Take a good look Shah Rukh Khan has quite a sweeping pool of get-ups

Popular perception, his name conjures images of big-budget confectionery romances either as Raj, Rahul or Aman.
But for someone who’s made a prolific career glorifying the ’love struck cool dude’, Shah Rukh Khan has quite a sweeping pool of get-ups to his credit.

Don’t believe us? Take a good look and you’ll know what we mean:

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge helped SRK break off a flourishing bad guy image on screen to become a mush icon of epic proportions. And now he’s gone ahead and modeled his superstar hero around a low-profile game-show contestant, which basically translates to King Khan parading as a small-town sweetie in well-starched clothing, grim glasses, good-guy haircut and tame moochi.

Om Shanti Om

The Dard-e-Disco man’s furiously-publicised six-pack fetched all kind of reactions. While some were inspired enough to hit the nearest gym in sight, others attributed Khan’s rippling muscles to SFX.
SRK, of course, insisted it as part of his look in Farah Khan’s cheeky reincarnation drama, Om Shanti Om. The first half, however, showed him play a wannabe starlet of the seventies, in a retro hairdo, big and bright chequered blazers and colourful bell-bottoms, characteristic of that era.

Chak De! India

As the straight-talking, resolute coach of a noncompliant girls’ hockey team in Shimit Amin’s crisp tribute to human spirit, Shah Rukh maintains a sporty albeit subdued dress code.
Even so, his few-days old coarse stubble adds to the incisive physicality and layered intensity of his character.

Don

Being a hard-to-pin mafia don of international repute has its perks, insists Bollywood.
And so, SRK gets a stylish makeover courtesy Aki Narula’s quirky designs featuring printed silk shirts and mandarin-collared suits. Not to forget a rather foxy haircut, mandatory to Farhan Akhtar flicks.

Paheli

Long before his moustached look in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi made headlines; SRK sported one, along with a massive turban, traditional dhoti and kurtis and polki-themed bling, in the lavish Rajasthani fairy tale, Paheli, to lend that added bit of authenticity.
Even before, he had resorted to facial hair to look convincing opposite his much senior co-star Sridevi in Army.

Veer-Zaara

Ever wondered what a wrinkly, grey-haired Shah Rukh Khan dressed in a pathan-suit and bristly, tartan-print shawl would look like?
Veer-Zaara carries all the answers. In Yash Chopra’s melodramatic Indo-Pak love story, the usually dapper celebrity ages dramatically.

Devdas

Unlike the fairly humble attire worn by Dilip Kumar in Bimal Roy’s poignant adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s celebrated novel, there is nothing remotely depressing about Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s plush version.
This Devdas, played by SRK, adorns glamorous vintage suits, classic hats and bow-ties in addition to rich chikankari kurtas with pristine white dhotis.

Asoka

Most folks complained that Asoka barely had anything to do with history and was more of an indulgent extension of King Khan’s larger-than-life personality.
Though Santosh Sivan’s much-hyped directorial venture was a box-office loser, it allowed the actor, sporting a long-haired wig, to take a break from his trademark denims and slip into a princely robes/ warrior’s attire while drawing swords with blind ambition.

Mohabbatein

If you thought only a Yash Raj heroine has a monopoly over pastels, you’ve obviously skipped Aditya Chopra’s triple romance, Mohabbatein.
Here, SRK plays a bespectacled music teacher with a noticeable fondness for muted tones. Light-coloured sweaters, on top of light-coloured pullovers, teamed with light-coloured trousers, you get the picture?

Josh

Playing a biker bloke, with his own locally created gang and Aishwarya Rai as kid-sister to boast of, comes with a fair share of wild paraphernalia.
In keeping with his insolent, feisty character in Mansoor Khan’s Josh, SRK is forever accompanied by his trusted leather jacket, rugged jeans, dark bandana, mittens and a single cross-earring.

Hey Ram

It’s the ultimate cliche. But Shah Rukh Khan’s up for it. In Kamal Haasan’s abstract Hey Ram, the actor brings in his bit of star value as a golden-hearted Pathan with costumed-perfection. Pathan suit, vest, beard, turban, et al. Too bad, much of the audience neither remembers his look or the film.

Koyla

This was one of the first roles; SRK took a conscious step in acquiring a specific look for.
As the mute slave turned mad rebel in a Ramboesque avatar up against a ferocious tyrant Amrish Puri, the 43-year-old star worked on his physique as well as grew his mane.

While he gets full marks for trying, Rakesh Roshan’s awful action flick is best remembered for its, well, awfulness.