"Since his 1992 debut, Khan has played a wide range of roles in over 80 films: the romantic ideal in "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" (1995), which still runs at one Mumbai cinema; a disgraced hockey coach seeking redemption in "Chak De! India" (2007); and a vigilante fighting government inefficiency and corruption in "Jawan" (2023), in which he plays six avatars, each echoing earlier film personas."
"Shah Rukh Khan won his first Indian National Film Award this year for his role in the 2023 film 'Jawan'Image: Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA/picture alliance Vera Wessel, chief editor of Ishq, a German-language Bollywood-focused magazine says that SRK can evoke emotions like no other actor, "even his fans sometimes struggle to explain why he has this effect on them." Khan himself even once quipped to American television host David Letterman, "I'm an employee of the myth of Shah Rukh Khan.""
Shah Rukh Khan turns 60 on November 2 and continues to generate global viral moments, including a Met Gala appearance, a cameo in Ed Sheeran's "Sapphire" video, and a widely shared selfie with Lee Jung-jae. Google Trends searches for him span Mauritius to Myanmar. Since his 1992 debut, he has performed in over 80 films, portraying the romantic lead in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a redeemed hockey coach in Chak De! India, and a six-avatar vigilante in Jawan. Jawan earned him his first Indian National Film Award for Best Actor. Khan's screen presence elicits strong emotional responses across generations.
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