Top 10 Shahrukh khan movie

Shahrukh Khan completed his 20 years in Bollywood .He is called as “King Khan” or badshah of hindi cinema as he is one of the most followed Indian icon on a global arena. So here is a list of 10 movies that you should watch as a Shahrukh Khan fan.

10) Paheli – Screened at Sundance Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Plot in short - A ghost and falls in love with a newly married woman Laachi. He makes her fall in love and conceives his child as her husband Kishen leaves for business on their wedding night for 5 years. Now Kishen comes back and then there is a test for the real v/s doppelganger where human wins. But it is revealed later that ghost did take control of her husband body and they live happily after.

Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher

Director - Amol Palekar

Watch out for - 1)Shahrukh Khan- Rani Mukerji chemistry .

                           2)Use of puppets in narration and songs.

Scenes - 1) Kishen meeting with ghost.

                2) Amitabh Bachchan capturing ghost in a bottle.

Dialogues - 1) “tere pathi ka roop dhare ke hua koi berupiya”

                     2) “ bhoot ko gudhgudi nahi hothi”

Landmark for cinema - 1) India’s official entry to 79^th academy Awards

                                        2) Amol Palekar showing his skills as a director by turning a short story by     Vijayadan Detha to an entertaining watch.

Box  office - Flop (India), Hit  (Overseas)

Overall  performance - Hit

9) Kuch kuch hota hain - Karan Johar’s debut directorial venture.

Plot in short - Anjali and Rahul are two best friends and suddenly Tina enters. Rahul and Tina falls in love but Anjali has crush on Rahul but never tells him. Finally Rahul and Tina gets married but Tina dies and Rahul is left with a baby daughter named Anjali and 8 letters  for his daughter to be opened on her birthdays by Tina. Now his daughter manages to unite Rahul and Anjali but Anjali is soon to be wed with Aman.  After knowing their story Aman backs off and let the man have his girl.

Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Salman Khan, Sana Saeed, Johnny Lever

 Director - Karan Johar

Watch out for- 1) Shahrukh Khan playing a college boy and dad without hamming things up.

                          2) Shahrukh Khan - Salman Khan magic for brief time on screen.

Scenes - 1) Rahul and Anjali are trying to lip sync a song during college fest but plan backfires.

                2) Aman leaving Anjali to Rahul.

Dialogues – 1) “Pyar dosti hai , agar woh meri sab se achchi dost nahin ban sakti to main us se pyaar kar hi nahi sakta.”

                     2) “Ek mard ka sir sirf teen auraton ke saamne jhukta hai. Ek apni ma ke saamne, ek durga ma ke saamne aur”.

                     3) “Hum ek baar jite hain, ek baar marte hain, shaadi bhi ek baar hoti hai, aur pyar….ek hi baar hota hai”.       

                     4) “Tussi ja rahe ho? Tussi na jao.”

                     5) “Kuch hota hai Anjali, tum nahin samjhogi.” 

Landmark for cinema - Karan Johar - Shahrukh Khan - Kajol had their first hit and we did saw them in many successful movies after this.

Box  office -  Blockbuster (India), Blockbuster (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Blockbuster

8) Asoka - this is about the life and times of emperor Ashoka the Great.

Plot in short - he was the most visionary of kings as he wanted to expand his kingdom. He also had enemy in form of his step- brother Susima. Kaurwaki a princess in distress falls for Asoka. Then there are several incidents like Kalinga general Bheema lying about Arya and Kaurwaki’s death, Devi’s marriage with Asoka. Finally there is war with Kalinga - Magadha and Asoka wins but finds him at loss after seeing the destruction; Asoka becomes a Buddhist.

Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajith Kumar

 Director - Santosh Sivan

Watch out for - 1) Shahrukh Khan playing a prince and surrendering completely to the role.

                          2) Chemistry between Shahrukh Khan - Kareena Kapoor.

                          3) Superb visuals by Santosh Sivan.

Scenes - 1) Asoka fighting with the assassinator send by Susima.

                2) Asoka throwing the sword and converting to a Buddhist.

 Dialogues - “jooth mujse aur shama bhagvan se”.

Landmark for cinema - Selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.

Box  office -  Average (India), Hit (Overseas)

Overall  performance – Hit

7) Don- remake to Amitabh Bachchan starter cult movie Don.

