Khans of Bollywood

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The term '''Khans of Bollywood''' refers to several actors of [[Bollywood]], the [[Mumbai]]-based [[Hindi]] language [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] industry, whose surnames are [[Khan (surname)|Khan]]. Most commonly, this involves the '''Three Khans''': [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Salman Khan]]. The three are unrelated, but happen to share the same surname,<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/are-bollywoods-three-khans-the-last-of-the-movie-kings/|title=Are Bollywood's Three Khans The Last Of The Movie Kings?|last=Cain|first=Rob|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> were all born in 1965,<ref>{{cite news|title=Fab At 50: A Tale Of Three Khans|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/anand-vaishnav-/fab-at-fifty-yes-they-kha_b_7482408.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=8 June 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref> and, due to their longevity and high popularity, are considered as the most successful [[movie star]]s in the history of Indian cinema.

The dominance of the three Khans at the Indian box office has been compared to that of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]].<ref name="forbes"/> Shah Rukh Khan frequently appears among the top three wealthiest actors in the world, while Aamir Khan has been the only Eastern actor to be ranked first in the world's [[List of highest paid film actors|highest-earning actors in films]], and Salman Khan has been the highest paid celebrity in [[South Asia]] several times. They have also earned critical acclaim, between them winning 6 [[National Film Awards]] and 26 [[Filmfare Awards]], as well as an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Aamir. They are some of the most famous Indians known overseas, and some of the world's biggest [[movie star]]s.<ref name="movie-star" /> They have been reported by various sources to command high salary packages up to {{INRConvert|50|c|0}} per movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportrichlist.com/top10/highest-paid-bollywood-actors/ |title=Top 10 Highest Paid Bollywood Actors 2015 |publisher=Sportrichlist.com |date=21 November 2013 |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202052604/http://sportrichlist.com/top10/highest-paid-bollywood-actors/ |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sengar |first=Resham |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/take-home-salary-of-top-7-bollywood-stars_146256.html |title=Take home salary of top 7 Bollywood stars | Zee News |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://listtoptens.com/top-10-highest-paid-bollywood-actors/ |title=Top 10 Highest Paid Bollywood Actors |publisher=Listtoptens.com |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014020246/http://listtoptens.com/top-10-highest-paid-bollywood-actors/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The three Khans have had successful careers since the late 1980s,<ref name="desiblitz">{{cite web|url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/the-three-khans-of-bollywood|title=The Three Khans of Bollywood - DESIblitz|date=18 September 2012|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> and have dominated the Indian box office since the 1990s, across three decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aamir-khan-is-the-king-of-the-king-khans-moved-ahead-of-shah-rukh-salman-1723117|title=Why Aamir Khan Is The King Of Khans: Foreign Media|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref>

