Rahul, naam toh suna hi hoga - but actor Shah Rukh Khan has more ammunition in his arsenal. He's built a career out of playing characters named Rahul, from the loverboy of Dil Toh Pagal Hai to the murderous obsessive of Darr. However, SRK does not fire on a single cylinder. His earliest successes were, including Baazigar and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (the movies that started it all), featured SRK in roles that did not involve the name Rahul.
Here are 20 times that SRK did not play a character named Rahul on-screen.
In the just-released Happy New Year, SRK plays one of a gang of diamond thieves named Charlie.
Next to Rahul, SRK's most popular screen name has been Raj. He's been so named in films such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Mohabbatein, Chalte ChalteRab Ne Bana Di Jodi
In Baazigar
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
In the reincarnation-themed Karan Arjun
Duplicate
In Dil Se
SRK played Aishwarya Rai's twin Max in JoshdesiWest Side Story
Devdas
In Kal Ho Naa Ho
Main Hoon Na
In the cross-border tale of Veer-Zaara
SRK's Mohan Bhargav quit his NASA job to return to his village home in India in Swades
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
In the Don
In Chak De! India
Om Shanti Om
In My Name is Khan
Superhero film RA.One
SRK played armyman Major Samar Anand in Jab Tak Hai Jaan
