Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan becomes the only Indian to be named in an international list of 50 greatest actors of all time by a famous British magazine.
Shahrukh Khan’s name has been included in Empire magazine’s list which also recognizes Hollywood personalities like Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and many others.
The 57-year-old actor has joined the list alongside Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, and several others on Empire magazine’s list.
According to the magazine’s accompanying short, Shah Rukh Khan’s career has now spanned four decades of “near unbroken hits, and a fanbase of pretty much billions”.
“You don’t do that without outrageous amounts of charisma and absolute mastery of your craft. Comfortable in almost every genre going, there’s pretty much nothing he can’t do,” it added.
The prominent magazine highlighted four films from Shah Rukh Khan’s extensive filmography– Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed “Devdas”, Karan Johar’s “My Name Is Khan” and “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, and “Swades“, directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar.
His dialogue from the 2012 movie “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” — “Zindagi toh har roz jaan leti hai… Bomb toh sirf ek baar lega” (Everyday life kills us a little. A bomb will kill you only once) — has been recognised as the “iconic line” of his career.
“Jab Tak Hai Jaan” was filmmaker Yash Chopra’s swansong and featured Khan as an Indian Army Major named Samar Anand. The film also starred Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.
The actor will be next seen in the upcoming actioner “Pathaan” which is set to be released worldwide on January 25, 2023. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the movie also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone.
Shah Rukh Khan will also star in two more movies — action-entertainer “Jawan” with filmmaker Atlee and the Rajkumar Hirani-directed “Dunki”.
“Jawan”, a pan-India project, will be released on June 2, 2023, while “Dunki”, also starring Taapsee Pannu, will release in December 2023.