Combined, they have starred in eight of the top ten [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood films ever]], half of the ten [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]],<ref name="worldwide">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php|title=Top Worldwide Grossers All Time|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> and nearly every [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Highest-grossing films by year|annual top-grossing Bollywood film]] between 1989 and 2017 (except for 1992{{ndash}}1993 and 2006).<ref name="worldwide"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2013|title=Boxofficeindia.com|date=14 October 2013|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072959/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2013|title=Boxofficeindia.com|date=14 October 2013|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> They officially created the [[100 Crore Club]]:<ref name="rediff"/> the first films to [[Gross revenue|gross]] {{INR}}100 crore [[List of highest-grossing films in India|domestically]] was Salman's ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]'' (1994)
<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231804/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-date=25 April 2012 |title=The 100 Crore Worldwide Grossers: 34 Films Since 1994 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=19 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="web.archive.org"/> and Aamir Khan's ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2008) was the first to [[Net income|net]] {{INR}}100 crore.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-khans-10-biggest-hits/20141222.htm|title=Aamir Khan's 10 BIGGEST Hits|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> Aamir's ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016) created the [[Bollywood 1000 Crore Club]], owing to its overseas success in [[Greater China|Chinese markets]], and eventually created the [[1000 Crore Club|2000 Crore Club]], becoming the highest-grossing Indian film ever (worldwide and [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|overseas]]), and one of the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing films in China]] and India, with his earnings from the film estimated to be {{INRConvert|300|c}},<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dangals-china-success-may-have-brought-aamir-khan-a-neat-rs-100-crore-paycheque-3526673.html Dangal's China success may have brought [[Aamir Khan]] a neat Rs 100 crore paycheque], [[Firstpost]], 7 June 2017</ref> the [[List of highest paid film actors|highest payday]] for a non-Hollywood actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/06/aamir-khans-china-paycheck-for-dangal-could-exceed-rs-100-crore-15-mm/|title=Aamir Khan's China Paycheck For 'Dangal' Could Exceed Rs. 100 Crore / $15 MM|first=Rob|last=Cain}}</ref> In 2014, Shah Rukh was the richest non-Hollywood actor and the second richest actor in the world, with an estimated [[net worth]] of US$600 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shah-Rukh-Khan-second-richest-actor-10-richest-actors/articleshow/35431720.cms|title=Shah Rukh Khan second richest actor in the world - Times of India ►|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> On the 2016 ''[[Forbes]]'' list of the 10 highest-paid actors in the world, Salman ranked sixth, with total earnings of US$33.5 million for the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45mmei/7-salman-khan/ |title=Salman Khan - In Photos: The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015 |work=Forbes |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> On 2017's <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/599b0ba431358e60d7768f66/the-worlds-highest-paid-a/|title=The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2017|website=Forbes}}</ref> and 2018's <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5b7b16ada7ea43757f2cb680/the-worlds-highest-paid-a/|title=9. Salman Khan|website=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' list of the 10 highest-paid actors in the world, Salman Khan ranked 9th both years, earning $37 million and $38.5 million in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

In addition to the three Khans, there have been other Khans in Bollywood. The most famous Khan prior to them was [[Dilip Kumar]], whose real name is Muhammad Yusuf Khan, for which he has been referred to as the "First Khan" of Bollywood. Kumar was one of the biggest Indian movie stars of the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="indianexpress"/> His 1960 film ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' was the first Indian film with an adjusted gross over [[Bollywood 1000 Crore Club|{{INR}}1000 crore]],<ref name="gold"/><ref name="gold3"/> making it the highest-grossing Indian film for over five decades.<ref name="gold3"/> The term "fourth Khan" is sometimes used to refer to either [[Saif Ali Khan]] or [[Irrfan Khan]]. Many of the Khans of Bollywood notably belong to the ethnic [[Pathans in India|Pathan community]] of India, with roots in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] in today's Pakistan.<ref name="Lentin">{{cite web|url=https://www.gatewayhouse.in/khans-hindi-film-industry/|title=The Khans of Bombay's Hindi movie industry|work=Gateway House|date=30 January 2020|access-date=28 May 2020|first=Sifra|last=Lentin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422014410/https://www.gatewayhouse.in/khans-hindi-film-industry/|archive-date=22 April 2020}}</ref>

