Shah Rukh Khan Height Weight Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the “Baadshah of Bollywood” (in reference to his 1999 film Baadshah), “King of Bollywood” and “King Khan”, he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. The Government of India has awarded him the Padma Shri, and the Government of France has awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Legion of Honour. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world.
Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with Deewana. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993), and Anjaam (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… (2001). Khan went on to earn critical acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Devdas (2002), a NASA scientist in Swades (2004), a hockey coach in Chak De! India (2007) and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010). His highest-grossing films include the comedies Chennai Express (2013), Happy New Year (2014), Dilwale (2015), and the crime film Raees (2017). Many of his films display themes of Indian national identity and connections with diaspora communities, or gender, racial, social and religious differences and grievances.
As of 2015, Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries and is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders and the Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago Knight Riders. He is a frequent television presenter and stage show performer. The media often label him as “Brand SRK” because of his many endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures. Khan’s philanthropic endeavours have provided health care and disaster relief, and he was honoured with UNESCO’s Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of children’s education and the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award in 2018 for his leadership in championing women’s and children’s rights in India. He regularly features in listings of the most influential people in Indian culture, and in 2008, Newsweek named him one of their fifty most powerful people in the world.
Early Life and Family
Khan was born on 2 November 1965 into a Muslim family in New Delhi. He spent the first five years of his life in Mangalore, where his maternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ahmed, served as the chief engineer of the port in the 1960s. Khan’s father, Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar who campaigned alongside the Khudai Khidmatgar, a nonviolent resistance movement led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan (also known as Bacha Khan or the “Frontier Gandhi”) that sought a united and independent India. Meer was a follower of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, and affiliated with the Indian National Congress. As of 2010, Khan’s paternal family was still living in the Shah Wali Qataal area of Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar. Meer moved to New Delhi in 1948 after the partition of India. Khan’s mother, Lateef Fatima, was the daughter of a senior government engineer. His parents were married in 1959. Khan described himself on Twitter as “half Hyderabadi (mother), half Pathan (father), and some Kashmiri (grandmother)”. According to Khan, his paternal grandfather, Meer Jan Muhammad Khan, was originally from Afghanistan. His paternal cousins in Peshawar claim that the family speaks Hindko and is originally from Kashmir, contradicting the claim that his grandfather was from Afghanistan.
Khan grew up in the Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of New Delhi. His father had several business ventures including a restaurant, and the family lived a middle-class life in rented apartments. Khan attended St. Columba’s School in central Delhi where he excelled in his studies and in sports such as hockey and football, and received the school’s highest award, the Sword of Honour. Initially Khan aspired to pursue a career in sports, however owing to a shoulder injury in his early years meant that he could no longer play. Instead, in his youth, he acted in stage plays and received praise for his imitations of Bollywood actors, of which his favourites were Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mumtaz. One of his childhood friends and acting partners was Amrita Singh, who became a Bollywood actress. Khan enrolled at Hansraj College (1985–88) to earn his bachelor’s degree in economics, but spent much of his time at Delhi’s Theatre Action Group (TAG), where he studied acting under the mentorship of theatre director Barry John. After Hansraj, he began studying for a master’s degree in mass communication at Jamia Millia Islamia, but left to pursue his acting career. He also attended the National School of Drama in Delhi during his early career in Bollywood. His father died of cancer in 1981, and his mother died in 1991 from complications of diabetes. After the death of their parents, his older sister, Shahnaz Lalarukh (born 1960) fell into a depressed state and Khan took on the responsibility of caring for her. Shahnaz continues to live with her brother and his family in their Mumbai mansion.
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Although Khan was given the birth name Shahrukh Khan, he prefers his name to be written as Shah Rukh Khan, and is commonly referred to by the initialism SRK. He married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991, after a six-year courtship. They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). In 2013, they became parents of a third child, a son named AbRam, who was born through a surrogate mother. Both his elder children have expressed interest in entering the entertainment industry; Khan has stated that Aryan, who studied filmmaking at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in California, aspires to become a writer-director, while Suhana, who served as assistant director for Khan’s film Zero (2018), is studying drama and acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts for higher education. Suhana made her acting debut in November 2019, in a short film titled “The Grey Part of Blue.” According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Islam, he also values his wife’s religion. His children follow both religions; at his home the Qur’an is situated next to the Hindu deities.
