20 Films That Made Shah Rukh Khan A Superstar

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... is a big name today, perhaps bigger than we can ever imagine. He has some of the best films of Bollywood under his credit and the curiosity regarding him just keeps growing. He has been awarded the most searched man on Google several times, and many girls faint just at the sight of him. He is witty, he is tough and he is intelligent. His speeches become quotes for his fans and his films rarely ever flop anymore, because there are just so many people who want to see him romance, dance and fight on screen. Here are 20 films that have contributed heavily to making him such a big name.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

The movie through which Shah Rukh Khan became the Raj of every woman’s dreams, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about two lovers who are essentially Indian but are brought up in Britain. They meet in Switzerland, fall in love, but are separated when Simran’s father decides to take her to India, where she is already betrothed.

2. Baazigar Click to look into! >> Read More...

The film is about a young man whose father had been wrongfully acquitted due to a corrupt politician. The man then marries the corrupt official’s daughter in order to take revenge, after which the story unfolds. The story also had Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Devgan Born on 5th August 1974, Kajol was the heartthrob >> Read More... as its lead pair.

3. Swades Click to look into! >> Read More...

The film arouses the patriotic streak in anyone who watches the film, no matter how many times they have already seen it. An Indian scientist, who has a successful job at NASA returns to his village so that he can take his nanny with him to America. However, once he enters the village, he rediscovers his own roots.

4. My Name Is Khan Click to look into! >> Read More...

The movie is not as old as others, but still manages to create the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol magic that is so characteristic of them. It deals with a Muslim man who loses his step-son to racism and decides to embark on a cross country journey to talk to the President and declare once and for all that he is not a terrorist. He also suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome.

5. Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham

The movie was a family drama with a multi starrer cast that included Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... , Jaya Bachchan Born on 9th April 1948 Jaya Bachchan is an Indian >> Read More... , Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan with his unimaginable dance moves i >> Read More... , Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... , Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol among others. Amitabh plays an absolute patriarch of the family and rejects Shah Rukh Khan and his wife when he marries Kajol. What follows is the tale of a broken family piecing itself back together.

6. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

The film starred Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji is one of the most celebrated Indian >> Read More... , Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, and dealt with the characters of Rahul and Anjali, played by Shah Rukh and Kajol respectively. Anjali must bury her feelings for Rahul as even though they are best friends, he falls in love with Tina. Years later, Rahul’s daughter with Tina, who is no more, decides to reunite Anjali and Rahul.

7. Kal Ho Naa Ho Click to look into! >> Read More...

The film was a significant one in the lives of all the actors who were involved in the film. Naina is a girl who is perpetually depressed, while Aman is all about staying happy and living life to its fullest. He changes the lives of Naina and her family, but leaves a lovelorn Naina, to Rohit, her best friend who is in love with her, as Aman himself is hiding something huge.

8. Dil Se

The movie is a story about two lovers who get together despite their clashing ideologies. While one is a radio executive, the other is a revolutionary, eager to make a difference. What follows is a love story full of passion.

9. Devdas

Dedas has been made several times, but perhaps this one, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smil >> Read More... and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... will always remain the most memorable version of all times. It talks about a man from a Bengali family who is forbidden to marry the girl he has been in love with for years. She is married to someone else and his life keeps failing as he starts to survive only on alcohol and lives in a brothel of sorts.

10. Darr

Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla is a renowned Indian actress and produ >> Read More... plays the role of a girl who falls for a man, who personifies love for her and for whose life she fears, because there is another man, who has lost his mind in his obsession over her. She is terrified of him and knows that what he wants is blood. The negative role was played by Shah Rukh Khan, and the actor received unmatched praise for his brilliant acting in the film.

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The film is the story of an army man who has been winning laurels for his country but his new mission is something different altogether. For reasons both personal and professional, he must go undercover as a college student. He attempts to protect his senior officer’s daughter, while trying to find his own family.

12. Veer-Zaara

The story of a man, who hails from India but falls in love with a woman from Pakistan, talks about a love that know no boundaries, is unmindful of time and will go to any extent to survive. Veer and Zara meet only for a few days, and then live their entire lives away from each other in prison, in hopes that the other is leading a better life.

13. Mohabbatein Click to look into! >> Read More...

Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of a music teacher in the film, who comes and joins a prestigious university and teaches it students that unlike what they are taught, love is not a taboo. They are then made to see the beauty of love, against the wishes of their principal, who is a patriarch and who has lost his own daughter to his ego.

14. Chalte Chalte Click to look into! >> Read More...

This is one of the more special films that Shah Rukh Khan has been a part of. Not only because of the undying love between the protagonists, but also because it deals with the lives of the protagonists even after they have said their vows. Most films end after the protagonists unite, but here is one that continues until it truly reaches its happy ending.

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The film is about two brothers, who are killed, but then they reincarnate and come together to save their mother, all because of her faith. They then avenge their death. The film may be unrealistic, but the amount of emotion that it managed to arouse in its viewers took it a long way and made it among the best films of Shah Rukh’s career.

16. Chak De India

A hockey captain, accused of betraying his country, decided to win back his dignity and honour. He is passionate about his game, so he finds women who are just as passionate and coaches them to the extent of making them world champions, thus uplifting them and himself.

17. Om Shanti Om Click to look into! >> Read More...

Another film dealing with incarnation, Om Shanti Om is set in the film industry, where Om is an ordinary man in the 1970s but is also an aspiring actor. He is in love with Shanti, a successful actress who is murdered by her boyfriend. Om too dies with her, but reincarnates as the son of an influential man in the industry. Over time, he remembers his past and sets out to take revenge and make things right.

18. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Click to look into! >> Read More...

The movie was about a middle aged man, who marries a woman he falls in love with at the very first sight. He assumes a different identity in order to make his wife fall in love with him, and what follows is two people falling deeper and deeper for each other as they dance their life away.

19. Don Click to look into! >> Read More...

The film was a remake of the original Don that had starred Amitabh Bachchan. The film had a similar story, but was shot with modern techniques and was given a modern twist, that added to the curiosity and love that people already feel for the classic. The added charm of Shah Rukh Khan assured the success of the film.

20. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa was a creation of Rose Produc >> Read More...

Bollywood films generally portray their male lead to be a man who is all knowing, powerful and never losing. However, in this film the male lead was shown to be a loser and Shah Rukh Khan himself has stated that the film is his favourite. So much so, that he only took 5000 rupees as the signing amount, and over all, he took 25000 rupees for completing the film. The film starred Suchitra Krishnamurthy and is directed by Kundan Shah Kundan Shah is an Indian director and scriptwriter >> Read More... .