There is an awesome quote by Spryte Loriano which says, "Every great story on the planet happened when someone decided not to give up, but kept going no matter what." A very simple yet a very impactful quote. It is motivation that helps you to keep going despite the difficulties you face and it is motivation that helps you to take an initiative for achieving your goals. There are so many people in our life who motivate us and also there are many great personalities worldwide whose success stories are astonishing. So amongst all this, how can the Bollywood industry stay behind? The industry has got some of the finest actors who have made our country proud. They have reached humongous levels of success through their hard work and became popular around the globe and also made Bollywood popular in the whole world. They showed us that nothing is impossible as they went from rags to riches, from nobody to a household name. Today I would like to share with you a list of Bollywood celebrities who have made our country popular on international levels through their hard work. Their contribution to the film industry is huge and well acclaimed. Have a look below.

1) Shah Rukh Khan: 

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In a recent video of the English actor, Tom Hiddleston, where he played the word association game, he was given the word 'India' to which he said Shah Rukh Khan. Later, he was given the word 'Bollywood' to which he asked, "Am I allowed to say Shah Rukh Khan again?" The video itself is an ultimate proof of Shah Rukh Khan's success. His success in the Bollywood industry is so enormous that Shah Rukh Khan and Bollywood are synonyms for so many people around the world. Almost all of us know his life story that how an ordinary Delhi guy made his way to the city of dreams- Mumbai, faced so many struggles in his acting career yet had so much confidence in himself that he proved himself and his worth to everyone. He said that he is here to rule and it is a fact that he is ruling Mumbai, the whole India and also the world with his charm and his acting. Shah Rukh Khan is truly an unprecedented movie star. 

2) Priyanka Chopra Jonas:

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas- an actress, singer and film producer is that one woman who never fails to inspire us, especially the young girls. She is one of the 100 most influential people in the world and is also among the world's 100 most powerful women. She was the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, after which she was offered films from the Bollywood industry. She started her career in Bollywood with the movie, 'The Hero: Love Story of a Spy' in 2003 and then was seen in several movies over the time. But there are difficulties and struggles behind every success story and she also had some difficult times in her acting career where she had many unsuccessful films at the box office but we know she is here today because she never stopped. She already made our country in the year 2000 by winning the Miss World pageant but later, she also expanded her acting career in American film and T.V. which made us prouder. Her whole personality is a motivation for us and adding to it in 2021, she published her memoir named 'Unfinished', where she has shared the important moments of her life and career, which can become another source of inspiration for us by her. 

3) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan:

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Another winner of the Miss World pageant in 1994. She is also been known as 'the most beautiful woman in the world'. She also started receiving film offers after she won the Miss World in 1994. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film, Iruvar in 1997 and also made her Bollywood debut the same year with the movie 'Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya'. She has also worked in the Bengali film 'Chokher Bali' and the British film 'Provoked'. She won the Filmfare award for the best actress for the movie 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'. She also made her mark internationally with movies like Bride and Prejudice (2004), The Mistress of Spices (2005), Provoked as mentioned earlier, The Last Legion (2007) and 'The Pink Panther 2 (2009). She is a global icon who made her mark overseas and is recognised all over the world for her career and her beauty. We are so proud to have her. She has also been interviewed on several American talk shows like 'The Late Show with David Letterman', twice on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' and also on 'The Martha Stewart Show'. She is popular worldwide and also has made India and Bollywood popular over the world. 

4) Sushmita Sen:

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This woman made a history by winning the Miss Universe Title in 1994 when she was just 18 years old. She became India's first lady to win the 'Miss Universe Title' and India became proud. She started appearing in Bollywood movies after winning the Miss Universe. Her debut Bollywood movie was the movie Dastak (1996), she also starred in a Tamil film Ratchagan. Later she was seen in several Bollywood movies but the movie Main Hoon Na (2004) is considered her biggest hit in her whole acting career. Nirbaak was her first ever Bengali film in her career. She did not appear in a huge number of films but will be always loved by all for whatever she is. In 2020, she played a role of a housewife in Ram Madhvani's 'Aarya' for which she was well praised. 

5) Irrfan Khan:

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Irrfan Khan, though today is not between us, is always alive in our memories. He was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the field of arts. He had a very much struggling career as we all know that success never comes easily. He did many small roles in several movies until he was heing recognised. Also, on the global front, he was seen in movies like, The Warrior (2001), The Namesake (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), I Love You (2009), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Life of Pi (2012), Jurassic World (2015) and Inferno (2016). He did a small role in the movie Salaam Bombay which was his acting debut. The movie Angrezi Medium was his final appearance. He was also praised for his roles in movies like, The Lunchbox (2013), Piku (2015), Talvar (2015). His contribution to the film industry can never be forgotten and we can say this with pride for Irrfan Khan that 'legends never die'. 

