Why India Worships Shahrukh Khan
If you’ve never been to India, it’s hard to explain just how important Shahrukh Khan is. He is a V, V, V, VIP.
Imagine someone who has the film star status of George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt rolled into one, who has the common touch of Jamie Oliver, and the business acumen of Steve Jobs, who hosts the most popular game show on TV, who owns the equivalent of, say, the Red Sox or Chelsea Football Club, as well as umpteen other businesses including a lot of alternative energy generation.
In India, Shahrukh Khan’s face is everywhere on billboards, on TV, on the back of rickshaws, in every magazine and newspaper, with Google; selling mobile phones, soft drinks, Formula 1, cars, watches, soap. If SRK is not endorsing your product – well, poor you. (Maybe I should get him on OA.)
His net worth is well in excess of half a billion dollars. And his reign in Bollywood has gone pretty much unchecked from the early 90s, when he exploded onto the big screen and stole India’s heart.
No wonder they call him King Khan.
So I wondered what the synastry was between India and it’s most famous face.
Look, SRK’s Moon is exactly conjunct India’s midheaven – just a few minutes apart; it’s remarkable really. This is a classic placement for a country’s “sweetheart”. His Moon is in cool, popular Aquarius too, which gives him mass appeal. The thing about SRK is that he seems as if he could be the boy next door (Aquarius). Just a sort of superman version. In his natal chart, that Moon is in 5th House of acting, so it is natural for him to always be playing a part.
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| SRK, 2 Nov 1965, 2.30AM New Delhi |
With the Moon on India’s MC like this, it’s like his soul represents the very best of the country to itself. SRK is a Muslim; his wife is a Hindu. He is bringing his children up to be both Muslim and Hindu – what an excellent example of how India herself could be.
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| India, 15 Aug 1947 midnight |
Now, one of the other things about SRK is his incredible, screen-sizzling charisma. He has the ultimate movie star gift by the truckload– super-powered sex appeal. The simple truth is, when SRK is on the screen, you don’t want to look anywhere else. No matter how daft the storyline, silly the dancing, clunking the dialogue, SRK is mesmerisingly watchable. There is a bit of a cultural gap for westerners to overcome watching Bollywood fare. The idea of what a movie is, is different. But the essence of stardom is exactly the same. Leonardo DiCaprio has the same snakelike fascination; so does Angelina Jolie.
Super-powered sex appeal? Pluto (in this case the planet of penetration) rising and conjunct electrifying Uranus, Sun in sexy Scorpio, the lovers Mars and Venus conjoined in fiery Sagittarius. Plus the Sun is applying to Neptune (glamour, the movies) in Scorpio. He truly has it all. And how does this fit in with Mother India?
For a start, SRK’s Mars-Venus is exactly opposite India’s Uranus. It’s as if his sex appeal gets plugged right into to a high-voltage electric socket. Mars-Venus also sends a beautiful ray to India’s Sun-Venus, enhancing her sense of her own identity.
SRK’s Pluto Uranus is in India’s 5th House of children. And in his own chart, there is some wounding to do with motherhood (Ceres-Chiron pop Pluto-Uranus), which gives SRK dynamic tension, necessary for charisma. But Mother India mothers him. And she too has a Chiron (wounding) -Ceres (motherhood) aspect – an opposition in which Chiron is conjunct SRK’s Sun.
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| India and Pakistan may be sworn enemies, but SRK is beloved in both countries. |
Part of the root of SRK’s popularity must be that he helps heal India’s wounds – one of the deepest of which is the sectarian divide, which SRK bridges so elegantly, both in his private life and in his films.
SRKs Gemini North Node is conjunct India’s Ascendant and India’s own Taurus NN. His destiny is tied to India’s.
He also explains India to herself. This fits in with India’s Cancer Moon (her mothering soul) trining SRK’s Mercury (communications). He talks to the soul of the country on an emotional direct line. Both planets are in water signs.
His Jupiter is on India’s weak Mars in Cancer. He is Indian masculinity and virility writ large. He is the ideal Indian man. His Neptune brushes India’s Jupiter in Scorpio with stardust: together they create huge dreams.
SRK’s own MC, the way he is seen by the masses, is in India’s first house. He is a representation of India to herself. And that is the key to SRK’s incredible appeal. He is both a beautiful son and an idealised reflection back to the country of how India could be.
With Kajol in the 1998 movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. A bit of an homage to Fred and Ginger.
Wow! Very interesting and true
Particularly lovely article …
As a white American with a few too many preoccupations, I’d heard of Khan as a populist businessman but not as a superstar, at least not in a way that would stick in my head. Think I’ll remember him now! 🙂
thx Christina for this wonderful post…I absolutely adore SRK since i first saw him in the film “Veer Zaara” a few years back. I’m lucky enough to live somewhere where we get all his films fairly quickly so i get to see him on the big screen, can’t wait to see his new film “RA one”. I also respect him for his personal outlook in regards to a “mixed” (well, Hindu – Muslim ) marriage and bringing up kids both ways. Bravo for making his chart available to all of us–I had looked up his birthday a bit ago to find out what sign he was and why he’s so appealing..but as an amateur I didn’t have the skills to see anything as in depth as your brilliant offering. Thx again and cheers!
His appeal does seem to be pretty far-reaching. I was told yesterday that he’s huge in Baghdad!
wow, how deep and insightful this was! I wonder what he would think if he read this article for himself….
Hope he does:)
So interesting — thanks so much
I was reading an article in the SFC yesterday which pointed out how our films (in the US) so often reflect a very ugly version of our culture. I kind of wish we had our own SRK
brilliant
wow, how deep and insightful this was! I wonder what he would think if he read this article for himself….
great read!
Shahrukh khan is one of my favorite actor .People called him King khan Badshah khan. He is a perfect actor . He is the best star in this world. I like a lot his all movies but Om Shanti Om is my favorite movie. Keep posting such wonderful and insightful blogs .
Shahrukh Khan the king khan Is one of my favorite actor . His acting is very nice and he is heartbeat of many people in this world. Shahrukh is a great personality . I like his every picture . His soul represents the very best of the country to itself. Shahrukh is a Muslim; his wife is a Hindu. Now Shahrukh`s stars is very bright according to astrology .
Very good analysis! Thank you.
and his Jupiter not only in the 10th House but at 1 Cancer on the World Axis Aries Point.
Great analysis. Requesting you to do an analysis for Salman Khan’s chart. He is actually bigger than SRK and has Demi-God status India, to the extent that he’s walked away Scott free for some crimes. He is also an eternal bachelor and refuses to get married but has had a series of affairs, his most talked about relationship was with Aishwarya Rai, who he famously beat up. He is basically the Brad Pitt of India – much adored, women go nuts over him, more than SRK. He is Bollywood’s bad boy -. Would be interesting to see what has given him so much success and if he will ever get married.