Ahead of his upcoming “Chennai Express,”
the Indian superstar tells THR how technology can help
Bollywood and why
he hopes to be a part of the first Indian film to make a global impact.
With a fan following that extends beyond India and the diaspora to non-traditional markets like Germany,
Shah Rukh Khan
is perhaps the most recognized Indian film personality worldwide. His
two-decade-plus career has delivered some of Indian cinema's most
memorable and commercial hits.
Born in Delhi, the 47-year-old started out as a television actor in
the late 1980s and soon moved to Mumbai. By the 1990s, he was ruling the
box office after making a big splash as a villain in the 1993 thriller
Darr (
Fear). Khan's portrayal of a star-crossed lover in one the biggest Bollywood hits of all time, 1994's
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (
The Brave Hearted Will Take The Bride), cemented his status as the new king of romance. The directorial debut of
Aditya Chopra, son of the late veteran Bollywood filmmaker icon
Yash Chopra,
the film has had an uninterrupted run since its original release date
at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema, setting a record as the longest
running Indian film of all time.
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