“There’s no such thing as a bad Shah Rukh Khan movie”. The “King of Bollywood,” also known as simply “SRK,” has a larger fan base than perhaps any other movie actor on Earth. Many people might have become aware of him because to Ms. Marvel, whose main character gushes about the romantic legend. It is difficult to dispute that he is one of the world’s most magnetic entertainers without confirming or disputing that. No matter the role he plays—romantic hero, godlike figure, buffoon, or deranged psychopath—SRK always manages to grab the spotlight and, therefore, your heart. The celebrity has finished 30 years of work in Indian cinema. Here are ten of Soulful Shah Rukh Khan Performances.
1. Om Prakash Makhija / Om Kapoor in Om Shanti Om (2007)
Director- Farah Khan
Om Makhija, a young artist who aspires to stardom, falls in love with Shantipriya, a famous actress. He and his pal Pappu spend the majority of their time in movie studios. They have small parts in various well-known movies. Om tries to tell Shantipriya that he loves her after saving her during a shoot. Now, two of them becoming friends. Later, he is sadden to overhear Shantipriya and producer Mukesh Mehra discussing their covert union. Shantipriya is pregnant when Mukesh decides to shelve his movie, but he actually kills her. Om sees the murder before he, too, passes away.
Years later, when he is reborn as Superstar OK, he remembers his previous existence when he meets Mukesh. He is now known as Mike, and chooses to collaborate on a movie with him. He meets Sandy, who has a similar appearance to Shantipriya, at an audition. Now, together with Pappu he devises a scheme to get Mukesh to confess to killing Shantipriya.
2. Raj Malhotra in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Director- Aditya Chopra
The NRI Baldev Singh Chaudhary, who resides in London with his family, is a morally upright and demanding parent. He gives his daughter Simran’s request for permission to travel to Europe with her pals. Simran is about to miss her train when Raj, who is also on the Europe tour with his pals, helps her board it. Throughout their trip, Raj constantly flirts with Simran, which makes her angry with him. After missing a train, Raj and Simran gets separate from their companions. They end up spending time together, during which they fall in love. Simran tells her mother about Raj when she gets home.
But, Baldev, who is now furious, plans to travel to India and wed Simran to Kuljeet, a friend of Ajit Singh’s. Raj also travels with them to India and assures Simran that they will wed shortly. Raj makes friends with Kuljeet and then enters their home in an effort to win over everyone’s hearts, especially Baldev Chaudhary.
3. Amarkant Varma in Dil Se.. (1998)
Director- Mani Ratnam
The protagonist of this tale of the struggle between love and philosophy is Amarkant Varma, the son of a fallen army officer. He goes throughout India as a programme executive for All India Radio to speak with people in honour of the 50th anniversary of Indian independence. Amarkant meets and falls in love with a fascinating and mysterious woman on one of his journeys. She turns out to be name as Meghna and who appears to enjoy leading him on. He travels with her to Ladakh, but only stays with her for two days before she departs to work with an insurgent squad on a mission. Amar, who is devastate consents to marry Preeti, the woman of his mother’s choosing. Meghna gets select to lead a suicide mission during the Republic Day Parade. Their fates are intertwine when they cross paths again where the mission is to take place.
4. Mohan Bhargava in Swades (2004)
Director- Ashutosh Gowarikar
In this romantic drama with Indian music, a guy seeking answers about his history visits the location of his birth. In order to work for the American space programme, Mohan Bhargava had to leave the little Indian hamlet where he was born and raised. But after his parents pass away, Mohan experiences home sickness and takes a leave of absence to go see Kaveri, a woman who was instrumental in raising him as a child. Mohan reconnects with Gita, a former classmate who stayed behind to work as a teacher in the neighbourhood, while looking for Kaveri.
Gita has doubts about Mohan’s wish to take Kaveri to America with him, but she also finds the mature Mohan to be charming and intelligent, and the two fall deeply in love. But when Mohan steps up to aid his former friends by updating the village’s outdated electricity system, many in the neighbourhood have little regard for his achievements in the United States.