==Three Khans==
===Aamir Khan===
{{Main|Aamir Khan}}
[[File:AamirKhan.jpg|thumb|[[Aamir Khan]] at an event in 2008. He has been the most internationally successful Indian actor since the late 2000s.<ref name="movie-star"/>]]
[[Aamir Khan]] (born Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965) is one of the biggest and most commercially successful superstars of India.<ref name="koimoi.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/aamir-khan-is-the-worlds-biggest-superstar-says-a-trade-analyst/|title=Aamir Khan Is The Worlds Biggest Superstar Says A Trade Analyst!|date=29 March 2018}}</ref> He has a reputation of doing fewer movies but with great attention to detail, including content and quality. Through his successful career in [[Bollywood|Hindi films]], Khan has established himself as one of the most popular and influential actors of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/17sd11.htm|title=Readers' Picks: Top Bollywood Actors|date=17 August 2006|publisher=Rediff|access-date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/08sld11.htm|title=Powerlist: Top Bollywood Actors|date=8 August 2006|publisher=Rediff|access-date=26 January 2010}}</ref> In addition to being highly popular in India, he is also highly popular overseas, particularly in [[China]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dangal-wins-china-why-aamir-is-truly-the-alpha-khan-of-bollywood-1717537|title=Dangal Wins China: Why Aamir Is Truly The Alpha Khan Of Bollywood}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/11/how-to-become-a-foreign-movie-star-in-china-aamir-khans-5-point-formula-for-success/|title=How To Become A Foreign Movie Star In China: Aamir Khan's 5-Point Formula For Success|first=Rob|last=Cain}}</ref> the second largest movie market.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://reuters.com/article/india-bollywood-aamir-khan-dangal-interv-idUKKBN18R0RQ|title=Q&A: Aamir Khan on what it takes to crack China's box office|first=Shilpa|last=Jamkhandikar|newspaper=Reuters|date=31 May 2017}}</ref> He is "arguably the world's biggest [[movie star]]" according to Rob Cain,<ref name="movie-star">{{cite web|last1=Cain|first1=Rob|title=Why Aamir Khan Is Arguably The World's Biggest Movie Star, Part 2|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/05/heres-why-aamir-khan-is-arguably-the-worlds-biggest-movie-star-part-2/|website=[[Forbes]]|date=5 October 2017}}</ref> due to his immense popularity in the world's two [[List of countries and dependencies by population|most populous nations]], India and China.<ref name="movie-star"/>

He is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan|numerous awards]], including four [[National Film Awards]] and seven [[Filmfare Awards]], as well as an [[Academy Award]] nomination. He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] with the [[Padma Shri]] in 2003 and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2010.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>

Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle [[Nasir Hussain]]'s film ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' (1973), the first Bollywood [[masala film]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cain|first1=Rob|title=Aamir Khan's 'Secret Superstar' Could Be India's Next ₹1,000 Crore/$152M Box Office Hit|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/03/aamir-khans-secret-superstar-could-be-indias-next-₹1000-crore160m-box-office-hit/|website=[[Forbes]]|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> His first feature film role came with the [[experimental film]] ''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' (1984), and he began a full-time acting career with a leading role in the highly successful tragic romance ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]'' (1988). ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' was a milestone in the history of [[Hindi cinema]], setting the template for Bollywood musical romance films that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s.<ref name="Ray">{{cite news|last=Ray|first=Kunal|title=Romancing the 1980s|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Romancing-the-1980s/article16898867.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 December 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Chintamani">{{cite book|last=Chintamani|first=Gautam|title=Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: The Film That Revived Hindi Cinema|date=2016|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=9789352640980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZYOvgAACAAJ}}</ref> His performance in the film and in the thriller ''[[Raakh]]'' (1989) earned him a [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] at the National Film Award ceremony. He established himself as a leading actor of Hindi cinema in the 1990s by appearing in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama ''[[Dil (1990 film)|Dil]]'' (1990), the romance ''[[Raja Hindustani]]'' (1996), for which he won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]], and the drama ''[[Sarfarosh]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/30aamir.htm|title=I become the audience|author=Press Trust India|date=30 November 2000|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=26 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/clsActorDisplay.asp?actor=Aamir+Khan&layout=filmography|title=The Aamir Khan Station|publisher=IBOS Network|access-date=16 January 2009}}</ref> He was also noted for playing against type in the critically acclaimed [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian]]-Indian film ''[[Earth (1998 film)|Earth]]'' (1998).

