Yes, he has gained a little weight lately, but I think it looks good on him!  And 43 is a nice solid age.  To celebrate, here are 18 reasons I love you!  One for every year since Kuch Kuch Hota Hai came out.

1. I love you because you aren’t afraid to reveal your terrible pre-fame photos.

(Look how good Shahrukh looks!)

2. I love you because you were so sweet and enthusiastic in your film debut.

(Look how good Shahrukh looks!)

3. I love you because you set aside months to give yourself a complete make-over before becoming a public figure.

(Look how good KARAN looks!)

4. I love that your very first film was a record-breaking hit, and it was followed up by an even bigger hit!

5. Speaking of those hits…

 

6. And the other one…

 

7. And then what I really like, that instead of folding all your profits into your next movie, you put them into someone else’s movie and helped develop a new talent.

 

8. And you kept doing it, and took responsibility when it failed.

 

9. And let the director keep the credit when it hit.

 

10.  I like that you were running one of the most successful studios in India, but decided to have a talk show too, just because you wanted to.

11.  And that you get people on your show to say things on television they never would anywhere else.

 

12.  I love that in one year you directed the deepest darkest film of the year….

 

13. And produced the silliest lightest one of the year…

 

14. And then a few years later, you directed one of the silliest lightest pieces of fluff not just for that year, but for all time!

 

15.  And that same year, you produced one of the darkest films of all time!

 

16. You were smart enough to snap up the Hindi rights to Bahubaali, sight unseen, just based on the director’s reputation.

 

17. You call Shahrukh “Bhai”!

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18.  And finally, because you are just so wonderfully you!