Some lesser-known facts about Shah Rukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan loves computer games, video games, and high-tech gadgets.

He enjoys watching movies in the dark of his BMW car.

His first name, "Shahrukh," means "face of a king."

Shahrukh Khan's parents passed away before he entered the film industry, so ShahRukh deeply regrets that his parents  could not see  his son become king khan.

Shahrukh says that if people disappoint you, it's okay, it's their loss, not yours.

In school, he excelled in Hindi, electronics, and biology, but was not at all good at math.

Shahrukh bought his luxurious bungalow, Mannat, because he wanted a spacious dedicated prayer room.

Shahrukh says that  if he had no money, he would sell everything except Mannat.

When his bodyguard got married, Shahrukh gifted him a flat which is next to his house Mannat.

He believes in hard work, saying, "There is no substitute for hard work."

With his busy schedule, he only gets 4 to 5 hours of sleep.

A villa was purchased for Shahrukh on a man-made island, off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

When Shah Rukh was just four years old, he threw a stone at a neighbor boy, breaking his teeth. That night, the boy's father came to his house drunk and armed with a knife. Shah Rukh's father opened the door and when the man threatened to kill Shah Rukh, his father asked him if Shahrukh had done anything wrong. Shah Rukh confessed to throwing the stone and he had to go  and apologize to the boy's father .

Shahrukh always agrees to work in Aditya Chopra's films without even seeing the script.

For his illustrious career, he has been awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) by the French government.

Shah Rukh Khan is considered a popular screen couple with Kajol and Juhi Chawla.

Shah Rukh Khan has received more than 226 nominations for popular Bollywood awards and has won more than 207 of them.

For a short time, Shahrukh also ran a restaurant in the DaryaGanj area of New Delhi, India.

Shahrukh's acting career in Bollywood was initiated by his friends Vivek Vaswani and Hema Malini.

Shahrukh is very afraid of horse riding.

He has captained all the football, cricket, and hockey teams and has also played cricket at the zonal and national levels.

He is a great admirer of BMW cars and owns several, including the latest models.

He studied at St. Columba's School in New Delhi, where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honour,' essentially the best student award.

His son, Aryan Khan, played SRK's childhood role in "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..." (2001).

As a Muslim man married to a Hindu woman, he and his wife combined both religious backgrounds in their children's education.

Shah Rukh recommended Rani Mukerji to Karan Johar for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" and has maintained a close friendship with the actress ever since.

When actor Irrfan Khan was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor, Shah Rukh tried to help him. He gave him the keys to his London apartment to stay while the treatment was going on in London and urged him to accept it.

Madame Tussauds Museum in England has a wax statue of Shah Rukh Khan, along with Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sachin Tendulkar, Madhuri Dixit, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Shahrukh and his wife Gauri Khan own the production company Red Chillies Entertainments, which Shah Rukh started for his friend and fellow director/choreographer Farah Khan for her directorial debut, Main Hoon Na (2004).

Although his birth name was not Shahrukh, he still signs his name as Shahrukh.

His grandmother named him Abdul Rehman at birth but his father changed his name to Shahrukh Khan, giving him a new identity .

He has three children with his wife Gauri. Aryan, Suhana, and AbRam.

His third child Abram was born via surrogacy on May 27, 2013.

All his cars have the registration number 555. This number is very special to Shahrukh.

He won the Best Actor award 29 times.

When he was in school his  hindi marks weren't very good. So his mother said that she would take him along with her to the cinema every week if he gets good marks in all subjects. Because Shahrukh loved to watch movies, he worked hard and got good grades in all subjects and his hindi improved dramatically.

His favorite accessories are a Tag-Heuer wristwatch and reading glasses.

On the set of Darr (1993) he was injured while performing a stunt with Anupam Kher. Kher accidentally lifted his leg, injuring his chest.

He has an elder sister named Shahnaz Lalarukh.

His best friends include Karan Johar, Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Sussanne Khan, Preity Zinta, Vivek Vaswani, Vivek Oberoi, Juhi Chawla and her husband Jai Metha, Rani Mukerji, Arbaaz Khan, Sajid Khan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Kajol, Malaika Arora, Chunky Pandey and his wife and Mushtaq Sheikh.

His all-time favorite actors since childhood are Dilip Kumar and Rajesh Khanna.

Shahrukh owns a VFX company, Red Chillies VFX. He shares a great rapport with his former co-stars Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta.

In 2008, he suffered a major injury to his right shoulder. He ignored the pain but when it worsened in 2010, he had to undergo minor invasive surgery.

As a parent, he feels he's a better father than an actor.

Shahrukh Khan's favorite actresses are Mumtaz, Sharmila Tagore, Zeenat Aman, Reena Roy, and Saira Banu.