In 2001, Khan started a [[Aamir Khan Productions|production company]], whose first release, ''[[Lagaan]]'', was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] and earned him a [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]] and two more Filmfare Awards (Best Actor and [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]). After a four-year absence from the screen, Khan continued to portray leading roles, most notably in the 2006 box-office hits ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]'' and ''[[Rang De Basanti]]''. The following year, he made his directorial debut with ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'', a major success that garnered him the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]. Khan's greatest commercial successes came with the thriller ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2008), the comedy-drama ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), the adventure film ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013), the satire ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014) and wrestling-drama ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016) all of which held records for being the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film of all time]].<ref name="pk">{{cite news|title='PK' highest grosser ever: Aamir Khan to enter Rs 300 crore club|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pk-highest-grosser-ever-aamir-khan-to-enter-rs-300-crore-club-2049501|access-date=5 January 2015|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=4 January 2015}}</ref>

===Salman Khan===
{{Main|Salman Khan}}
[[File:Salmanrampwalk.png|150px|thumbnail|right|[[Salman Khan]] ramp walk in 2011.<ref name="hindustantimes"/> He has been the most domestically successful Indian actor in the 2010s.<ref name="Groves">{{cite news|last1=Groves|first1=Don|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2017/06/27/tubelight-may-be-a-setback-but-salman-khans-star-power-is-undimmed/|title='Tubelight' May Be A Setback But Salman Khan's Star Power Is Undimmed|date=27 June 2017|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>]]
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (born 27 December 1965)<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood wishes Salman Khan on his 46th birthday|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_bollywood-wishes-salman-khan-on-his-46th-birthday_1630590|access-date=27 April 2012|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|date=27 December 2011|agency=Press Trust of India|place=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> better known as Salman Khan (pronunciation : {{IPA-hns|səlˈmaːn xaːn|}};) is one of the biggest and the most economically viable actors of India. In recent years, every movie he has acted in as the main lead has commended over 100 Crores. Referred to in the media as "The Tiger of Bollywood", "Blockbuster Khan", "Box-office King", he is popularly called "Bhaijaan" and "Sallu" by his fans. Described by the [[CNN]] as one of the world's biggest film stars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/06/entertainment/salman-khan-feat/|title=Who is Salman Khan? One of the world's biggest stars - CNN.com|author=Lisa Respers France, CNN|date=6 May 2015|work=CNN|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> he has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. He is cited in the media as one of the most popular, influential<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls051665794/|title=IMDb: The 25 Greatest Indian Actors Of All Time - a list by swarupbasak|work=IMDb|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> and commercially successful actors of [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]].<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/SALMAN-KHAN-Hail-Bollywood-s-new-king/Article1-920785.aspx |title=SALMAN KHAN: Hail Bollywood's new king |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826151520/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/SALMAN-KHAN-Hail-Bollywood-s-new-king/Article1-920785.aspx |archive-date=26 August 2013 }}</ref>

Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in ''[[Biwi Ho To Aisi]]'' (1988) and achieved a breakthrough with a leading role in his next release {{mdash}} [[Sooraj Barjatya]]'s romance ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' (1989). Khan went on to establish himself in Bollywood in the 1990s with roles in several top-grossing productions, including the romantic drama ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994), the action thriller ''[[Karan Arjun]]'' (1995), the comedy ''[[Biwi No.1]]'' (1999), and the family drama ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain]]'' (1999). For his role in [[Karan Johar]]'s romantic drama ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), Khan was awarded the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. After a brief period of decline in the 2000s, He also starred in the critically acclaimed movie ''[[Tere Naam]]'' (2003). Khan achieved greater stardom in the 2010s by playing the lead role in several successful action films, including ''[[Dabangg]]'' (2010), ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'' (2012), ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' (2014), ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' (2015) and ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]'' (2017) ten of the films he has acted in, have accumulated gross earnings of over {{INRConvert|1|b}},<ref name="GROSS">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat= |title=Top All Time Worldwide Grossers Updated 11/5/2012 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=11 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007021530/http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat= |archive-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="world">{{cite web|title=Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205213224/http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= |archive-date= 5 February 2012 }}</ref> and he has starred in the highest-grossing Bollywood films of nine separate years which is a [[Bollywood]] record.<ref>[http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2043&nCat=box_office_news DABANGG Is 17th ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER]. [[Box Office India]]. Retrieved 25 May 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924023928/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2043&nCat=box_office_news |date=24 September 2010 }}</ref> For his contributions to film, the Government of India honored him with the 2008 - [[Rajiv Gandhi]] Award for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment.

