Happy Birthday Shah Rukh Khan: Recalling the actor's best dialogues

Shah Rukh Khan, one of the most recognisable names from Bollywood, turns 56 today. He made his screen debut with Deewana in 1992, then took on several anti-hero and villainous roles — a brave move for a novice actor — and eventually cemented himself as the King of Romance in Hindi cinema. Khan has proven himself as an evergreen presence in Bollywood: a force to be reckoned with. So here's recalling some of his best and iconic dialogues that everyone from the Gen Z to your grandma will know. 

Khan was at his cheeky best as Raj who falls head over heels in love with Kajol's Simran after their meet cute in Switzerland. It's a dialogue so memorable that even former US President Obama quoted it in a speech. 

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai has its problems, and so does this dialogue. But if you take it out of the film's context it's a powerful one. Friendship is love, and love is friendship (and not necessarily the romantic kind). Khan plays the dreamy Rahul here, who sways everyone in class including Anjali (Kajol) with his observation of what love really means to him.

Khan is one of the few actors who injects all emotion into the dialogue, and this one is just another example of it. 

I bet all of us walked out of theatres after watching Chak De! India wishing that we had a coach or a mentor like Kabir Khan. Out of all the moments in this inspirational sports drama, this intense scene is probably the first thing that pops up. 

This pithy one-liner from vintage Shah Rukh summed up the entire film. 

Another Om Shanti Om dialogue made the cut here, and why shouldn't it?