Shah Rukh Khan only Indian on Empire Magazine’s list of "50 Greatest Actors Of All Time"

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• Dec 21, 2022 | Dhupali Das

The 57-year-old actor is included in Empire magazine's list, which also includes Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Marlon Brando...

Digital Desk: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has become the only Indian to be named in an international list of 50 greatest actors of all time by a prominent British magazine. The 57-year-old actor is included in Empire magazine's list, which also includes Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, and many others.

In the accompanying brief profile, the magazine said SRK has a career that has now lasted four decades of "nearly unbroken hits, with a fanbase of pretty much billions." "You don’t do that without outrageous amounts of charisma and absolute mastery of your craft. Comfortable in almost every genre going, there’s pretty much nothing he can’t do," it added.

The publication highlighted Khan's iconic characters from four films: Devdas, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, My Name Is Khan and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai by Karan Johar, and Swades, directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar.

His dialogue from the 2012 movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan — "Zindagi toh har roz jaan leti hai… Bomb toh sirf ek baar lega" (Everyday life kills us a little. A bomb will kill you only once) has been recognised as the ‘iconic line’ of his career.

Jab Tak Hai Jaan was Yash Chopra's swansong, and it featured Khan as an Indian Army Major named Samar Anand. Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif were also featured in the movie. The actor will next be seen in the action film Pathaan, which will be released worldwide on January 25, 2023. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the movie also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone.

Khan will also appear in two other films, the action-entertainer Jawan, directed by Atlee, and the Rajkumar Hirani-directed Dunki. Jawan, a pan-India project, will be released on June 2, 2023, while Dunki, which also stars Taapsee Pannu, will be released in December 2023.