Salman Khan was ranked 7th in [[Forbes]]'s first global list of the highest-paid actor in the world with US$33.5 million.

===Shah Rukh Khan===
{{Main|Shah Rukh Khan}}
[[File:Shahrukh interacts with media after KKR's maiden IPL title.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Shah Rukh Khan]] in 2012. He is the most successful Indian actor .<ref name="movie-star"/>]]
Shah Rukh Khan (born Shahrukh Khan, 2 November 1965), popularly called as SRK, is sometimes referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood", "King Khan", "King of Romance".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/12/68379/bollywood-demigod-khan-casts-spell-on-moroccans/|title=Bollywood 'Demigod' Khan Casts Spell on Moroccans|date=3 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shah-rukh-khan-as-popular-as-pope-german-media-1150157|title=Shah Rukh Khan as popular as Pope: German media|date=10 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranisingh/2015/12/26/shah-rukh-khan-the-biggest-movie-star-in-the-world/#2e7fa2f6567b|title=Shah Rukh Khan - The Biggest Movie Star In The World.|first=Rani|last=Singh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/04/16/dont-worry-heres-proof-that-srk-is-still-absolutely-the-worlds-biggest-movie-star/#787f99fb34e3|title=Don't Worry, Here's Proof That Shah Rukh Khan Is Still The World's Biggest Movie Star|first=Rob|last=Cain}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/30/worlds-biggest-movie-star-gives-a-ted-talk-in-vancouver-but-no-one-knows-who-he-is-6606988/|title=World's biggest movie star gives TED talk but no one knows who he is|date=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearlife.com/television/shah-rukh-khan-worlds-biggest-movie-star/|title=Meet Shah Rukh Khan, the World's Biggest Movie Star You've Never Heard Of|date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2018/05/indian_movie_megastar_shah_ruk.html|title=Indian movie megastar Shah Rukh Khan filming in Alabama|date=11 May 2018}}</ref> He has appeared in several successful romantic love stories including ''[[Darr]]'', ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'', ''[[Dil to Pagal Hai]]'', ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' and ''[[Veer Zaara]]'' among others. He is also a recipient of 8 Filmfare for 'Best Actor in a leading role awards' (tied with legendary [[Dilip Kumar]]) and won a total of 14 Filmfare awards. He has appeared in more than 80 [[Bollywood]] films. Described by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as perhaps "The World's Biggest Movie Star", Khan has a significant following in Asia and the [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]] worldwide. He is one of the richest actors in the world, with an estimated net worth of {{US$|link=yes}}790 million, and his work in Bollywood has earned him [[List of awards and nominations received by Shah Rukh Khan|numerous accolades]], including 15 [[Filmfare Awards]].

Khan started his career with appearances in several television-series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films ''[[Darr]]'' (1993), ''[[Baazigar]]'' (1993) and ''[[Anjaam]]'' (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' (1997), ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998) and ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001). He earned critical acclaim for his portrayals of an alcoholic in ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002), a terminally ill patient in ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003), a NASA scientist in ''[[Swades]]'' (2004), a wanted criminal in [[Don (2006 Hindi film)|''Don'']] (2006), a hockey coach in ''[[Chak De! India]]'' (2007), a man with [[Asperger syndrome]] in ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010), an Army officer in ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012), a forty-year old bachelor in ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013), a dancer in the musical heist comedy movie ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (2014),''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' (2015) Raj a Gangstar falls in love with girl named Meera, a deranged fan in the psychological thriller movie ''[[Fan (film)|Fan]]'' (2016) and a gangster in the crime thriller movie ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'' (2017). ''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]'' (2018) Bauua Singh is a dwarf from Meerut who has trouble finding a marriage partner.

