• In Deewana, the role of the second husband to a widow who learns she is not a widow after all.

• In Chamatkaar, an idiot who is helped by a kindly spirit.

• In Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, a small-town boy who comes to the city, finds love, fame and notoriety all at once.

• In Baazigar, in a gamble that paid off handsomely, he is a killer out for revenge.

• In Darr, he is an obsessed closet lover.

• In Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, a music-loving ne'er-do-well, compulsive liar, madly in love with the same girl as his best friend.

• In Anjaam, a powerful wealthy spoilt brat who lusts after a married woman to the extent of destroying her entire family.

• In Karan Arjun, which he reportedly did to get a feel of the out-and-out pot-boiler, a resurrected son, and a rancher.

• In Oh Darling, Yeh  Hai India, a vagarant ... a la Raj Kapoor.

*Shahrukh's Favorite Portrayal: 

                                                      Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, for its 'Chaplinesque character,' as he calls it.