Plot in short – Don is the prince of underworld,  D’Silva a cop dedicated his life to stop him. There is a doppelganger Vijay so D’Silva plans everything so as to break into Don’s world and capture his big boss. Then there is Roma trying to avenge her brother’s kill and Jasjit planning to kill D’Silva for destroying his family.  The audiences were in for surprise as the real identiy of D’Silva and Don are revealed towards the climax.

Cast -  Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Arjun Rampal

 Director - Farhan Akhtar

Watch out for – 1) Shahrukh Khan playing baddie with style and attitude.

                           2) There are many stories in the background happening which has its link with don and still you don’t lose the plot; very few hindi films have managed to engage viewers in this manner before.                                                                   

                           3) It is different from the original Don.

Scenes - 1) Vijay revealing his identity as the Don.

                2) Fight between Don and Vardhan.

 Dialogues - 1) “DON ka intezar toh 11 mulkon ki police kar rahi hai lekin Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hain”.

                      2) “Shohrat mera junoon hai, daulat mera nasha khauff mera hathyaar kadmon pe duniya hai, ishaaron pe kismet aur bahon mein; zindagi se khelna mera shauk khelta hoon apni sharton pe jeetna meri zid nahi, meri aadat hai. Arrey deewano ab tho pehchaanon kahan se aaya main hoon kaun, main hoon Don”.

                      3) “Don ke dushmanon ki sabse badi galti yeh hai ki woh Don ke dushmen hai.”

Landmark for cinema -Remakes of yester year hindi movie will be fruitful if you manage to add your intelligence rather than copying every scene was proved by Farhan Akhtar leading way to remake of Agneepath.

Box  office - Hit (India), Blockbuster (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Hit

6) Om shati om - more than 40 actors appear throughout the movie.

Plot in short - A junior artist Om Prakash Makhija falls for  Shanti Priya but she is in an undisclosed marriage to producer Mukesh Mehra. He kills her and Om Prakash sees all of these and tries to help her but all in vain. He dies and reincarnates in the form of Om Kapoor to takes revenge and everything ends perfectly.

Cast-  Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, Kirron Kher and the forty plus  stars.

Director - Farah Khan

 Watch out for - 1) Shahrukh Khan acting splendidly in both role that of a junior artist and star.

                           2) Shahrukh Khan performing as a South Indian superstar.

Scenes - 1) Most of the bollywood stars mark their presence in one song.

                2) Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan at filmfare nomination.

Dialogues – 1) “Kitni shiddat se tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai.. Ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse milane ki saazish ki hai, kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko agar dil se chaho to saari kayanath tumhe usse milane ki koshish me lag jaati hai, aaj aap sabne milke mujhe meri chahat se milaya, thank you very much and I feel like I am the king of the world, aj mujhe yakin hogaya dosto, ki hamari zindagi bhi hamare hindi filmon ke jaisa hi hai jaha pe end mein sab kuch theek ho jaata hai "Happies Endings", lekin agar end mein sab kuch theek na ho to woh the end nahi hain dosto picture abhi baaki ha.”

                    2) “Ek chootki sindoor ki kimat tum kya samjo ga Ramesh Babu? Ishwar ka aasirwad hota hai ek chooti sindoor haar suhagan ka taj hota hai ek chooti sindoor. Haar aurat ka khwab hota hai ek chootki sindoor.”

                    3) ”You shot gun, me quick gun Murugun, ati pati kati yenna rascala Mind IT. yenna fly, yenna dai  Yenna Rascala, Mind it ,poda poda  naad da yela Sivaji Ganeshan, Kamalahasan, Gemini Ganeshan ama ama Gemini Ganeshan.”

Landmark for cinema – It was released with 2000 prints which was never heard before for a Bollywood film.

Box  office -  Blockbuster (India), Blockbuster (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Blockbuster

5) Dil se.. - Shahrukh Khan and Mani Ratnam join hands for the first time.

Plot in short – Amar Varma is an All India radio program executive who falls for Meghna member of a terrorist wing trying to assassinate the President.  Amar understands her plan and try to stop her but gets attacked. He later finds her and activates the bomb in her vest and they both die.

Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta

Director -  Mani Ratnam

Watch out for - 1) Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta in ‘Jiya Jale’ song.

                           2) Shahrukh Khan - Manisha Koirala chemistry.

Scenes - 1) Amar Varma and Meghna’s walk through the desert .

                2) Climax scene where the bomb explodes killing lead.

Dialogues - 1) “Bahut pyar karta hoon main tumse, Dil Se”.