Many of his films display themes of Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honored him with the [[Padma Shri]], and the Government of France awarded him both the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] and the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'honneur]].

Along with the awards, he has been awarded four honorary doctorates.

==Other Khans==
{{See also|Khan (surname)|Salim Khan family|List of Hindi film families}}

===Dilip Kumar (Muhammad Yusuf Khan) ===
[[File:DilipKumar.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Dilip Kumar]] (Muhammad Yusuf Khan) in 2010. He was one of the biggest Indian movie stars of the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="indianexpress"/>]]
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[[Dilip Kumar]], whose real name is Muhammad Yusuf Khan,<ref>Tanuja Chandra (3 March 2004) [http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/bollywood/celebcolumns/fullstory.php?id=13418077 Dilip Kumar: Silent Revolutionary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040428030606/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/bollywood/celebcolumns/fullstory.php?id=13418077 |date=28 April 2004 }} Sify Movies. Retrieved on 30 March 2009.</ref> has been retrospectively referred to as the "First Khan" of Bollywood.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dilip-kumar-happy-birthday-turns-94-a-look-at-his-journey-india-first-method-actor-4420625/|title=Happy Birthday Dilip Kumar: As Dilip Kumar turns 94, a look at his titanic reputation as India's finest method actor|date=11 December 2016}}</ref> He debuted in the 1940s, and became one of the biggest Indian [[movie star]]s of the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="indianexpress"/> He is credited with bringing realism to film acting in the [[Indian subcontinent]], and is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. He has been described as "the ultimate [[method actor]]" (natural actor) by [[Satyajit Ray]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Unmatched innings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article597902.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208164035/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article597902.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 January 2012|access-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> Kumar was a pioneer of method acting, predating [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] method actors such as [[Marlon Brando]]. Kumar inspired future generations of Indian actors, from [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]] to [[Shah Rukh Khan]] to [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]].<ref>[https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2015/12/11/before-brando-there-was-dilip-kumar Before Brando, There Was Dilip Kumar], The Quint, 11 December 2015</ref> In the 1950s, Dilip Kumar became the first actor to charge {{INRConvert|1|l|year=1953|lk=l}} per film.<ref>{{cite news|title=B-Town rewind: The tale of the first Bollywood crore|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/b-town-rewind-the-tale-of-the-first-bollywood-crore/15162064|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=16 March 2014}}</ref>

Kumar is known for his roles in films such as the romantic ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949), the swashbuckling ''[[Aan]]'' (1952), the dramatic ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'' (1955), the comical ''[[Azaad (1955 film)|Azaad]]'' (1955) and ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967), the historical ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960), and the social ''[[Ganga Jamuna]]'' (1961). His biggest commercial success was portraying [[Prince Salim]] in [[K. Asif]]'s big-budget epic [[historical film]] ''Mughal-e-Azam'', which was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing film]] in Indian film history for 15 years until it was surpassed by 1975's ''[[Sholay]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Mughal-e-Azam-1960/article15939167.ece|title=Mughal-e-Azam (1960)|date=31 July 2009|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> If adjusted for inflation, ''Mughal-e-Azam'' was the highest-grossing Indian film for more than five decades, equivalent to over [[Bollywood 1000 Crore Club|{{INR}}1000 crore]] in 2011,<ref name="gold">[http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ Worth Their Weight In Gold] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |date=15 September 2017 }}, ''[[Box Office India]]'', 1 November 2011</ref><ref name="gold3">[http://boxofficeindia.co.in/top-50-film-of-last-50-years/ Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104181418/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/top-50-film-of-last-50-years/ |date=4 November 2011 }}, ''[[Box Office India]]'', 3 November 2011</ref> until it was surpassed by Aamir Khan's ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' in 2017.

