Shahrukh was born into a Muslim family in New Delhi and grew up in the Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi. While Shah Rukh Khan's father Meer Taj Mohammed Khan had several business ventures including a restaurant and his Mother Lateef Fatima was a social worker, an executive magistrate for the longest tenure recorded who dealt with juvenile delinquents.

Both his parents lost their lives while Meer Taj Mohammed died of cancer in 1981 when Shahrukh was in college, his mother Lateef Fatima died in 1990 due to complications of diabetes. Post the death of the parents, his older sister, Shahnaz Lalarukh fell into a depressed state and Khan took on the responsibility of caring for her and she continues to live with her brother and his family in their Mumbai mansion, Mannat (Wish).




Shahrukh Khan Family