Actor Shah Rukh Khan met fans waiting for him outside Mannat. (Photo: Twitter/iamsrk)It is Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday today. The actor, who is turning 57, is an unstoppable cinematic force. After taking a sabbatical of four years, SRK is ready to kickstart his birthday and the forthcoming new year with at least three new releases — Pathaan, Jawan and Dunki.
Even as the actor is looking forward to an exciting year, he must be currently enjoying being loved by his diehard fans who have already started to make his hashtags trend on various social media sites.
The fans are also looking forward to more glimpses from his movies on the occasion of his birthday, with Pathaan, SRK birthday and Shah Rukh Khan trending on Twitter. Shah Rukh Khan will be seen as some sort of a spy-patriot in Yash Raj Films’ highly anticipated Pathaan. The movie also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in pivotal roles, and has been helmed by War director Siddharth Anand.
Apart from Pathaan, Shah Rukh will be seen in Atlee’s actioner Jawan and Rajkumar Hirani’s social drama Dunki, which also features Taapsee Pannu in a pivotal role. Taapsee has previously collaborated with SRK on Badla, which was produced by the star.
Actor Shriya Pilgaonkar, who shared screen space with Shah Rukh Khan in Fan, took to social media and wished the superstar.
Actor Rithvik Dhanjani recreated the iconic scene from Baazigar, where Shah Rukh Khan's character Ajay murders Shilpa Shetty Kundra's Seema.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday revealed that he didn't know how to workout during the pandemic. So, he took help from Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan. At a fan event in Mumbai, SRK said, "I didn’t know what to do, subah uthkar (meri subah thoda late hoti), I went for 45 minutes to the gym, where no trainer was allowed due to quarantine. I would google workout routines and would ask bigger stars, Salman bhai, Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan and put something together." READ MORE...
Actor Shah Rukh Khan is also a prolific film producer and known for backing films across genres. In an interview with Hindustan Times, the actor once explained the reason behind him becoming a producer. "I became a producer to make films which another producer might reject. Very early on in my career when I became an star, I realised that there are a lot of things which make my film suffer. Sometimes, they wouldn't look as good as they should have, or they didn't get fulfilled according to the director's vision. I love to fulfill a director's vision," he said.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who is known for his romantic roles, has also done off-beat characters in movies like Swades and Chak De! India. On the criticism for his choice of roles, Shah Rukh once said in an interview to Hindustan Times, "I am not a perfect actor, I never claimed to be one and even perfection of mine is not desirous to get box office numbers...I listen to them and I say it (movie review) is out because they care for me."
Atlee, who is directing Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan, wished the actor on social media.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan's IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders wished their 'first knight' through a video.
Actor Ali Asgar shared a picture with Shah Rukh Khan, where the former is dressed in his The Kapil Sharma Show show get-up for 'daadi'.
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Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who assisted director Karan Johar in Shah Rukh Khan starrer My Name Is Khan, wished the actor with a throwback picture. Sidharth uploaded the picture in his Instagram stories from the sets of the film and wrote, "An inspiration & an idol for me and millions like me! Wishing you a very happy birthday @iamsrk sir".
In a column for DNA, Shah Rukh Khan had written about being treated differently by his own friends and some family members. He wrote, "Friends and even family started to ignore me at get-togethers and some even gave me dirty looks. I was at loss at this sudden change. Sometimes my insecurity made me feel that perhaps they are unhappy with my choice of films or roles!" READ MORE.
Actor Sonu Sood, who shared screen with Shah Rukh in the film Happy New Year, uploaded a photograph from the film's sets. Filmmaker Farah Khan is also seen in the photograph.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan posted pictures with fans who were waiting to greet him on his birthday.
Actor Dia Mirza shared a throwback magazine cover which features Shah Rukh Khan along with her, Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan hosted a special dinner on his birthday eve at his home Mannat. It was attended by close friends including filmmaker Farah Khan and his manager Pooja Dadlani. The guests shared pictures from the get-together on their social media pages. READ MORE.
Actor Kajol shared a special video to wish co-star and close friend Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday. Kajol, whose onscreen pairing with Shah Rukh is one of the most loved ones by fans, posted a film reel showcasing their journey together as co-stars and friends. At the end of the video, a messaged popped up, referring to both the actors by their film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai characters. The message said, "Happy birthday from grown up Anjali to grown up Rahul."
Riteish Deshmukh shared a photo and wrote, "There is only love in this picture- Happy Birthday my favouritest @iamsrk - big big hug!!!!"
Film writer Mushtaq Shiekh shared a photo of SRK from last night and wrote, '"Forever on the top of the world, Happy Bday Shah."
Anushka Sharma is all excited to see the birthday boy SRK-starrer Pathaan's teaser.