Why is shahrukh khan so popular

Khan said that it had been his lifelong dream to be immortalised in wax and "meet my very own Madame Tussauds double". Trivia alert: his upcoming movie Fan has become the first film to be shot on the Madame Tussauds museum premises this year. A unique red-orange blooming orchid in Singapore was named Ascocenda Shahrukh Khan about 10 years ago.

The actor has numbers and awards to back the claim. Khan also holds the record for the highest number of Best Actor nominations in a single year. What makes him great at it? Afshan ahmed. Sudan's military head appoints new apex council after takeover. Britain's forgotten heroes remembered at Sharjah graveyard. Share Comments 0. Count: Share on. We have sent you a verification email. To verify, just follow the link in the message.

Sponsored Stories. Featured in Lifestyle. If I'm uncomfortable doing it, it will look odd and I'll never be happy watching it. How long will he get to play the romantic lead, though? He is 40 and, although he looks young, he confesses to dying his hair. He is Bollywood's most bankable star but there are new, younger actors coming through. Last year wasn't Khan's best. His only release, Paheli, didn't do as well as expected, despite being India's official entry to the Academy Awards, so this year is crucial if he is to hold on to his "King Khan" status.

I say that to myself because I have to work that much harder. It is hard to work out how much of a fortune Khan has amassed he won't say, but it is vast. Does he ever feels uneasy that he has so much? I don't sit back. I do a lot for people - I build stuff for people and I look after the sick - but I don't talk about my wealth and the wealth I give to the poor.

And it's not out of guilt. Somewhere in the Qur'an it says that if you do charity for a reason, it's not charity. He says he never wanted to move Hollywood, although he has gone to meet producers. Maybe not dance as well as I do. But apart from that I don't think there's any reason why I should be cast.

I don't think he needs any more fans - half the world's population know who he is. King of Bollywood. In India, Shah Rukh Khan is so famous he can't leave home without half a dozen minders. In the UK, he sells out Wembley in minutes. We serve personalized stories based on the selected city OK. Go to TOI. The Times of India. Ayushmann Khurrana explains why the silver screen is gold for Indians. Bollywood stars who we'd love to see become best friends.

Not just 'Sooryavanshi', these 15 films of Akshay Kumar also crossed the Rs crore mark.