- Loves watching movies alone in the darkness of his BMW car.
- His parents died before he entered movies. Shahrukh considers it a big regret that they couldn't see what their son was to become.
- Loves computer games, video games and hi-tech gadgets.
- His first name "Shahrukh" means "face of the king".
- He has a dog called Chewbacca.
- One of the reasons why Shah Rukh bought Mannat, his palatial bungalow, was since he wanted to have an exclusive prayer room. Shah Rukh says that if he were broke, he will sell everything except Mannat.
- His philosophy with people is: It's OK if people let you down, their loss not yours.
- At school he was an ace in Hindi, electronics and biology but wasn't good at all in mathematics.
- His personal bodyguard's name is Yasmin Khan. When his bodyguard got married, Shahrukh gifted him a flat that is located beside his residence Mannat.
- Believes in the TINA factor: There Is No Alternative to hard work.
- During his busy schedule, he manages with only 4 to 5 hours of sleep.
- When he was just four years of age, Shahrukh happened to throw a rock at a neighborhood boy because of which the latter's teeth broke. Late at night that day, the child's father came to the house in an inebriated state while wielding a knife. Shah Rukh's father coolly opened the door and when this man threatened to kill his son for what he had done, he crosschecked with Shah Rukh as to whether or not he had committed the act of mischief. When the child confessed, the dad asked him to go out and explain himself to the man who was not only drunk but also armed. Shah Rukh had to go outside and apologize for his deed.
- Purchased a villa on a man made island on the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
- He agreed to star in Aditya Chopra's films without looking at the script first.
- Is a huge fan of Manchester United Football Club.
- Formed a popular screen couple with Kajol and Juhi Chawla.
- Was offered the lead role of Rancho in "3 Idiots" (2009), but declined to shoot "My Name Is Khan" (2010). The role went to Aamir Khan and the film became highest grossing film and received critical acclaim worldwide. He then described himself as the 4th idiot to reject such a great film.
- Shahrukh Khan has had 226 nominations across popular Bollywood awards, and has won 207 of them.
- He has been awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award by the French government for his exceptional career.
- For a short span of time Shahrukh ran a restaurant in Dariya Ganj in New Delhi, India.
- Launched Deepika Padukone's career in Bollywood.
- In 2006, one of Shahrukh's bodyguards was shot dead by the other.
- Has a mannequin of himself in Madame Tussaud's Museum in England. Along with Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sachin Tendulkar, Madhuri Dixit, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
- His acting career in Bollywood was launched by his friend Vivek Vaswani and Hema Malini.
- Is very scared of riding horses.
- Shah Rukh and his wife, Gauri Khan, own the production company "Red Chilies Entertainments", which Shah Rukh started for friend and colleague, director/choreographer Farah Khan, for her debut directorial film - Main Hoon Na (2004).
- He had captained all teams in football, cricket and hockey and even played cricket at zone and national level.
- Studied in St. Columba's school, New Delhi, where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honor', essentially the award for best student.
- His son, Aryan Khan, portrayed SRK as an infant in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).
- Fond of BMW cars and owns a number of them including the latest models.
- Being a Muslim man married to a Hindu woman, he and his wife combine both religious backgrounds into their children's education.
- He was the one who recommended Rani Mukerji to Karan Johar for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and has maintained a close friendship with the actress since.
- Turned down the Quiz Master's (Prem Kapoor) role in Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and the role went to Anil Kapoor.
- He and son Aryan are major WWE Wrestling fans.
- Tried to help Irrfan Khan when he was being diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor, by giving him the keys of his London apartment and insisted him to accept it as he wished that Irrfan and his family members would feel home in a foreign land.
- Although his birth name is spelled Shahrukh, he prefers and signs his name as Shah Rukh.
- 3 children with Gauri, Aryan, Suhana and AbRam. His 3rd child was born via a surrogate mother on 27 May, 2013.
- Was named Abdul Rahman by his grandmother at birth, but his father renamed him Shahrukh Khan.
- All of his car registration numbers reads 555. Shahrukh is very particular about the registration number as he's superstitious about it and believes it brings him good luck.
- Was not very good at Hindi in school, until his mother promised to take him to the cinema if he passed. As he loved films,he got top marks from then on.
- Had recently patched up with his long time arch rival Megastar Salman Khan at an Iftar Party on July 2013.
- Wears Tag-Heuer's wristwatches and reading glasses.
- His father ran a transport company and his mother was a magistrate.
- As a parent, he likes to believe he is a better father than an actor.
- Named one of Time Magazine's 20 Asian Heroes under 40. (2004).
- On the sets of Darr (1993), he fractured three of his ribs while performing a stunt with Anupam Kher. Kher accidentally lifted his leg, hurting his chest in the process.
- He has an elder sister named Shehnaz Lalarukh.
- He won the best actor award 29 times.
- Father is Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, Mother is Lateef Fatima Khan.
- Has done a nude sex scene with his female co-star Deepa Sahi in Maya (1993).
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