Actor Shah Rukh Khan features in British Magazine’s list of 50 greatest celebrities of all time In London
Actor Shah Rukh Khan features in British Magazine’s list of 50 greatest celebrities of all time
In London
Beyond any doubt, Shah Rukh Khan is the only Indian actor to figure on a British magazine’s list of 50 greatest actors of all time in London.
Notably, the Magazine also recognises Hollywood giants like Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and many others.
This recognition is for sure a proud moment for not only Shah Rukh Khan, but also his family members.
The short profile in the magazine quotes that Shah Rukh Khan has a career that has spanned four decades of
“near unbroken hits, and a billions fanbase”.
The quote further adds
“He doesn’t do that without outrageous amounts of charisma and absolute mastery of his craft. Comfortable in almost every genre going, there’s pretty much nothing he can’t do.”
From his extensive filmography, the publication highlighted Khan’s notable characters from four movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial ‘Devdas’, Karan Johar directorial
‘My Name Is Khan’ and ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, and Ashutosh Gowarikar directorial “Swades”,
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 widely 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 controversy ridden actioner thriller ‘Pathaan’, scheduled for Worldwide theatrical release on January 25, 2023. The Siddharth Anand directorial also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone apart Shah Rukh Khan.
Khan’s other movies are action thrillers ‘Jawan’ a pan-India project of filmmaker Atlee slated for June 2 release and the other Rajkumar Hirani directorial Dunki’ also featuring Taapsee Pannu, in December 2023.
News Input K.V.Raman
