Shah Rukh Khan: The Untold Story of the King of Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan's untold story: how the son of a broke freedom fighter, who drove his father home the night he died, went from his first Rs 50 as an usher to the King of Bollywood, and came back after more than four years away. Narrated in Hindi, with English subtitles (turn on CC). In this video: • Zero, and the years he stayed away from the camera • His parents, and the night he drove his father home at 15 • Rs 50, hockey, college, theatre and Fauji • His mother, Bombay "for a year", Gauri and the borrowed suit • Deewana, Baazigar, Darr and DDLJ, still running after 30 years • Mannat, Swades, Newsweek's "King of Bollywood" and KKR • Newark, the Wankhede ban, Ra.One and TED 2017 • The break, October 2021, Pathaan and Jawan • His first National Award, Hurun's list and King (due 24 Dec 2026) CHAPTERS 0:00 Zero, and four years away 0:36 A freedom fighter's son 1:11 "Just now, Mom" 1:41 Rs 50 and the Taj Mahal 1:58 Hockey, college and theatre 2:22 Fauji: from counting crows to hero 2:42 His mother, and Bombay 3:18 Gauri and the borrowed suit 3:41 Deewana 3:57 Baazigar and Darr 4:25 DDLJ: 30 years and counting 5:02 His first film as a producer 5:27 Mannat 5:46 Swades, Padma Shri, Chak De! India 6:08 King of Bollywood, and KKR 6:21 Held at Newark 6:41 The Wankhede ban, KKR's first title 7:02 Ra.One and the records 7:35 TED 2017, and a flop 7:54 The break, and the pizza 8:18 October 2021 8:39 Pathaan 9:01 Jawan 9:28 The first National Award 9:53 Shah Rukh Khan today, and King 10:22 The takeaway SOURCES (figures as of 3 October 2026) • TED, "Thoughts on humanity, fame and love" (Apr 2017); CNN TalkAsia (Sep 2004); CNN (Jan 25, 2008; Aug 15, 2009) • Bollywood Hungama (Nov 2, 2006; Jan 21, 2020; Jan 30, 2023; Nov 21, 2023; Nov 3, 2025); DNA (Jan 2017); Rediff (Jun 2, 2004) • Dawn/APP (Jul 26, 2005); The Times of India (2010, 2013, 2021); Hindustan Times (Apr 9, 2007; Jun 28, 2015) • The Indian Express (Feb 16, 2016; Sep 6, 2025); The Hindu (Feb 6, 2026); Deccan Chronicle (Feb 21, 2015; Nov 10, 2016; Nov 16, 2018) • India Today (Apr 15, 1995); The Quint (Oct 25, 2019); Film Companion (Jan 19, 2017); Filmfare's winners list • Yash Raj Films; Box Office India; Al Jazeera/AFP (Oct 19, 2025); Business Today (Sep 10, 2023; Jan 25, 2025); Free Press Journal (Oct 27, 2020; May 16, 2023) • Variety (Dec 17, 2004; Aug 11, 2013; Aug 2024); NASA photo KSC-04PD-1105 (May 5, 2004); PIB (Mar 28, 2005; Sep 23, 2025) • Business Standard/PTI (Dec 22, 2008; Sep 24, 2026); ESPNcricinfo (Jan 24, 2008; May 27, 2012); Yale, Chubb Fellowship (2012) • The Hollywood Reporter (Aug 2009; Nov 1, 2011); CBC (Apr 2012); IBTimes India (Oct 25, 2014); The Daily Star (Jul 2014; Nov 2025); Forbes (Aug 22, 2017) • Gulf News (2012 to 2025); The Tribune (May 27, 2022; Feb 21, 2023); India TV (Oct 28, 2021; Oct 2023; Sep 15, 2026); ThePrint (2022, 2023) • Malay Mail (Oct 10, 2023); Akashvani News (May 27, 2024); BBC, via AOL (Oct 3, 2025); Red Chillies Entertainment, KING page ABOUT THIS VIDEO Famously Untold is an independent channel, not affiliated with or endorsed by Shah Rukh Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment, KKR or anyone featured in this video. Every fact comes from the public sources above, as of October 3, 2026; English quotes are verbatim. The October 2021 case about his son is told only through official, dated outcomes: bail from the Bombay High Court, and the NCB's chargesheet, which did not name him, citing a lack of sufficient evidence. Every photo carries the date it was taken. Spotted an error? Tell us in the comments and we'll pin a correction. PHOTO CREDITS (via Wikimedia Commons; cut out from their backgrounds, cropped and colour-graded for this video) • 2000; 2012; 15 Sep 2023: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 • 5 May 2004, Kennedy Space Center: NASA, public domain • 28 Mar 2005, Padma Shri: President's Secretariat / PIB, GODL-India. Cropped to him. • 8 Feb 2008 and 12 Feb 2010, Berlin: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0 • 20 Sep 2014, SLAM! The Tour: Laura Lee Dooley (photo by James C. Dooley), CC BY 2.0. Cropped to him. • 27 Apr 2017, TED2017: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0 (thumbnail illustration A was painted from this photo) • 23 Sep 2025, National Film Awards: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting / PIB, GODL-India. Cropped to him. Animation, graphics and thumbnails: original artwork. The cinemas, the bungalow, the trophies, the jersey and the props are generic drawings, not the real designs. Subscribe to Famously Untold for more stories behind the names. #shahrukhkhan #srk #biography #untoldstory