Shah Rukh Khan will host 'Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'

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Shah Rukh Khan will host 'Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?' a STAR TV reality show based on the format of 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader', the 20th Century Fox Television game show in which adult contestants field questions from the textbook of first through fifth graders.

Five children will serve as help line for contestants who will compete for a prize of Rs 5 crore.

Shah Rukh Khan paid Rs 27 crores as advanced tax for fiscal 2007-2008. He earned Rs 150 crores from endorsements evey years. He earns far more from brand endorsements than his acting. He charges just Rs 5-6 crore per film and does one or two films in an year.

Known For:

Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Devdas (2002), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Main Hoon Na (2004), Veer-Zaara (2004), Chak De India (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007)

Awards:

Filmfare Awards:

Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for Deewana (1992)

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Baazigar (1993)

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)

Filmfare Best Villain Award for Anjaam (1994)

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Mohabbatein (2000)

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Devdas (2002)

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Swades (2004)

Special Awards:

2002 - Filmfare Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy

2004 - Filmfare Power Award

2005 - Filmfare Power Award

Star Screen Awards:

Star Screen Award Best Actor for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1996)

Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Kajol) for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2002)

Star Screen Award Best Actor for Devdas (2003)

Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Aishwarya Rai) for Devdas (2003)

Star Screen Award Best Actor for Veer-Zaara (2005)

Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Preity Zinta) for Veer-Zaara (2005)

Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Rani Mukerji) for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2007)

Screen Award Best Actor for Chak De India (2008)

Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (along with Deepika Padukone) for Om Shanti Om (2008)

International Indian Film Academy Awards:

IIFA Best Actor Award for Devdas (2003)

IIFA Best Actor Award for Veer-Zaara (2005)

Zee Cine Awards:

Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Dil To Pagal Hai (1998)

Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1999)

Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Devdas (2003)

Zee Cine Award Superstar of the Year- Male for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2004)

Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Veer-Zaara (2005)

Fun Cinema Entertainer of the year for Don - The Chase Begins Again (2007)

Global Indian Film Awards:

GIFA Best Actor Award for Veer-Zaara (2004)

GIFA Most Searched Male Actor on Internet (2004)

National Honours:

Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment (2002)

Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India (2005)

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Literature) award of the French government for his “exceptional career”. (27 Jan 2008)

Notes:

Shah Rukh's father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist. His mother Lateef Fatima was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose. Khan's father came to Gurgaon from Qissa Kahani Bazaar in Peshawar before the Partition of India, while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Khan has an elder sister named Shehnaz.

Khan attended St. Columba's School where he was accomplished in sports, drama and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an annual award bequeathed to the student who embodies most the spirit of the school. He later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honors degree in Economics. After this, he studied for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University.

After the death of his parents, Shah Rukh moved from Gurgaon to Mumbai in 1991. In that same year, he married Gauri Khan in a Hindu wedding ceremony. They have two children, son Aryan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000).

Shah Rukh studied acting under celebrated Theatre Director Barry John at Delhi's Theatre Action Group (TAG).

Khan made his acting debut in 1988 in the television series, Fauji, playing the role of Commando Abhimanyu Rai. He went on to appear in several other television serials, such as Circus (directed by Aziz Mirza), which depicted the life of circus performers.

After moving to Mumbai he made his Bollywood movie debut in Deewana (1992).

In 1995, Khan starred in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a critical and commercial success, which entered its twelfth year in 2007 in Mumbai theaters. By then the movie had grossed over 12 billion rupees, making it as one of the biggest movie blockbusters.

Khan turned producer when he set up a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza in 1999. The first two of the films he produced and starred in: Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) were box office failures. However, his third film, as a producer and star, Chalte Chalte (2003), was the first box office hit from his production house.

In 2004, he set up another production company called Red Chillies Entertainment and produced and starred in Main Hoon Na (2004) a box office hit. In 2005 he produced and starred in the fantasy film Paheli, a box office failure but was India's official entry to the Oscars for a nomination for Best Foreign Film, but it did not pass the final selection. That same year he also co-produced the supernatural horror film Kaal with Karan Johar and performed an item number for the film with Malaika Arora Khan. Kaal was moderately successful at the box office. The latest film Om Shanti Om (2007), which he produced as well as starred him, has done very well at the box office.

In 2007 Red Chillies won ownership rights to the Kolkata Team for the BCCI-backed IPL through a consortium led by Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta. The bid is pegged at $75.09 million.

Khan hosted the third series of the popular TV game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (January 22, 2007 to July 29 2007).