SHAH RUKH KHAN – THE REAL, OR REEL, HERO?
Shantonu Sen-
1. He’s the grandson of a freedom fighter
Shah Nawaz Khan
,
who was
a
Major General
in the
Indian National Army under Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
2. His father was also a freedom fighter who migrated from Pakistan to Delhi during the time of Partition. He is also a recipient of Tamra Patra from Indian Govt.
3. Only Indian to have a Statue in Grevin Museum, after Gandhiji.
4. Only Indian to be the 2nd Richest Actor in the world, more richer then Hollywood giants like Johnny
D
epp, Tom Cruise (after doing all his Charity).
5. A rare species of orchid, Ascocenda Shah Rukh Khan, was named after him in Singapore.
6. Only Indian who is honoured with the prestigious Brand Laureate Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to the world Cinema by Malaysian government.
7. Only Indian after Amitabh to be crowned by Moroccan king.
8. Only Indian to be invited at Yale University, USA.
9. In 2010 he was invited to ring the opening bell of NASDAQ stock exchange, USA (world’s biggest stock exchange) in New York.
10. Only Actor along with Dilip Kumar to win most no of Filmfare Awards.
11. James Cameron: “I only want to come to Mumbai for an autograph of SRK.”
12. He is the most popular superstar in those places where Indian movies don’t even release.
13. He has the most expensive house…….sorry…..Palace in Bollywood, coming from a middle class family with no parents to support him. (he’s one of the highest tax payers in the country too).
14. He currently holds record of Longest running movie of Indian Cinema I.e, DDLJ
15. He Donated 2.5 million Indian rupees to PM, Manmohan Singh for Tsunami Relief camp
.
16. In NDTV’s Greenathon event of 2009, he adopted 5 villages and Adopted further 12 villages in 2012 event.
17. Government of France awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Légion d’honneur – The greatest honour of France like Bharat Ratna in India.
18. He was honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Award for “Excellence in the Field of Entertainment” in 2002.
19. He was conferred the honorific Datuk title by the head of state of Malacca in Malaysia in 2007
.
20. He was also honoured with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture from Britain’s University of Bedfordshire in 2009.
21. In 2008, SRK named by Newsweek as one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
22. Recently He became 2nd Indian who got awarded with an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh after DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM.
23.In 2013 SRK Appointed as goodwill ambassador by the government of South Korea.
24. In 2014 He was honoured with Global Diversity Award at the State Room of Britain’s House of Commons. Britain’s Parliament honoured the king khan.
25. He was awarded Best Indian Citizen Award in 1997 by the government of India.
26. And also the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 2005.
27. In 2007 – His lifelike wax statue was installed in London’s Madame Tussauds wax museum. Due to high demand Additional versions were installed at Madame Tussauds museums in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and New York in 2010.
28.In 2009 He was given a Black Belt Honorary in taekwondo by the South Korean government.
29. Also in same year 2009 he was awarded with an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by the University of Bedfordshire
30. In 2010 he became the first Indian actor to be given the rare honour of signing the guest book at Berlin’s Town Hall.
31. In 2011 he became the first Bollywood actor to be featured on the cover page of Los Angeles Times, he has also been featured on time Magazine’s cover page twice.
32. He was also invited to Harvard University for giving a lecture to its students. He is also world’s “first” actor to be invited at Google and Twitter headquarters.
33. He donated all the prize money KKR won in 2014, 15 cr rupees to the children hospital in Kolkata and Mumbai.
34. He is the only Indian to win UNESCO’s Pyramide con Marni award for his support of children’s education.
35. He saw his father dying in front of him cause he had no money, his father died of cancer. So now he runs a free cancer ward in Lilawati hospital, Mumbai and very few people know about this.
I could have added more but I think it’s enough, Shah Rukh Khan never beat the drums of his charity work. He, in an interview with CNN, said “My friends advice me to have Photographs whole doing charity but I don’t believe in it”. It’s Really important to highlight because People think he’s selfish and greedy.
No one can achieve what he has achieved in the last 20 years. He started at zero and reached at top. He was a common man came from a poor background with no parents and one mentally unstable Sister to be taken care of. He achieved everything through dedication and hard work.
He fell in love with a non-Muslim girl and married her without converting her religion. He hasn’t even forced his religion into his children either and gave them the right to choose their religion once they get matured.
In short, a role model and a true example of Secularism.
