Birthday Special: Best Movie Performances of Shahrukh Khan

  • Birthday Special: Best Movie Performances of Shahrukh Khan

    Birthday Special: Best Movie Performances of Shahrukh Khan

    As the Badshah of Bollywood turns 54 today, we take a look back his most iconic roles that have made a towering figure in the film industry-

  • Darr (1993)

    Darr (1993)

    Shahrukh Khan is terrifyingly great as a psychopath Rahu, who vows to destroy the object of her obsessions after she gets engaged to another man.

  • Main Hoon Naa (2004)

    Main Hoon Naa (2004)

    Khan plays an Army Major who goes undercover as a college student to protect a general's daughter from a rogue soldier. With Major Ram, Khan found the perfect balance of pathos and intensity.

  • Don (2006)

    Don (2006)

    Taking a role of this magnitude can be terrifying for any actor, but SRK's take on 'Don' surpassed expectations and won him tremendous praise.

  • Dil Se (1998)

    Dil Se (1998)

    This Mani Ratnam directed film saw Shahrukh Khan playing a Amarkant, a radio executive whose idealism clashes with a revolutionary he falls in love with. He brought a great unfiltered passion to the part.

  • Chak De! India (2007)

    Chak De! India (2007)

    King Khan played Kabir, a disgraced hockey player who takes on the coaching job for the Indian Women's Hockey Team. It is truly one of his best roles in recent memory.

  • My Name is Khan (2010)

    My Name is Khan (2010)

    SRK is phenomenal as Rizvan Khan, an Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome takes a challenge to speak to the President of the United States seriously and embarks on a cross-country journey.

  • Veer Zara (2004)

    Veer Zara (2004)

    Khan gave another memorable performance in 'Veer Zara' as Veer, an airforce pilot who falls in love with a Pakistani girl Zara.

  • Swades (2004)

    Swades (2004)

    Shahrukh Khan as NASA engineer Mohan Bhargava heads back to India to look for his nanny Kaveri Amma and finds a purpose bigger than himself, and love. Khan really soars with the role of a man struggling with his identity.

  • Devdaas (2002)

    Devdaas (2002)

    Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's opus ' Devdas' is a huge responsibility to bring on-screen. Shahrukh Khan yet again gave a memorable performance and added another Filmfare award to his tally.

  • Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

    SRK gives one of best career performances early in his career in DDLJ, a movie that has cemented its place as one of the greatest Bollywood movies ever.