                     2) “Mujhe hamare beech ki yeh duri bahoot pasand hain, agar yeh na rahe to mujhe tumhare kareeb ane ka bahana na mile”.

Landmark for cinema – It was the first Indian film to enter Top 10 chart in United Kingdom.

Box  office -  Flop (India), Hit (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Average.

4) Baazigar - Abbas – Mustan directing Shahrukh Khan for first time.

Plot in short - he is the character that you love to root for as he plays a killer on a mission in this flick. Vicky falls in love with the daughter of his enemy and plans to take his soon to be father-in laws property and finish him off as he holds grudge against him. Vicky’s family was destroyed by Madan chopra so he kills his daughter Seema and takes over his property which is rightfully his. Soon everything is revealed and Vicky dies killing  Madan .

Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Dalip Tahil, Johnny Lever

Director - Abbas - Mustan

Watch out for - 1) The pairing of Shahrukh Khan- Kajol.

                           2) One of the best thrillers in hindi cinema.

Scenes - 1) Vicky loosing the kart race to Madan Chopra.

                2) Vicky killing Madan Chopra with the rod stuck in his abdomen.

Dialogues - “kabhi kabhi kuch jeetne ke liye kuch harna bhi padta hai.. aur haar kar jeetnay wale ko Baazigar kehte hai”.

Landmark for cinema - 1) Shahrukh Khan got his first Filmfare award for Baazigar as Best Actor in 1994.

                                       2) Abbas- Mustan established their place as the masters of thriller genre.

Box  office - Blockbuster (India), Hit (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Blockbuster

3) Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge  –  Aditya Chopra’s directorial debut

Plot in short – Raj is a spoiled brat and Simran a soon to be married and devoted daughter. They meet on a trip they fall in love but cannot move ahead with their relation. So Raj chases her to India and says those magic words in a turmeric field. There is song and thankfully no dance but the bride’s father is not convinced .In the end he gets the girl in style after fighting with goons.

Cast-  Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish puri

Director - Aditya Chopra

Watch out for - 1) Chemistry between Shahrukh Khan – Kajol .

                           2) Songs and beauty of Europe.

Scenes - 1) Baldev leaving Simran’s hand at the railway station so as the lovers can unite.

               2) Karan Johar making a brief appearance in Europe trip.

Dialogues - 1) ”aise bada bade sheron mein chotichoti baatein tho hoti hain”.

                     2) “Muje aaj tak is baat samaj nahi aati ke log ek ladki ke saath apni poori zindagi guzar laytey hai”.

Landmark for cinema - longest running Indian movie of all time (check Maratha Mandir for show timing).

Box  office - Blockbuster (India), Blockbuster  (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Blockbuster

2) My name is Khan- Shahrukh Khan palying a Asperger’s syndrome patient.

Plot in short -  Rizwan Khan is a muslim who falls in love with a hindu girl Mandira and marries her . She has a son they are happy family but 9/11 happens and everything is ruined. He plans to meet President of America on his wife’s sarcastic words. He befriends people on the way and helps post- Katrina America. He meets President and his mission is accomplished as the world understands his message.

 Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill

 Director - Karan Johar

Watch out for - 1) Shahrukh Khan playing his heart out for this role.

                           2) Serious acting from Shahrukh Khan - Kajol pair.

Scenes - 1) Rizwan Khan helping people of Wilhemina from hurricane.

                2) Rizwan Khan meeting President of America.

 Dialogues - 1) “my  name is khan and I am not a terrorist” .

                      2) "Inspector Garcia ne hamein bataya ki hamare Sam ki maut shayad ek mazhabi hamla tha , uske jism pe lagi chotein iss baat ki gawah thi, woh musalmaan tha isiliye maara gaya, lekin yeh baat meri samajh mein nahi aayi kyun  musalmaan hona bura nahi hein Mandira".

                     3) ”Branville, California-population-30,000, mujhe bhi apne saath le chalo Mandira, mein patla hoon, zyada jagah nahi loonga,Sam par nazar rakhoonga, uska haath kabhi nahi chodhunga, Dishwasher,Washing machine,Refrigerator, Microwave oven sab repair karoonga, please take me with you Mandira.”

                    4) “Mere abbu Dilawar Amanullah Khan ST ke Borivali workshop mein kaam karte the, roz apne saath le jaate aur pass wale kabaar khaaney me chorh detey ,kharab chizon ki marammatt karna tab se ata he mujhe, .par jab abbu kharab hue, to mein unki marammatt nahi kar paya.”

