All of Shah Rukh Khan’s Movies, Ranked

There’s no actor quite like Shah Rukh Khan. For over 30 years, he’s been India’s most magnetic storyteller — lover, anti-hero, philosopher, fool. To watch Khan is to trace the arc of modern Hindi cinema itself: from the masala blockbusters of the 1990s to the globalized multiplex hits of the 2000s to the self-referential meta roles of the 2010s and 2020s.

When he burst onto the scene in 1992’s Deewana, Khan wasn’t the typical hero. But he had something rarer: charm that bordered on hypnosis. He could make you root for a stalker (Darr) and murderous villain (Baazigar), or swoon at the sight of a man opening his arms wide. Over time, that ability to fit into almost any role, from good to bad and everything in between, became his superpower.

This ranking isn’t about which films made the most money, won the most awards, or are the most rewatched. We removed any films where the King of Bollywood was the narrator or was in an unmemorable cameo. This list also isn’t a judgment on which movies are better, but rather which allowed Khan, a Delhi theater kid with acting chops, to shine most. Throughout it all, one truth remains constant: no one makes us believe quite like Shah Rukh Khan.