Shah Rukh Khan Height Weight Age Body Statistics Biography
Bio/Wiki | |
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Nickname(s) | • SRK • King Khan • King of Romance • Baadshah |
Profession(s) | • Actor • Producer • Entrepreneur |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 173 cm in meters– 1.73 m in feet inches– 5’ 8” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 75 kg in pounds– 165 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 32 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Debut | TV: Fauji (1989) Film: Deewana (1992) |
Awards/Honours | Filmfare Awards 1993: Best Debut Actor for Deewana 1994: Best Actor for Baazigar 1995: Critics Award for Best Actor for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and Best Villain for Anjaam 1996: Best Actor for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1998: Best Actor for Dil To Pagal Hai 1999: Best Actor for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 2001: Critics Award for Best Actor for Mohabbatein 2002: Given the Special Award Swiss Consulate Trophy 2003: Best Actor for Devdas 2005: Best Actor for Swades 2008: Best Actor for Chak De India 2011: Best Actor for My Name Is Khan Government Awards 2005: Padma Shri by the Government of India 2013: Goodwill ambassador by the Government of South Korea 2014: Légion d’honneur by the Government of France Other Awards 2007: NDTV Indian of the Year 2011: Pyramide con Marni by the UNESCO Note: Along with the above-mentioned awards, Shah Rukh has to his credit many other awards, honours, and achievements. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 2 November 1965 |
Age (as of 2023) | 58 Years |
Birthplace | New Delhi |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Signature | |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | New Delhi |
School | St. Columba’s School, Delhi |
College/University | • Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi • Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi |
Educational Qualification(s) | • BA (Hons.) • Masters Degree in Mass Communications (Filmmaking) |
Religion | Islam |
Caste/Sect | Sunni |
Ethnicity | Pathan |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Address | Mannat, Land’s End, Bandstand, Bandra (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400050, India |
Hobbies | Playing Computer Games, Collecting Gadgets, Playing Cricket |
Likes/Dislikes | Likes: Cricket, Books, Computer and Video Games, Hi-Tech Gadgets, Rain, Colognes Dislikes: Sentimentality and Displaying his own feelings, Liars, Early Mornings, Heat, Getting clicked while eating |
Controversies | • In 2001, Shah Rukh was accused of illegally using a plot of land, which was given to her mother on an annual licence fee. He was charged a fine of Rs 12,627 for not paying the license fee and violating the law. Not only did the family fail to pay the license fee but it also built a residential complex at the site in violation of law. • In 2008, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan landed into a brawl at Katrina Kaif’s birthday party. Reportedly, when Shah Rukh reached the venue with wife, Gauri Khan, Salman took a lot of digs at him. Apparently, he was miffed with SRK for not doing a cameo in his brother Sohail Khan’s film ‘Main Aur Mrs. Khanna.’ • In 2012, he attracted controversy by slapping Shirish Kunder (Farah Khan’s husband) in a party. • In 2012, during an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, he was criticised for manhandling a security guard and was also barred from entering Wankhede stadium. • In 2013, his statement that he was going to have a baby boy through surrogacy was condemned by the Indian Radiological and Imaging Associations. They questioned how could he know the sex of the baby since sex determination is banned in India. However, BMC gave him a clean chit. • He was caught smoking publicly in Rajasthan during an IPL match in 2012. • Shah Rukh Khan landed into a major controversy; following his comment on ‘extreme intolerance’ in India at an event. The issue resulted in several protests against him and his then released film “Dilwale.” However, the actor, later cleared that his words were misconstrued and he got into trouble. The actor insisted that he had never said that India was intolerant. He further clarified that when asked to comment on it, he had refused to do so but when he was insisted upon, he commented that the youth should concentrate on making India a secular and progressive country. • In 2016, he was accused by the local group of flouting heritage rules and building a ramp outside his bungalow, which was demolished by the BMC officials. • The actor also attracted criticism after