Over 80 films, a career spanning 32 years, and his first National Award comes in 2025. Shah Rukh Khan has been a legend ever since he stepped into the film industry with an anti-hero role. SRK has carried Indian cinema on his shoulders, delivered some of the most iconic performances of our time, and yet the National Awards always seemed to overlook him. And now, when the recognition finally arrives, it happens to be for a film that doesn't do much for SRK the actor, but everything for SRK the phenomenon.

But here’s some food for thought: Shah Rukh winning Best Actor for 'Jawan' might just be a compensatory recognition, a way of making up for years of oversight. The award feels less like a nod to just this film and more like a belated acknowledgement of his unmatched legacy -- the char

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