No other Bollywood actor other than Shah Rukh Khan can be termed as the King of Romance!! Well, there is a special connect for romance in the career graph of the Badshah, SRK. He might have very well got over the age of romance now, but his romantic films are evergreen and will remain in the minds and hearts of the masses.
So why do we call Shah Rukh Khan as the King of Romance?
Uff!! Can we forget the ‘palat… palat’ sequence in the film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, and the captivating energy he brought to the scene as the ultimate lover boy. Or the dialogue where he says, ‘Bade Bade shehron mei aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain!’, Senorita’. Amazing screen presence and exciting romantic recall, these are!!
King Khan has had a career wherein he has done a majority of romantic films. Even though he started his career in negative roles in films Baazigar, Darr, Anjaam etc, he is even today loved for his romantic roles in films Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Devdas, Veer Zaara, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and many more.
Well, what brings his romantic roles to life? His amazing screen presence with his leading ladies, the captivating romance will never shade away from hearts. Name the actress, and SRK has had a memorable romantic film with her. From Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Sridevi, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, he has had big hits in romantic roles with these leading ladies.
What’s more? In real life too, he is an inspiration of sorts when it comes to romance. His real life love story with Gauri Khan is memorable if you know of it. He is a devoted husband and a father today.
Certainly, he is the King of Romance!!