Shah Rukh Khan Turns His 60th Birthday Into a Cinematic Celebration with Nationwide Film Festival
From DDLJ to Jawan, SRK’s greatest hits return to theatres as fans gather outside Mannat for his 60th birthday week. Rumours of his next film King add to the excitement.
Mumbai, October 31: It’s the kind of day when Mumbai feels just a little louder. The lights outside Mannat are already strung up, traffic is worse than usual, and fans have started lining the footpath, hoping to catch a glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan before his birthday weekend kicks off. Inside, the man himself decided to start the party early by launching, on his 60th Birthday the Shah Rukh Khan Film Festival, a country-wide celebration of his three-decade journey in cinema.
The Festival Begins
Starting today, theatres under PVR INOX across India will play some of his biggest hits Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Chak De! India, Om Shanti Om, Pathaan, Jawan basically a walk through his life on screen. The Siasat Daily confirmed that screenings are also being organised abroad, in places like London, Dubai, and New York, because SRK fans don’t really have borders.
He posted a short video this morning, smiling into the camera, saying thank you to everyone who “made every movie part of their own lives.” It wasn’t a glossy ad-shoot message, more like a quiet hello from someone who knows he’s loved. According to Moneycontrol, PVR INOX is treating it like both a tribute and a smart business move a way to bring people back to theatres while celebrating the man who helped fill them in the first place.
Rumours, Questions, And The King Tease
Of course, a Shah Rukh week can’t go by without a rumour storm. The internet has been buzzing for days about a teaser for his next film, supposedly called King. During his usual #AskSRK chat on X, a fan asked about it. SRK replied, half amused, “Abhi title toh announce kiya nahi officially.”
That’s about as close to a confirmation as he’s willing to give. Bollywood Hungama reported that the film’s title and a short glimpse might be released on November 2, his birthday. The film is said to be co-produced by Siddharth Anand, and insiders hint at a slick action setup. But if you’ve followed Khan long enough, you know he doesn’t let the rumours lead he waits, then drops the real thing when he wants.
The Crowd Outside Mannat
By evening, Bandra already looks festive. Fans with banners, kids in SRK T-shirts, college students on scooters everyone’s converging on that familiar corner opposite the sea. It’s almost a ritual now. People camp outside his home every year, waiting for that wave from the balcony around midnight on his birthday.
In between replying to fans online, one asked him jokingly if they could have a room in Mannat for the celebrations. He shot back, “Bhaade pe reh raha hoon yaar.” The Times of India picked it up instantly. The joke worked because it’s him quick, funny, never letting his fame feel untouchable.
A Bit Of Heart In Between The Fun
Amid all the chatter, a small moment stood out. Someone asked him how to get over a breakup. His answer: “Try dancing with someone else.” Simple, almost throwaway, but it got shared everywhere. The Economic Times noted how typical it was of SRK equal parts charm and empathy.
It’s those flashes that explain why he’s lasted this long. He’s not just acting in movies; he’s performing in everyday life, keeping a thread between himself and the people who made him a star.
Why This Feels Bigger Than A 60th Birthday
Calling this just a birthday celebration would be underselling it. The Shah Rukh Khan Film Festival feels like a full-circle moment a man looking back at three decades that changed Indian pop culture. When his early films came out in the ’90s, India was opening up economically, dreaming of global success. SRK became the face of that dream.
Film critics often say he represents modern India’s emotional evolution less about rebellion, more about aspiration. Now, with Pathaan and Jawan behind him, the festival isn’t just a nod to the past. It’s proof that he’s still the biggest name in the room.
Raja Sen once wrote that SRK is “the last of the true Hindi film heroes.” Watching what’s happening this week, that line feels right.
Two Days To 60
In two days, he turns sixty. Police are preparing for crowd control, nearby cafes are blasting his songs, and hotels in Bandra are apparently full of out-of-towners who just want to be there when he steps onto that balcony.
There’s talk that the King teaser might drop that night, but honestly, it doesn’t matter much. The celebration is already alive in theatres, in timelines, in the sea breeze outside Mannat.
He once said in an interview, “I sell dreams, small ones maybe, but they’re mine to sell.” Standing at sixty, he’s still doing it. And judging by the noise outside his gate tonight, people are still buying.
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Sana has been covering film, fame, and everything in between for over a decade. From red carpets to rehab rumors, she brings nuance, wit, and an insider’s edge to every story. When she’s not reporting, she’s probably watching Koffee With Karan reruns or doom-scrolling celebrity IG feeds.