he made the statement that he sometimes became an inadvertent object of political leaders. After Khan’s statement, Lashkar-E-Taiba founder and one of the most wanted terrorists, Hafiz Saeed said that Shah Rukh will be welcomed in Pakistan and will have the freedom to live there for as long as he wants. However, later, the actor condemned his statements. • In 2018, Shah Rukh’s former chartered accountant and confidant, Moreshwar Ajgaonkar, told the income-tax-officials that SRK used forged documents to purchase his Alibag plot. Reportedly, King Khan purchased agricultural land for agricultural purposes but instead constructed a super-luxury bungalow on it. |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Gauri Chibber |
Marriage Date | 25 October 1991 |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Gauri Khan (Indian Film Producer and Interior Designer) |
Children | Son(s)– • Aryan Khan • AbRam Khan (Through Surrogacy) Daughter– Suhana Khan |
Parents | Father– Taj Mohammad Khan (Businessman) Mother– Lateef Fatima (Magistrate, Social Worker) |
Siblings | Brother– None Sister– Shahnaz Lalarukh (Elder) |
Favourites | |
Food | Tandoori Chicken, Chinese Cuisines |
Beverage(s) | Pepsi, Coffee |
Actor(s) | Hollywood: Michael J. Fox, Peter Sellers Bollywood: Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan |
Actresses | Mumtaz, Saira Banu |
TV Show | Narcos (An American Crime Drama) |
Colour(s) | Blue, Black, White |
Phrase | ‘Let’s do it’ |
Destination(s) | London & Dubai |
Perfume(s) | Diptyque, Armani, Tuscany and Azzaro |
Book | The Hitch-Hiker’s Guid to The Galaxy (Author Douglas) |
Car | BMW |
Outfit(s) | Jeans, T-Shirt and Jacket |
Male Co-Stars | Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff |
Female Co-Stars | Juhi Chawla, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit |
Film Director | Manmohan Desai |
Music Director | A. R. Rahman |
Sport(s) | Hockey, Football, Cricket |
Soccer Player(s) | Socrates, Pele, Maradona, and Mattheus |
Fashion Designer(s) | Dolce & Gabbana |
Historical Person(s) | Genghis Khan, Hitler, Napoleon |
Spice | Red Chillies |
Song | “Gori Tera Gaon Bada” from the film ‘Chit Chor’ |
Style Quotient | |
Cars Collection | • Audi A6 Luxury Saloon • Benteley Continental GT • BMW 6 Series • BMW 7 Series • BMW i8 • Bugatti Veyron • Mitsubishi Pajero SFX • Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe • Toyota Land Cruiser Prado |
Money Factor | |
Salary (approx.) | $6.04 million (INR 45 crore/film) |
Income (as in 2018) | $7.52 million (INR 56 crore/annum) |
Net Worth (approx.) | $600 million (INR 3780 crores) |
Awards and Recognitions
Khan is one of the most decorated Bollywood actors. He has received 14 Filmfare Awards from 30 nominations and special awards, including eight for Best Actor; he is tied for the most in the category with Dilip Kumar. Khan has won the Filmfare Best Actor award for Baazigar (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Devdas (2002), Swades (2004), Chak De! India (2007) and My Name Is Khan (2010). At times, he has garnered as many as three of the five total Filmfare Best Actor nominations.
Although he has never won a National Film Award, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2005. The Government of France has awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2007), and the fifth degree of the French Legion of Honour, the Chevalier Légion d’honneur (2014). Khan has received five honorary doctorates; the first from The University of Bedfordshire in 2009, the second from The University of Edinburgh in 2015, the third from Maulana Azad National Urdu University in 2016, and his latest from The University of Law and La Trobe University in 2019.
Personal life
Khan married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991, after a six-year courtship. They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000). In 2013, they became parents of a third child, a son named AbRam, who was born through a surrogate mother. Both his elder children have expressed interest in entering the entertainment industry; Khan has stated that Aryan, who studied filmmaking at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in California, aspires to become a writer-director, while Suhana, who served as assistant director for Khan’s film Zero (2018), is studying drama and acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts for higher education. Suhana made her acting debut in November 2019, in a short film titled “The Grey Part of Blue.” According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Islam, he also values his wife’s religion. His children follow both religions; at his home the Qur’an is situated next to the murti of Hindu deities.