===Saif Ali Khan===
[[File:Saif Ali Khan snapped at Imperial Hotel, New Delhi 05.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Saif Ali Khan]] at [[New Delhi]], [[India]] in 2012]]
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Saif Ali Khan - sometimes referred to as the "Fourth Khan", also a [[film producer]], son of [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], a former captain of the [[Indian national cricket team]], and actress [[Sharmila Tagore]].<ref name=sak>Deepa Gahlot (July 1998) [http://www.sabrang.com/cc/comold/august98/saif.htm ‘Religion played a major role in my upbringing’] [[Sabrang Communications]]. Retrieved on 3 April 2009.</ref><ref>Subhash K Jha (21 August 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509215025/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-21/news-interviews/27923991_1_saif-muslim-societies ''‘I went to a Muslim builder,' says Saif''] The Times of India. Retrieved on 30 March 2009.</ref> The 2004 romantic comedy ''[[Hum Tum]]'' proved to be Khan's first success in which he played the sole male lead, earning him the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]], and starring roles in the drama ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]'' and the romantic comedy ''[[Salaam Namaste]]'' (both 2005) established him as a leading actor in Bollywood.<ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/CEL-saif-ali-khan-doesnt-want-to-be-called-the-fourth-khan-3536103.html Saif Ali Khan doesn’t want to be called the fourth Khan!], ''[[Daily Bhaskar]]'', 17 July 2012</ref> He went on to earn wide critical praise for his portrayal of an apprentice in the 2006 English film ''[[Being Cyrus]]'', a character based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s antagonist [[Iago]] in the 2006 crime film ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' and a terrorist in the 2009 thriller ''[[Kurbaan (2009 film)|Kurbaan]]''. Khan's highest commercial success came with the 2008 thriller ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' and its 2013 [[Race 2|sequel]], the 2009 romance ''[[Love Aaj Kal]]'', and the 2012 romantic comedy ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]''.

===Irrfan Khan===
[[File:Irrfan Khan May 2015.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Irrfan Khan|Irfan Khan]] in 2015]]
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Irrfan Khan has garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] in the [[60th National Film Awards|60th National Film Awards 2012]], for his performance in ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''.<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India |access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref> Khan has won the 2014 [[Asian Film Award for Best Actor]], the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]], three [[Filmfare Awards]], three [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]], an [[Independent Spirit Award]] nomination, and various international honours. He also hosted a television show and commercials. As of 2015, he had appeared in more than 50 Indian films in Bollywood, and a number of international films, such as ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'', ''[[New York, I Love You]]'', ''[[A Mighty Heart (film)|A Mighty Heart]]'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', and ''[[Jurassic World]]'', with a featured role alongside [[Tom Hanks]] in the 2016 adaptation of [[Dan Brown]]'s novel ''[[Inferno (Brown novel)|Inferno]]''. In September 2015, he was appointed as the [[brand ambassador]] for "''Resurgent Rajasthan''", a campaign by the [[Government of Rajasthan|state government of Rajasthan]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Local-boy-Irrfan-in-Jaipur-as-a-face-of-Resurgent-Rajasthan/articleshow/48879463.cms|title=Local boy Irfan in Jaipur as a face of Resurgent Rajasthan|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 September 2015|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref>

Irrfan Khan is sometimes also considered the "fourth Khan", along with Saif Ali Khan.<ref>{{cite news|title=I have no equation or relationship with Irrfan: Nawazuddin Siddiqui|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/230317/i-have-no-equation-or-relationship-with-irrfant-nawazuddin-siddiqui.html|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=23 March 2017}}</ref> As of 2017, Irrfan Khan's films have grossed over {{US$|3.6 billion|link=yes}} at the worldwide box office, mostly from his work in international productions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Irrfan Khan Movie Box Office Results|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=irrfankhan.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|year=2017|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> His highest-grossing Hindi films are ''[[Hindi Medium]]'' (2017) and ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' (2013). He died of cancer on 29 April 2020 at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.

