Bollywood’s Badshah Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for the release of his most awaited film Dunki. This year (2023) the actor is all set to make a hat trick by giving three blockbusters. However, his upcoming Rajkumar Hirani movie Dunki is very different from his prior two releases of the year Pathaan and Jawan. Dunki is said to be a ‘slice of life’ movie that will take its audience on an adventure of a lifetime.
The ace filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani is known to deliver some of the classic slice-of-life movies of all time in Indian cinema. Now, the collaboration between Rajkumar Hirani and Shah Rukh Khan is expected to be magical. Let us tell you, this won’t be the first time the veteran and versatile star is doing something like this. Shah Rukh Khan has earlier given some of the best performances of his lifetime in critically acclaimed movies. Check out the top five ‘slice of life’ movies of Shah Rukh Khan below.
Shah Rukh Khan at his best:
5. Dear Zindagi:
Year of release: 2016
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Ali Zafar, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shah Rukh Khan, and Kunal Kapoor
Director: Gauri Shinde
Producer: Gauri Khan, Gauri Shinde, and Karan Johar.
Runtime: 2h 31m
IMDB rating: 7.4/10
Where to watch? Netflix
Storyline: Kaira experiences a string of setbacks in her career and relationships before developing sleeplessness. She gets in touch with psychologist Dr. Jehangir Khan, who treats her using non-conventional techniques.
4. Chak De! India:
Year of release: 2007
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla, Chitrashi Rawat, Tanya Abrol, Arya Menon, and Seema Azmi.
Director: Shimit Amin
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Runtime: 2h 33m
IMDB rating: 8.1/10
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Storyline: As a sign of his commitment to his country, Kabir Khan, an ex-hockey player from India who was charged with insulting his country in a world hockey competition, takes on the role of coach for the Indian women’s national team.
3. Main Hoon Na:
Year of release: 2004
Cast: Zayed Khan, Sushmita Sen, Amrita Rao, Shah Rukh Khan, Suniel Shetty, Boman Irani, and Kiran Kher.
Director: Farah Khan
Producer: Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan
Runtime: 2h 59m
IMDB rating: 7/10
Where to watch? Netflix
Storyline: In order to shield a general’s daughter from a rogue soldier, Major Ram is ordered to pose as a college student. He even needs to grant his dying father’s wish to make amends with his relatives.
2. Veer-Zaara:
Year of release: 2004
Cast: Preity Zinta, Manoj Bajpayee, Shah Rukh Khan, and Rani Mukherji.
Director: Yash Chopra
Producer: Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra
Runtime: 3h 12m
IMDB rating: 7.8/10
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Storyline: An Indian pilot named Veer and a Pakistani girl named Zaara fall in love. Zaara believes Veer is dead and dedicates her life to his Indian village while he serves his years in prison in Pakistan.
1. Kal Ho Naa Ho:
Year of release: 2003
Cast: Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Jaya Bachchan, and Sonali Bendra.
Director: Nikkhil Advani
Producer: Yash Johar
Runtime: 3h 6m
IMDB rating: 7.9/10
Where to watch? Netflix
Storyline: Aman infuses Naina, a dejected MBA candidate with family issues, with optimism and vitality. Naina is in love with him and wants to marry him, but she doesn’t know that he has a fatal illness.