Although Khan was given the birth name Shahrukh Khan, he prefers his name to be written as Shah Rukh Khan, and is commonly referred to by the initialism SRK.
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1992 | Deewana | Raja Sahai | |
Chamatkar | Sunder Srivastava | ||
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | Raj Mathur | ||
Dil Aashna Hai | Karan Singh | ||
1993 | Maya Memsaab | Lalit Kumar | |
Pehla Nasha | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
King Uncle | Anil Bhansal | ||
Baazigar | Ajay Sharma / Vicky Malhotra | ||
Darr | Rahul Mehra | ||
1994 | Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Sunil | |
Anjaam | Vijay Agnihotri | ||
1995 | Karan Arjun | Arjun Singh / Vijay Singh Sharma | |
Zamaana Deewana | Rahul Malhotra | ||
Guddu | Guddu Bahadur | ||
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! | Hero | ||
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Raj Malhotra | ||
Ram Jaane | Ram Jaane | ||
Trimurti | Romi Singh | ||
1996 | English Babu Desi Mem | Gopal Mayur / Hari Mayur / Vikram Mayur | |
Chaahat | Roop Rathore | ||
Army | Major Arjun Singh | ||
Dushman Duniya Ka | Badru | Cameo appearance | |
1997 | Gudgudee | Himself | Cameo appearance |
Koyla | Shankar Thakur | ||
Yes Boss | Rahul Joshi | ||
Pardes | Arjun Sagar | ||
Dil To Pagal Hai | Rahul | ||
1998 | Duplicate | Bablu Chaudhry / Manu Dada | |
Achanak | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
Dil Se.. | Amarkant Verma | ||
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Rahul Khanna | ||
1999 | Baadshah | Raj (Baadshah) | |
2000 | Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani | Ajay Bakshi | Also producer |
Hey Ram | Amjad Khan | Simmultaneously shot in Tamil | |
Josh | Max “Maxy” Dias | ||
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | Rahul | Cameo appearance | |
Mohabbatein | Raj Aryan Malhotra | ||
Gaja Gamini | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | Arun Verma | |
Aśoka | Ashoka Maurya (Pawan) | Also producer | |
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… | Rahul Y. Raichand | ||
2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | Gopal | |
Devdas | Devdas Mukherjee | ||
Shakti: The Power | Jai Singh | ||
Saathiya | Yeshwant Rao | Cameo appearance | |
2003 | Chalte Chalte | Raj Mathur | Also producer |
Kal Ho Naa Ho | Aman Mathur | ||
2004 | Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke | Dushant | |
Main Hoon Na | Ram Prasad Sharma | ||
Veer-Zaara | Veer Pratap Singh | ||
Swades | Mohan Bhargav | ||
2005 | Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye | Himself | Cameo appearance |
Kaal | Himself | Cameo appearance in song ”Kaal Dhamal”Also producer | |
Silsiilay | Sutradhar | Cameo appearance | |
Paheli | Kishanlal / The Ghost | ||
2006 | Alag | Himself | Cameo appearance in song ”Sabse Alag” |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Dev Saran | ||
Don: The Chase Begins Again | Mark “Don” Donald / Vijay Pal | ||
I See You | Himself | Cameo appearance in song ”Subah Subah” | |
2007 | Chak De! India | Kabir Khan | |
Heyy Babyy | Raj Malhotra | Cameo appearance in song ”Mast Kalandar” | |
Om Shanti Om | Om Kapoor (O. K.) / Om Prakash “Omi” Makhija | ||
2008 | Krazzy 4 | Himself | Cameo appearance in song ”Break Free” |
Bhoothnath | Aditya Sharma | Cameo appearance | |
Shaurya | Voiceover | ||
Kismat Konnection | Narrator | ||
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Surinder Sahni / Raj Kapoor | ||
2009 | Luck by Chance | Himself | Cameo appearance |
Billu | Sahir Khan | ||
2010 | Dulha Mil Gaya | Pawan Raj Gandhi | Cameo appearance |
My Name Is Khan | Rizwan Khan | ||
Shahrukh Bola “Khoobsurat Hai Tu” | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | Himself | Cameo appearance in song ”Antenna” |
Love Breakups Zindagi | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
