Sher Khan Explained

Sher Khan or Shir Khan may refer to:

Film

• Sher Khan (1962 film), a Bollywood film of 1962 about Sher Shah Suri by Radhakant
• Sher Khan (1981 film), a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Sultan Rahi, Anjuman and Mustafa Qureshi
• Sher Khan (1998 film), a Bollywood action film of 1982 featuring Jack Gaud
• Sher Khan (2014 film), an unrealized Indian film by Sohail Khan, starring Salman Khan
• Sher Khan (2024), an upcoming Bangladeshi cop film starring Shakib Khan

People

• Sher Khan of Bengal, governor of North Bengal 1268–1272
• Sher Shah Suri (1486–1545), founder of the Sur Empire and ruler of northern India in the 16th century
• Sher Afghan Quli Khan (died 1607), Mughal courtier of the 17th century
• Sher Akbar Khan (born 1957), Pakistani politician
• Sher Ali Khan (1825–1879), Amir of Afghanistan between 1863 and 1879
• Sher Khan Nashir, Afghan politician from Kunduz Province in the 1930s

Places

Afghanistan

• Sher Khan Bandar, a border town in Kunduz Province of Afghanistan

India

• Kheri Sher Khan, village in Haryana, India

Iran

• Shir Khan, Kermanshah
• Shir Khan, Markazi
• Shir Khan, Razavi Khorasan
• Shir Khan, South Khorasan
• Shir Khan, Zaveh, Razavi Khorasan Province

Other

• Shere Khan, a fictional Bengal tiger and main antagonist of The Jungle Book
• Sher Khan, antagonist in the 1973 Indian film Zanjeer and its 2013 remake, portrayed by Pran and Sanjay Dutt respectively
• Sher Khan, an antagonist portrayed by Danny Denzongpa in the 1991 Indian film Sanam Bewafa