               

        Shah Rukh Khan is that one actor who needs no introduction. Shah Rukh Khan is the one amd only undisputed king of Bollywood. People have given him the name of King Khan because unarguably, he is the king of everything. Shah Rukh Khan gave a kick start to his career in Bollywood by playing a negative character in the movie Deewana. Also further, he didn't hesitate to be seen as a bad guy in his coming films. Early in his career, Shah Rukh Khan was popular for his villainous roles and was recognised for his negative characters from Deewana (1992), Baazigar (1993), Darr (1993) and Anjaam (1994). Later with DDLJ, he became the king of romance as well. People started recognizing him as a romantic hero and he became the Raj Malhotra that still stays in our hearts rent free. Over his whole career, he has played so many amazing roles and proved his versatility with each of the characters portrayed by him. With his impeccable acting skills, he makes us feel each and every emotion of the movie and in some scenes its just his eyes doing all the talking. Well, what more can I say about Shah Rukh Khan which is not already said or written. But talking about his movies, there is an endless list of hit movies given by him and today I am going to share with you a list of 10 best Shah Rukh Khan movies to watch. Some of these movies are lesser known while some are hit and popular. This list will make a perfect watchlist for all Shah Rukh Khan fans. Take a read below. 

1) Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992):

This was a movie in the initial stages of Shah Rukh Khan's Bollywood career. It is a story of a young man Raj (Raju), who comes to the city to find a job and settle his life. He then falls in love with Renu who helps him to find a job but later he is filled with pride and arrogance as he becomes successful. But also, with time, he finds himself slowly slipping and getting stuck in the rich lifestyle which further disturbs his relations with Renu and all others. 

2) Yes Boss (1997):

In this movie we can see Shah Rukh Khan as 'Rahul- the boss ka chamcha' who constantly tries to win his boss' heart in order to be successful in his career. Rahul's boss being a casanova wants to make Seema his girlfriend and seeks Rahul's help to do so. Later Rahul falls in love with Seema and is guilty for setting her up with his boss who is just passing his time with her. He then finds himself in a great complication of choosing between his love and his career. 

3) Pardes (1997):

Pardes is a complete romantic and drama movie which focuses on the values and cultures of India. Kishorilal wants his NRI son to get close to the Indian values and cultures as he is born and brought up in America. He then decides to get his son married to his friend's daughter Ganga who lives in a village in India. Rajiv and Ganga get engaged and Kishorilal decides to take her to America to learn and get familiar with the lifestyle there. But Ganga finds herself a little alone in America and shares a different, comfortable and closer relation with Arjun, Kishorilal's foster son. 

4) Dil Se (1998):

Amar is a journalist who meets a woman on a railway platform and falls for her at once but she then just disappears. They both again cross paths and Amar tries to win over her but she doesn't have a mutual feeling for him and tries to avoid him as much as possible and then disappears again. Later when Amar moves on and decides to get married, the woman traces his residence and comes to his house asking for some help. But she has a bundle of mysteries hidden within herself. 

5) Josh (2000):

Prakash and Max are both rivals who have their own gangs and they constantly get into fights with one another due to one reason or another. Max's twin sister Shirley falls in love with Prakash's brother Rahul, inspite of all the rivalry between their brothers. When Max finds out about his sister's love affair, it raises the temperature between him and Prakash. 

6) Mohabbatein (2000):

We see Shah Rukh Khan playing the role of a music teacher in this movie. The movie surrounds the story of a renowned college named Gurukul whose principal, Narayan Shankar, is a strict and well disciplined man who wants his students to be as disciplined as him and is also against love. He prohibits his students from falling in love. But when Raj Aryan, the music teacher enters and secures a job in Gurukul, he completely changes the rules and regulations or as we can say he changes 'the complete naksha' of Gurukul and eventually Narayan Shankar's mindset. 

7) Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003):

Kal Ho Naa Ho is a movie which has comedy, drama and romance perfectly combined in it. It's a story of a girl Naina who is fed up of the constant quarrels in her family, but things take a turn when Aman Mathur, an angel in disguise enters in her life and fills her life with colours and joy. Naina's best friend Rohit falls in love with her, on the other hand, Naina falls in love with Aman. But Aman, even after knowing Naina's in love with him, he helps Rohit to win over Naina and tries to set up both of them.

8) Main Hoon Na (2004):

Major Ram Prasad Sharma is on a mission to protect a general's daughter and has to be disguised as a college student. He also has to trace his step brother in order to be together with his family as it was his father's last wish. The movie is completely fun and dramatic and shows the problems Major Ram faces while on his mission. 

9) Veer-Zaara (2004):

The year 2004 was an amazing year with some hit movies of SRK like Main Hoon Na, Swades and also Veer-Zaara being one of them. Veer-Zaara is the love story of an Indian boy and a Pakistani girl. Veer Pratap Singh is an Indian pilot who falls in love with Zaara when she visits India, he wants to express his feelings to her when she is about to leave. But, at the same time he finds out that she is already engaged. But later when he finds out that Zaara reciprocates his feelings, he leaves everything behind and makes his way to Pakistan to fetch Zaara but ends up being in prison for 22 years without any crime just to save Zaara's character. 

10) Swades (2004):

In this movie we see Shah Rukh Khan portraying a slightly different character from all of his other movies. He plays the character of Mohan Bhargava- a project manager working at NASA, who one day decides to go to India to trace his nanny and take her to America with him. But due to some unexpected situations in the village, he finds himself working for the betterment of the villagers and tries to reform the village and their lives

                So, these were the 10 best Shah Rukh Khan movies to watch. There is actually a huge list of the best movies in his whole career, but these are especially from the 90s and early 2000s. Some of these movies especially from the 90s are lesser known to some people and that is why I wanted to recommend those and some are the best super hits which we all know. So how many movies have you already watched from the above list and how many are going to be added to your watchlist? Let me know in the comments below. Also share which is your favourite movie of Shah Rukh Khan.