Shah Rukh Khan was born on November 2, 1965, in New Delhi. He has a south connect as well, as SRK had spent the first five years of his life in Mangalore, where his maternal grandfather, Ifthikar Ahmed, served as the chief engineer of the port in the 1960s. King Khan's Pathan lineage is said to have nodes on the other side of the border as well. Pakistan's former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt Gen Zahir-ul-Islam happens to be the nephew of Indian National Army hero Shah Nawaz Khan. SRK's late mother Lateef Fatima was the adopted daughter of Shah Nawaz Khan. Shah Rukh's father, Taj Mohammed Khan, was born in Peshawar and studied there

Shah Rukh Khan has always been a bright student. He went to St. Columba's School in Central Delhi, where, he won the school's highest award - 'sword of Honour'. Not just in studies, Khan excelled in sports too. He graduated with honours in Economics from Hansraj College and did his masters in mass communications from Jamiya Milia Islamia

Before he got into films, Shah Rukh Khan also did theatre. The actor was a part of theatre guru Barry John's troupe. Sources reveal that during his stint with John, SRK did a play on the subject of autism and even worked with an autistic child. For his 2010 film, My Name is Khan, Shah Rukh has used references from his play to help him better his character

Shah Rukh Khan ventured into Bollywood in 1992 with the film Deewana and ever since has given several cinematic jewels like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham among many others. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is fondly called the 'Badshah' of Bollywood by his fans, has completed 30 years in the Hindi film industry

After his debut, Shah Rukh Khan went on to play anti-hero roles in films like 'Darr', 'Baazigar' and 'Anjaam'. He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Mohabbatein' and 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'. He was lauded for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Devdas', a NASA scientist in 'swades', and a hockey coach in 'Chak De! India', and a man suffering from , Asperger's syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism that complicates socialisation in 'My Name Is Khan'

This 1989 telefilm, written by Arundhati Roy, features the superstar in one of his earliest roles. The film, In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones, is based on architecture students, who are in their final year of college. It won two National Awards.

Rakesh Roshan with Shah Rukh Khan and Rakhee on the sets of 'Karan Arjun'

Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta clicked while promoting 'Dil Se' (1998)

The early 2000s saw Khan in several hit films where he also made style statements with his look. He draped cardigans over shirts and wore stylish glasses, giving his character, Narayan Shankar from Mohabbatein an intellectual edge

The 'cool' necklace and athleisure wear became his signature, setting a new fashion standard 

Shah Rukh Khan with son Aryan. SRK and Gauri are parents to three children - Aryan, Suhana and AbRam. AbRam was born through surrogacy in May 2013

Shah Rukh Khan's 70 minute can never be forgotten just like every element of his performance in the film Chakde India!

Shah Rukh Khan's portrayal in the "Don" film series marked an incredible evolution. In one installment, he sported short hair and donned black glasses. In the subsequent film, he flaunted long hair, igniting a trend that inspired thousands to grow out their hair, yet few could capture the same magic.

Shah Rukh Khan made a dashing comeback to the movies at the age of 57 with the film Pathaan looking smart as ever on screen

His last film was Jawan where he effortlessly pulled off playing the double role of father-son. Here's him as the fan favourite Vikram Rathore