5. Rizwan “Rizzu” Khan in My Name Is Khan (2010)
Director- Karan Johar
A Muslim from the Borivali neighbourhood of Mumbai, Rizwan Khan has Asperger’s syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism that makes socialising challenging. In San Francisco, the mature Rizwan marries Mandira, a Hindu single mother. Authorities at LAX hold Rizwan after 9/11 because they believe his impairment to be suspicious behaviour. After getting arrest, he meets Radha, a therapist who assists him in coping with his circumstances and condition. The quest for Rizwan to meet US President Bush to clear his name follows.
6. Aman Mathur in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Director- Nikkhil Advani
The oldest of the three Kapur sisters is currently enrol in an MBA programme in New York City. Rohit, one of her classmates, is a playboy want tobe who struggles more than he succeeds, and the two become friends since she is one of the few ladies he doesn’t want – date. Naina resides in the same household with her mother and her father’s grandmother, who is essentially your traditional mother-in-law. The family’s situation is not ideal in every way. Family disputes between the two in-laws are ongoing, and their restaurant business is perpetually in the red. Even though the kids are dissatisfy with it, the Kapur family nevertheless keeps things as they are. Then along comes Aman Mathur, Naina’s new neighbour, a flamboyant troublemaker who gets in everyone’s face while getting away with it.
Aman Mathur, Naina’s new neighbour, is a flamboyant troublemaker who gets in everyone’s face while getting away with it. He infuses the neighbourhood with new energy and gradually but certainly starts to alter the lives of others in his immediate vicinity. He encourages others to reach their full potential, and he even inspires Rohit to take Naina’s serious courtship seriously. That is, until he realises that he is also deeply in love with Naina. Naina has also developed feelings for him, which furthers the situation.
7. Rahul Mehra in Darr (1993)
Director- Yash Chopra
The family of Kiran Awasthi approves of Sunil, a prosperous young navy man, with whom Kiran is engaged. However, someone doesn’t agree with the duo’s ideas and starts making ominous phone calls to their home. Rahul, Kiran’s spurned and fixated lover, is found to be the culprit after going too far in his jealousy and even attempting to kill Sunil. Kiran and Sunil escape to Switzerland, but Rahul tries to track them down and pursues them in the west.
8. Kabir Khan in Chakde! India (2007)
Director- Shimit Amin
After India’s women’s hockey team lost to Pakistan in a match, Kabir Khan was labelled a traitor and disappeared for years. Seven years later, he reappeared to accept the position of coach, which the association deemed useless. Kabir is in charge of a sixteen-person team that is split into competitive, district, and seniority divisions, but Kabir’s goal is for us to play for India instead of any of these. The squad wants to fire him because of his severe discipline and hard coaching methods, so he finally resigns. During Kabir’s farewell, the women fight with the males who are trying to pick on the team and insult them, and Kabir notices his team’s cohesion. Kabir’s sole goal is to lead the squad to the World Cup in Australia now that they have admitted their error and asked him to stay as their coach.
9. Vijay & Don in Don (2006)
Director- Farhan Akhtar
Singhania, a classy, cynical, and dangerous guy, and Don, his right-hand man, control the narcotics trade in Malaysia. Ramesh, a gang member who wished to leave the group, is killed by Don. Don is unsuccessfully attempted to be arrested by Ramesh’s fiancée Kamini. Roma, Ramesh’s sister, is also seeking retribution. Don is sought after by the Indian police, who succeed in capturing him. In order to infiltrate the gang and assist the authorities, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) DeSilva devises a plan to train a street singer impersonator and send him back to Malaysia. Roma wants to murder Don and has found a position in the gang. But nothing is what it seems, and nobody can be trusted.
10. Prince Asoka in Asoka (2001)
Director- Santosh Sivan
Around 260 BC, in the Magadhi Empire of India, Prince Asoka endures numerous betrayals from his brothers, including the wicked Susima, who seeks to kill him in order to succeed to the throne. Asoka’s mother gives him the go-ahead to go from Magadha, and on the way out, he encounters Princess Kaurwaki and her brother, Prince Aryan of Kalinga, who are hiding out and being guarded by General Bheema. Although Asoka and Kaurwaki fall in love, Asoka’s mother summons him back to Magadha. When he gets back, he does not discover Kaurwaki, who had been attacked by Kalinga traitors. Asoka makes the decision to conquer Kalinga, but after realising that he hasn’t actually created an empire but rather merely killed everyone and destroyed everything, he decides to promote love and practise Buddhism. These are the 10 best soulful Shah Rukh Khan performances.