Ra.One | G.One / Shekhar Subramanium | ||
Don 2 | Mark “Don” Donald | ||
2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Samar Anand | |
2013 | Bombay Talkies | Himself | Cameo appearance in song ”Apna Bombay Talkies” |
Chennai Express | Rahul Y.Y Mithaiwala | ||
2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Aditya Sharma | Cameo appearance |
Happy New Year | Chandramohan “Charlie” Manohar Sharma | ||
2015 | Dilwale | Raj “Kaali” Bakshi / Ramlal | |
2016 | Fan | Aryan Khanna / Gaurav Chandna | |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Tahir Taliyar Khan | Cameo appearance | |
Dear Zindagi | Dr. Jehangir “Jug” Khan | ||
2017 | Raees | Raees Aalam | |
Tubelight | Gogo Pasha | Cameo appearance | |
Jab Harry Met Sejal | Harinder “Harry” Singh Nehra | ||
2018 | Zero | Bauaa Singh | |
2019 | The Zoya Factor | Narrator | |
2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Himself | |
Laal Singh Chaddha | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Mohan Bhargav | Cameo appearance | |
2023 | Pathaan | Pathaan | |
Jawan | TBA | Post-production | |
Tiger 3 | Pathaan | Cameo appearance | |
Dunki | TBA | Filming |
Documentary films
Year | Title | Role |
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2002 | Bollywood for Beginners | Himself |
2005 | The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan | Himself |
2010 | Living with a Superstar – Shahrukh Khan | Himself |
2011 | Mughal-E-Azam – A Tribute by a son to his father | Narrator |
2014 | Living with KKR | Himself |
Television
As an actor
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Fauji | Abhimanyu Rai | 13 episodes |
Dil Dariya | Nandu | 12 episodes | |
1989 | Umeed | Anand Gupta | |
Mahan Karz | Kanwar Singh | Television film | |
Wagle Ki Duniya | Himself | Episode: “Police Station” | |
1989–1990 | Circus | Shekharan | 19 episodes |
1989 | In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones | Senior | Television film |
Doosra Keval | Keval | 13 episodes | |
1991 | Idiot | Pawan Raghurajan | 4-part miniseries |
1993 | Rajani | Himself | 2 episodes |
2020 | The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye | Narrator | Miniseries |
Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives | Himself | Reality show; episode 8 |
As a host
Year | Title |
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2003 | 48th Filmfare Awards |
2004 | 49th Filmfare Awards |
2005 | 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards |
2006 | 2nd Global Indian Film Awards |
2007 | 52nd Filmfare Awards |
Kaun Banega Crorepati | Game show; season 3 |
2008 | 53rd Filmfare Awards |
Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? | Game show |
2010 | 16th Star Screen Awards |
55th Filmfare Awards | |
Indian Premiere League Awards | |
Sahara India Sports Awards 2010 | |
2011 | 17th Star Screen Awards |
Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout | Game show |
2012 | 18th Colors Screen Awards |
57th Filmfare Awards | |
Zee Cine Awards 2012 | |
2013 | 19th Colors Screen Awards |
58th Filmfare Awards | |
14th International Indian Film Academy Awards | |
2014 | 20th Life OK Screen Awards |
2015 | 21st Life OK Screen Awards |
India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun? | Game show |
2016 | 61st Filmfare Awards |
2017 | 62nd Filmfare Awards |
2017–2018 | TED Talks India Nayi Soch |
2018 | 63rd Filmfare Awards |
2019 | 64th Filmfare Awards |
TED Talks India Nayi Baat | Talk show |
Music videos
Title | Year | Performer | Album |
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“Kya Khoya” | 2002 | Jagjit Singh | Samvedna |
“Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara“ | 2010 | Various | — |
“Jai Hind India” | 2018 | AR Rahman Nakul Abhyankar MC Heam | — |
“BIBA” | 2019 | Shirley Setia Dev Negi | — |
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