       5) ”Different Minds naam ke kitaab me likha hai kay hum jaise log apne jazbaat ko zubaan nahi de sakte lekin asaani se likh sakte he; hazaron panno mein lakhon baar likh sakta hoon I love you Mandira, par ek baar bhi tumse keeh nahi paya shayad isliye naraaz ho mujh se.”

                  6) ”Shayad yeh log isliye naraaz hein ki mein AL-QAEDA ke baare mein jawaab nahi de pa raha par mujhe unke baare mein kuch nahi pata Mandira mujhe pehle hi Al-QAEDA ke baare mein parh lena chahiye tha.”

                  7) ”Bas kuch kuch baatein hein jo mujhe samajh me nahi aati jaise kesi ke ghar jaon to log kehte hain "Aao Rizwan, issey apna hi ghar samjho" Kaise samjhu, jab mera ghar nahi hey to?.”

                 8) “Meri ammi kaha karti thi ki duniya me sirf do kisam ke insaan rehte he, ek accha insaan aur doosra bura insaan Mein accha insaan hoon, mein acche kaam karta hoon.”

                 9) “Physics ki ek entrainment theory hein jiske mutabik kuch khaas awazon se dil ki dharkanein or bhi tez ho jati hein mere liye to Mandira woh awaaz hamesha tumhaari hasi ki he.”

                 10) “Ho sakta hein ki aap logon ko mein thodha alag lagoon, lekin iska matlab yeh nahi ki mein pagal hoon, me bohut intelligent hoon VERY SMART.”

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Landmark for cinema - It was screened at 60^th Berlin International Film Festival as an official selection.

Box  office -  Hit (India), Blockbuster (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Blockbuster

1) Chak de inda – based on a real life real life story of ex Chief National Coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik. 

Plot in short – He is an Indian hockey player and is accused of foul play when India looses a match against Pakistan. Years later he is given a chance to prove his mettle so he dons uniform of Indian women’s hockey team. A team so varied like the vast Indian land; his responsibility is to guide them and form a team to represent India at “The World Championship”. This time the coach succeeds in not only combining  force to build a World Cup winning team but also to receive respect for which he was thriving all the way along.

Cast - Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Anaitha Nair

Director - Shimit Amin

Watch out for –1) Sharukh Khan in a never before seen avatar with stubble and simple attire.

                          2) World Cup matches in Australia.

Scenes-1) Men’s hockey team defeats women’s team but still  gives permission to be part of world     cup.

              2) Kabir Khan’s reaction after winning World Cup.

Dialogues – 1) “ is team mein who players chahiye jho India ke liye khele  India aur phir iske baath apne saathiyon ke liye aur is ke baath bhi agar thodi  bahuth jaan baj jaye tho apne liye”

                     2) “Sattar minute, sattar min hai tumhare paas. Shayad yeh.. tumhare zindagi ke sab se… khaas sattar minute. Aaj tum aacha khelo ya bura khelo, yeh sattar minute tumhe zindagi bhar yaad rahegi. Tho kaise khelna hai.. aaj mein tumhe nahin bataunga.. Bas itna kahunga, ki jao aur yeh sattar minute jee bhar kar khelna.. kyunki iske baad aane wali zindagi chahe kuch sahi ho ya na ho.. chahe kuch rahe ya na rahe.. haro ya jeeto..lekin yeh sattar minute.. tumse koi nahin cheen saktha, Kyunki mein jaantha hu ki aagar yeh sattar minute is team ka har player apne zindagi ki sabse badiya hockey khel gaya.. tho yeh satar min khuda bhi tumse vapas nahin maang saktha“.

                    3) “Mujhe states ki naam na sunayie dethe hai, na dhikaie dete hai. Sirf ek mulk-a-naam sunayie detha hai, I-N-D-I-A”.

                    4) “Pehli baar kisi ghore ko Bharath ka jhanda leharate hue dekh raha hoon”. 

                    5) “Vaar karna hai to mardho ki tarah aage se karo… Woh kya hai ki humari team me chakke nahi hote.”

Landmark for cinema – 1) Shimit Amin showed that SRK can play a character oriented role if given with        the right script.

                                        2) Shahrukh Khan movie with no romance, dance and exotic swizz mountain tops.

Box  office -  Blockbuster (India), Hit (Overseas)

Overall  performance -  Hit

P.S.- There are many more Shahrukh Khan movies but this is a compiled list of films which I feel are more worthy.