesmerizing words, as he did not give a boring speech, but showed a career path to the students. He mentioned about his struggle, how he was raised up, in a very humorous manner.
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The Eyes Have It (Jun 7, 2016) - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to share a black and white collage which has his father Taj Mohammed Khan, elder son Aryan Khan and lil’s one AbRam in it. The actor captioned the image as: The eyes r full of language…trying to read what each one is saying…
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#SRK20Million (Jun 22, 2016) - 20 Million on Twitter!
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Bhais on Bikes (Jun 30, 2016) - If you are still not convinced of the ongoing friendship of Shah Rukh and Salman, perhaps this tweet helps, "Bhai bhai on bike bike. No pollution…bhai says 'Michael Lal Cylcle Lal.' "
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The SRK Interview (Jul 1, 2016) - In a two-part interview with the Huffington Post, SRK opened up like never before. The actor spoke at length about his family, films and more.
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Romancing the Rain (Jul 13, 2016) - "Raindrops abandon the clouds…spilling mirrors on the scorched floor."
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Postcards From the Edge (Jul 19, 2016) - As part of the promotion for the upcoming film "Dear Zindagi", Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan exchanged postcards via Twitter.
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Poetry (Jul 21, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan inspires all girls to never give up with a poem at "She Walks, She Leads" (by Gunjan Jain) book launch.
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Friendship (Aug 6, 2016) - @dabbooratnani and @iamsrk - We 'Click' ....Together! #Friendship #Brothehood @iamsrk
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#18YearsOfDilSe (Aug 21, 2016) - Nostalgic Shah Rukh Khan recreates the 'Dil Se' magic once again!
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XenyArt (Aug 25, 2016) - SRK takes time to appreciate the artwork of his fans. He tweeted, "Met the very talented Xeni Art and she makes me look beautiful always. Thank you for your art, it’s marvellous." He tweeted a second time, perhaps to add her twitter handle, "Met the very talented @XenyArt . She always makes me look beautiful. Thank u. Ur art is marvellous & so r u"
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Museum Tour Guide (Sep 16, 2016) - Surrounded by Masters keeping a Nightwatch. Rembrandt and others at the awesome Rijks Museum. #Amsterdambeautiful
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#SRKGoldDust (Sep 24, 2016) - Sunlight is like painting…even the mundane becomes special. #srkgolddust
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He Makes Us LOL (Sep 29, 2016) - Beauty and the beast yakin' away. Always an early adopter of new tech toys, SRK posted a delightful set of "Yakit" videos of Anushka Sharma and SRK discussing the challenges of sharing the silver screen space.
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Hairstyle (Oct 4, 2016) - I am such a Star!Even in sleep my pillow styles my hair so I wake up ready for the punk rock fest.From here 2 Utopia
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What about Bob? (Oct 14, 2016) - "Celebrating Bob Dylan's Nobel while learning how to cook...The Times They Are a-Changin',"
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Desi-Bond (Oct 15, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan takes time to pose as "Desi-Bond" with children of the production team of "The Ring" in Budapest.
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Global Icon (Oct 17, 2016) - Shah Rukh Khan won The Global Icon of The Year 2016 award at the Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards in Mumbai. Because he was busy filming "The Ring" in Budapest, Hungary, he delivered a delightful acceptance speech by video highlighting what it means to be an icon and giving tips to aspiring icons.
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Cameo (Oct 28, 2016) - In a cameo appearance in Ae Dil Hai Muskil, Shah Rukh Khan reminds everyone why he is the King of Romance, the Baadshah of Bollywood and an actor par excellence.
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This is but a sampling of some of the events we've shared in the life of Shah Rukh Khan since his last birthday.
If I could, I would jump amidst you. So that you could take me home. Thank you all for coming and making my birthday so special. Love you! pic.twitter.com/wf6TUf5lSh
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 2, 2016
Thank you everyone who came from all over the world to wish me. U make me feel so special & loved. Really this is the best moment for me. pic.twitter.com/okHey7GDUm
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 2, 2016
Indian author, journalist and film critic Anupama Chopra treated fans to a series of Film Companion interviews with Shah Rukh Khan that she released on his birthday. He talks about how much has changed in the last 20 years, but at the core of all of his stardom and success he's still the same man.
Once thing is certain. You cannot help but notice there is something undeniably charismatic about this man. It may be the look in his eyes, the sound of his voice, the straightforward nature of his speech or the way he walks into a room. Whatever it may be for you, it is a powerful force and cannot - indeed will not - be denied. He is more than an entertainer. He is someone who inspires.
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