He may have won several awards in life but Shah Rukh Khan [Images] does not mind getting a couple more.

When MTV announced him as its Youth Icon for 2005, a jubilant Khan said, "I feel good when I win an award. I feel my hard work is being recognised. I hope to entertain young people in future too with my films, as I have been doing all these years. I have tried to satisfy and entertain all age groups but the youth have been more entertained by my films."  

The other nominees in the category were Congress president Sonia Gandhi [Images], software tycoon Azim Premji [Images], singer Sonu Nigam [Images], cricketer Irfan Pathan [Images], designer Manish Malhotra and tennis player Sania Mirza [Images].

Shah Rukh lost out to Anil Ambani as the Youth Icon in 2003.

Last year, the Youth Icon had been cricketer Rahul Dravid [Images].

The voting for Samsung & MTV Youth Icon 2005 was conducted from March 18 to May 1, and witnessed more than a 100,000 votes cast online, through SMS and calls.

Alex Kuruvilla, Managing Director, MTV Networks India, said, "The MTV generation was unanimous in their decision this time by stating King Khan [Images] Rules."

Asked to comment on the central government's decision to ban smoking on the screen, Shah Rukh, who is a smoker, said, "I feel the government must have done some research and ground work before taking such a decision. They have the authority to do so. I feel bans come and go. We have to respect the government's decision because they must have taken the decision after giving it proper thought."