===Actors===

==== Male actors ====
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] – also director
*[[Arbaaz Khan]] – Salman Khan's brother, also a director and producer
*[[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] – Nasir Khan's son and Dilip Kumar's nephew, also an [[Indian television]] actor
*[[Faisal Khan]] – Aamir Khan's brother
*[[Fardeen Khan]] – Feroz Khan's son
*[[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] – Fardeen Khan's father, also a [[film director]] and producer
*[[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]] – Aamir Khan's nephew
*[[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]] – Amjad Khan's father
*[[Kader Khan]] – Indian-Canadian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer, as well as director
*[[Kamaal R. Khan|Kamaal Rashid Khan]], Indian film actor and producer
*[[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1955)|Mazhar Khan]] – Zeenat Amaan's Husband
*[[Mehboob Khan]] – best known as a director and producer, also writer
*[[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]] – Dilip Kumar's brother
*[[Nazir Ahmed Khan]] – director and producer in [[British India]] and then [[Pakistan]] after [[partition of India]], brother-in-law of filmmaker [[K. Asif]]
*[[Riyaz Khan]] – predominantly South Indian actor
*[[Sajid Khan]] - Farah Khan's brother, also a director
*[[Sanjay Khan]] – Zayed Khan's father, also a director and producer
*[[Shadaab Khan]] – Amjad Khan's son
*[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] – also a television actor
*[[Sohail Khan]] – Salman Khan's brother, also a director and producer
*[[Tariq Khan (actor)|Tariq Khan]] – Aamir Khan's cousin, Nasir Hussain's nephew
*[[Zain Khan Durrani]] – also a model
*[[Zayed Khan]] – Sanjay Khan's son, also a producer
*[[Zuber K. Khan|Zuber Khan]] – also a television actor

==== Female actresses ====
*[[Sharmila Tagore]] (Ayesha Sultana Khan) – actress, [[Model (person)|model]], [[Central Board of Film Certification]] chairperson, mother of Saif Ali Khan
*[[Farah Khan]] – best known as a dance [[choreographer]], director and producer
*[[Gauahar Khan]] – also a model
*[[Hina Khan]] – actress
*[[Jiah Khan]] – British-American actress who worked in Bollywood
*[[Kareena Kapoor Khan]] – Saif Ali Khan's wife, Karishma Kapoor's sister, part of [[Kapoor family]], daughter of actor [[Randhir Kapoor]] and actress [[Babita]]
*[[Krutika Desai Khan]] – actress working in film, television and theater
*[[Soha Ali Khan]] – Saif Ali Khan's sister, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore
*[[Sana Khan]] – also a model and dancer
*[[Sara Ali Khan]] – Saif Ali Khan's daughter
*[[Zareen Khan]] – Bollywood actress who has also appeared in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi films]]

===Others===
*[[Alvira Khan Agnihotri]] – film producer and [[fashion design]]er, Salman Khan's sister and Salim Khan's daughter
*[[Gauri Khan]] – producer, [[interior design]]er, [[costume designer]], Shah Rukh Khan's wife
*[[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]] – director, screenwriter, cinematographer
*[[Mansoor Khan]] – director, producer, screenwriter, Nasir Hussain's son, Aamir Khan's cousin
*[[Nasir Hussain]] (Nasir Hussain Khan) – director, producer, screenwriter, Aamir Khan's uncle
*[[Nikhat Khan]] – film producer, Aamir Khan's sister
*[[Parvati Khan]] – [[Indo-Trinidadian]] singer and model who worked in Bollywood
*[[Salim Khan]] – Salman Khan's father, best known as a [[screenwriter]], as part of screenwriting duo [[Salim–Javed]] (along with [[Javed Akhtar]])
*[[Tahir Hussain]] (Tahir Hussain Khan) – director, producer, Aamir Khan's father

==See also==
*[[100 Crore Club]]
*[[1000 Crore Club]]
*[[Khan (surname)]]
*[[List of highest-grossing Indian films]]
**[[List of highest-grossing films in India]]
*[[List of highest-grossing Indian films by international revenue]]
**[[List of highest-grossing films in China]]
*[[List of Hindi film families]]
**[[Kapoor family]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Shah Rukh Khan}}

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