When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.

Khan is considered to be one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history with a fan following claimed to number in the billions; in 2011 the Los Angeles Times called him "the world's biggest movie star. In 2005 the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Shahrukh Khan (pronounced [‘ʃaːɦrəx ˈxaːn]; born 2 November 1965) often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred as SRK or SK is an Indian film actor.