MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan, one of the most popular and celebrated stars of the Hindi film industry, turned 49 Sunday.

It’s a double celebration for SRK as his just released “Happy New Year,” a typical Bollywood potboiler directed by Farah Khan, hit the right notes and set the cash registers ringing. It made the quickest Rs.100 crore.

His birthday celebrations started Saturday night and fans assembled outside his house Mannat here to wish him. He came out to greet his eager fans and later tweeted, “So many beautiful people outside Mannat. Thank you all for celebrating my birthday with such ownership and love. Very humbling...”

Meanhile, celebrities took to Twitter to wish the man of the moment. Kareena Kapoor Khan tweeted: Happy Birthday to @iamSRK, while Karan Johar tweeted: Happy birthday Bhai!! @iamsrk.....have the most spectacular year!!!! And continue the victory march forever....lots and lots of love!!!