

SRK played Aishwarya Rai's twin Max in Josh, the desi version of West Side Story.ĭevdas starred SRK as the eponymous hero, dying of love and drink. In Dil Se, SRK played All Indi Radio staffer Amar Kant Verma. In the reincarnation-themed Karan Arjun, SRK starred as Arjun and his reborn version, Vijay.ĭuplicate starred SRK as aspiring chef Bablu and lookalike criminal Manu Dada. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa starred SRK as the lovestruck Sunil. In Baazigar, SRK assumed the double identity of Ajay and Vicky. He's been so named in films such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Mohabbatein, Chalte Chalte and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Next to Rahul, SRK's most popular screen name has been Raj. In the just-released Happy New Year, SRK plays one of a gang of diamond thieves named Charlie. Here are 20 times that SRK did not play a character named Rahul on-screen. His earliest successes were, including Baazigar and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (the movies that started it all), featured SRK in roles that did not involve the name Rahul. However, SRK does not fire on a single cylinder. He's built a career out of playing characters named Rahul, from the loverboy of Dil Toh Pagal Hai to the murderous obsessive of Darr. I was born two years after the film's release and even then, people were going gaga over Shahrukh and Kajol's chemistry in the movie. Inspired by the movie, and specifically by Kajol’s character in it, Simaran Kaur’s parents named her after the character. She says: 'I have always been a Bollywood buff, in fact, my name has actually been given by my parents after being inspired by Kajol's character in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'. Rahul, naam toh suna hi hoga - but actor Shah Rukh Khan has more ammunition in his arsenal. Back in the 90s, when Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was celebrating its box office success, both the characters Raj and Simran were idolized by a whole new generation who could think of nothing but the film.
