Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi, and brought up in Mangalore for the first five years . His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, a Pathan, was an Indian independence activist from Peshawar,present day Pakistan. According to Khan, his paternal grandfather was originally from Afghanistan.His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served in the Indian National Army.Khan's father came to New Delhi from Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar before the partition of India, Regarding his origins, he described himself on Twitter as "half hyderabadi (mom) half Pathan (Dad) some kashmiri (grandmom)". His father died from cancer when Khan was 15 years old, and his mother died in 1990 after prolonged illness.Khan was very attached to his parents as a child and describes their early deaths as a turning point in his life and as his biggest motivation for hard work. He explained that his ideology in life is ".. to make movies so damn bloody big..that my parents somewhere sit down on a star and from there also can look at their son and say 'I can see his movies from here better than I can see the Wall of China or anything. We see his movies covering the face of this earth'. Khan has an elder sister named Shehnaz.
Growing up in Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi.He was a brilliant student and an all-rounder. At St. Columba's School, he won the prestigious Sword of Honour. He was also the captain of his football, hockey, and cricket teams all at the same time. He graduated with honours in economics from Hansraj College and did his master's in mass communications from Jamia Millia Islamia.After sustaining a football injury, he started to consider acting as a career.Khan then went on to study theater under the reputed Barry John, whom he credits for carving out the actor inside him.Shahrukh began his journey by landing the lead role of a commando in 1988 drama series "Fauji" (1988). He was much applauded for his work and soon became the heart throb of teenage girls, bagging roles in other serials such as "Circus" (1989) and _"Dil Dariya" , the former was delayed because of various reasons. He also had a minor role in a made-for-television film called In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) (TV)
Growing up in Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi.He was a brilliant student and an all-rounder. At St. Columba's School, he won the prestigious Sword of Honour. He was also the captain of his football, hockey, and cricket teams all at the same time. He graduated with honours in economics from Hansraj College and did his master's in mass communications from Jamia Millia Islamia.After sustaining a football injury, he started to consider acting as a career.Khan then went on to study theater under the reputed Barry John, whom he credits for carving out the actor inside him.Shahrukh began his journey by landing the lead role of a commando in 1988 drama series "Fauji" (1988). He was much applauded for his work and soon became the heart throb of teenage girls, bagging roles in other serials such as "Circus" (1989) and _"Dil Dariya" , the former was delayed because of various reasons. He also had a minor role in a made-for-television film called In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) (TV)