Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar are superstars in their own right, and are vying for the Throne of Bollywood. Here is a comparison, drawn on the basis of hard B.O facts.
Shah Rukh Khan
Post his lacklustre outing @ IPL, the self-ordained “King Khan” returned to the screen in a cameo for ‘Bhoothnath’ opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The movie was a moderate success at the Bollywood B.O. SRK also did an item number for ‘Krazzy 4’, which was a flop. The first half of 2008 was dull for SRK. Towards the end of 2008, SRK was again in the news for ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’. The movie saw the comeback of the super hit Jodi, Aditya Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan. The crowd anticipated another cult romantic outing like ‘DDLJ’, but the end result was just an average romantic caper. The collection for the first five days (worldwide) was Rs.300 million!
Aamir Khan
2008 saw Aamir Khan being hailed by one and all. He launched his nephew Imran Khan in the super hit, ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’. His directorial debut ‘Taare Zameen Par’ became India’s entry to the Oscars, but failed to make it to the final nomination list. Aamir signed 2008 off with the mighty ‘Ghajini’, which has reportedly garnered Rs. 900 million worldwide in the first five days of its release (a record!).
Akshay Kumar
Akki’s movies are mostly mindless fun-rides or hardcore potboilers. The first half of 2008 saw Akshay featuring in the Yash Raj debacle, ‘Tashan’. His next outing was ‘Singh Is Kinng’, which did good business and cemented his position as the favourite of the Aam junta. Post the success of ‘Singh Is Kinng’; he was apparently signed by UTV for Rs. 70 crore/movie. 2008 saw the birth of Brand Akshay! Akshay’s ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ has hit the theatres, with fanfare unprecedented. The initial response has been mixed.
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