Shahrukh Khan runs a production company, "Dreams Unlimited," with his actress friend, co-star Juhi Chawla, and director  friend Aziz Mirza.

In 2001, during the filming of 'Shakti: The Power of God' (2002), he injured his neck while performing a stunt. A renowned surgeon in the United Kingdom operated on him.

He is one of the world's richest celebrities.

In 2009, he became the first Bollywood actor to attend the Golden Globe Awards.

When he feels sad, he becomes silent and overcomes it by hugging his children.

The college he attended was Hans Raj College, Delhi University, where Shah Rukh Khan pursued an Economics Honors degree between 1985 and 1988. When Hans Raj celebrated its Golden Jubilee, the college awarded shields to 17 of its alumni who had achieved great success in life and professional life, and Shah Rukh Khan was one of them.

His dogs are named Chewbacca, Dash, Hulk, Kai, and Juicy.

He frequently suffers from back, knee, and neck problems.

Khan began mass communication (filmmaking) because he loved television commercials.

His first film was Dil Aashna (1992), but due to the film's delayed release, Deewana (1992) was considered his debut film.

He won the Raman Subramaniam Award for All-Round Performance in Studies, Sports, and Extracurricular Activities in the 10th grade (1982–1983) and the Sword of Honour for Best All-Round Performance, Loyalty, Obedience, Integrity, and Sportsmanship in the 12th grade (1984–1985).

In the films "Om Shanti Om" (2007), "Billu" (2009), and "Fan" (2016), he played fictional versions of himself, whose names were changed to Om Kapoor, Sahir Khan, and Aryan Khanna, respectively.

He Launched his perfume "SK" with French perfumers Jeans Arthes.

After graduating from Hans Raj, he joined the Mass Communications Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia to pursue a Masters in Filmmaking and Journalism.

He married at the age of 25.

Shahrukh does not like to keep a beard because it itches for him and his children. Though now he is seen with a stubble.

Shahrukh is the second actor, after Dilip Kumar, to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role as Devdas in the film Devdas (2002).

He wears his wedding ring on his right hand finger.

He used to chain smoke cigarettes. He smoked at least two packs a day. Now he no longer smokes.

Shahrukh ranked number 74 on the 101 Hottest Celebrity Bodies countdown (aired in January 2006).

His father, Mir Mohammad Taj Khan, died of cancer in 1981 and his mother, Latif Fatima Khan, died of diabetes complications in 1991. His father was discharged from hospital after he stopped responding to treatment. The day he died, he was not able to eat anything. After lots of thinking he asked for ice cream. Shahrukh ran to buy iceream, but his father could not eat it and passed away.

SRK joined Barry John's theatre group in New Delhi and learned acting from him.

In 1995, G.P. Sippy signed Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar, and Raveena Tandon for a film. It was eventually shelved.

He has appeared in three of the four films directed by his friend Aditya Chopra.

By playing a dwarf in "Zero," he became the fifth short-statured actor in Indian cinema. Previously, Kamal Haasan played a dwarf in Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Johnny Lever in Aashiq (2001), Jagathy Sreekumar in Athbhutha Dweepu (2005), and Anupam Kher in Jaan-E-Mann (2006).

Shahrukh Khan auditioned for Ramesh Sippy's TV serial 'Parivartan' in 1991.

His flop films include: Asoka (2001), Shakti: The Power of Dreams (2002), Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (2004), Chahat (1996), English Babu Desi Mem (1996), Koyla (1997), Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995), Zamana Deewana (1995), Maya (1993), King Uncle (1993), Baadshah (1999), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), One 2 Ka 4 (2001), Dil Se... (1998), Duplicate (1998), Trimurti (1995), Ram Jaane (1995), Anjaam (1994), Paheli (2005), Swades (2004), Billu Barber (2009), Ra.One (2011), Army (1996), Guddu (1995), Chamatkar (1992), Idiot (1992), Dil Aashna Hai (...The Heart Knows) (1992), Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992), and Yes Boss (1997).

His common screen name is often Rahul, which became popular with "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (1998). After the release of the film, many people gave this name to their sons.

It is said that in 1991, Shah Rukh Khan wrote a serial that was approved by Doordarshan. It was shelved due to a CBI investigation into allegations of corruption at Mandi House.
The serial was called "Ekant." It was about three boys who come to the city to make it big in films and what happens next. Shah Rukh wanted to act in it if he had the time. Therefore, the project was shelved.

During Shah Rukh Khan's early acting career, many compared his physical comedy, facial expressions, comic timing, energy, and body language to actor John Ritter's character "Jack Tripper" from the TV show Three's Company.

In the UAE, he has an 8 billion dirham property development project named 'Shahrukh Khan Boulevard', which includes several residential towers.

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