Is SRK the most successful & consistent movie star ever?

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Is SRK the most successful & consistent movie star ever?
Sample this
AB was huge from early 70s to late 70s ...73 to 79 to be precise...post that he just had one -off hits such as coolie & Sharaabi...In 80s he was pretty much delivering flops...Retired in early 90s!
RK was huge from late 60s to early 70s..by '74 he pretty much folded up...
SK had a major slump in early 90s post Saajan when HAHK bailed him out...Post KA too he delivered flops one after the other until PKTDK happened...Plus he had a MAJOR lull in the entire decade 2000-2009!
AK was hit & miss before lagaan...Post QSQT he gave a no. of flops...He was nowhere near SRk & Salman in 90s...Post lagaan he was more successful but not until ghazini was he a major draw at box office...
SRK has been in the game pretty much for the last 23 yrs...he had flops but not even 2 bad years in succession ...
Even tom Cruise ain't relevant anymore & delivers flops...SRK keeps ,marching on so much so that he is written off post 150 crore domestic & 360 crore (& counting) WW grosser!!!


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Posted: 9 years ago
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Most certainly, after AB Sr. Of course. Even non SRK fans have to admit this. That doesn't mean all his films are super hits. He had his time in the 90s/early 2000s. He's still very much relavent today, but things and time have changed. If there is one actor that will be remembered as one of the iconic legends going down the line, SRK will most certainly be in the top 3.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Yes, with regards to his consistency in Bollywood. Even his failures are not really as big as people make them out to be. When was the last time SRK starred in a disaster of epic proportions?
He may have lost in the records race but he will always lead in consistency.

As for success, people's definition for that may vary. Some may look at records as a yardstick for success, others may look at consistency. It all boils down to whose fan you are😆 Like for me Roger Federer is the most successful tennis player and the best ever because of his 17 Grand Slams but a Rafa fan will disagree and try to justify Nadal's greatness on some other parameter such as their head to head battles. So success is very subjective in that sense, consistency can be assessed more objectively.

P.S. I disagree about Tom Cruise, he is in fact the Hollywood version of SRK for me. Both ruled the 90s and starred in genuinely entertaining movies and still continue to star in successful films.

P.P.S Using the qualifications most and ever and including Hollywood in this analysis is stretching things a bit too far IMO
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Posted: 9 years ago
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yeah!
south film remakes put sallu on track
rohit shetty did it for ajay
comedies did itfor akki
method acting post lagaan for aamir

shah has always had a very good time
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Yes SRK IS the most successful actor in bollywood ever when it comes to CONSISTENCY. He has NEVER had a bad phase .. if bad phase means that which aamir , sallu, big b, rk etc had..delivering flops after flops... SRK's bad phase (current one) consists of HITS, SUPERHITS AND ATBB...with every passing film he is breaking his own record in overseas market...now THAT is called SUPERSTARDOM. 👍🏼 his HIGHEST earner overseas is a movie which CLASHED with 2 other big movies..BM (india) an Star Wars... his movie with a CLASH manages to be in top 3 all time overseas grossers...and top 8 worldwide grossers.. now that is what is called true SUPERSTARDOM.👏
In Sallu's best phase, his movies with bad WOM and NO clash (kick, prdp) are beaten by SRK's movie with CLASH + bad WOM... so tht proves how big Shah Rukh Khan STILL is.👏

I am telling you...SRK is here to stay... he has achieved a level where NOTHING can affect his stardom..his bad movies become hits and superhits...so now that he is slowly venturing into doing quality films..he will surely be at top again...

SO yeah...SRK is the MOST consistent BW star ever!!!!⭐️
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Posted: 9 years ago
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i was going to write a long essay on how successful i think SRK is but then i realized only two words are needed to tell how much he as achieved. You know what those two words are??.

King Khan




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Posted: 9 years ago
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Yes, he is! People try to bring him down and write him off ALL the time but the fact is hes the most successful actor of BW in terms of consistent hits over the last 23 yrs!

http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/shahrukh-khan-box-office-analysis-hits-flops-blockbusters/

  • Disasters - 0
  • Flop - 19
  • Below Average - 3
  • Average - 2
  • Above Average - 4
  • Semi Hit - 0
  • Hits - 14
  • Super Hit - 4
  • Blockbusters - 5
  • All Time Blockbusters - 3
  • Success Ratio (Above average or better) - 55.5%

This above list doesnt include Dilwale but after DW his overseas record is just extraordinary!

In top 10 overseas records, he has 5 movies, that is half the list of top 10 movies are SRK's. 😃

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Bollywood Films In Overseas

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No.MoviesLead starsCollections
1PKAamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput,Sanjay Dutt$47,000,000
2Bajrangi BhaijaanSalman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui$29,000,000

3

Dhoom 3Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra,Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff$28,000,000
43 IdiotsAamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor$26,000,000
5DilwaleShah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan$25,500,000
6My Name Is KhanShah Rukh Khan, Kajol$23,000,000
7Chennai ExpressShah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone$19,300,000

8

Happy New YearShah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah, Boman Irani$15,000,000
9Prem Ratan Dhan PayoSalman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh,Swara Bhaskar$14,200,000
10Jab Tak Hai JaanShah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma$13,560,000


In the top 10 worldwide grossers (India + Overseas) also he has 3 movies, CE, HNY and DW.

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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: pallavi25


Yes, he is! People try to bring him down and write him off ALL the time but the fact is hes the most successful actor of BW in terms of consistent hits over the last 23 yrs!

http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/shahrukh-khan-box-office-analysis-hits-flops-blockbusters/

  • Disasters - 0
  • Flop - 19
  • Below Average - 3
  • Average - 2
  • Above Average - 4
  • Semi Hit - 0
  • Hits - 14
  • Super Hit - 4
  • Blockbusters - 5
  • All Time Blockbusters - 3
  • Success Ratio (Above average or better) - 55.5%

This above list doesnt include Dilwale but after DW his overseas record is just extraordinary!

In top 10 overseas records, he has 5 movies, that is half the list of top 10 movies are SRK's. 😃

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Bollywood Films In Overseas

*For Better Viewing Experience From Mobile Rotate Your Screen

No.MoviesLead starsCollections
1PKAamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput,Sanjay Dutt$47,000,000
2Bajrangi BhaijaanSalman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui$29,000,000

3

Dhoom 3Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra,Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff$28,000,000
43 IdiotsAamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor$26,000,000
5DilwaleShah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan$25,500,000
6My Name Is KhanShah Rukh Khan, Kajol$23,000,000
7Chennai ExpressShah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone$19,300,000

8

Happy New YearShah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah, Boman Irani$15,000,000
9Prem Ratan Dhan PayoSalman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh,Swara Bhaskar$14,200,000
10Jab Tak Hai JaanShah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma$13,560,000


In the top 10 worldwide grossers (India + Overseas) also he has 3 movies, CE, HNY and DW.



Pallavi you're on fire today!! Keep it up. 👏
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: -GameOfThrones-

i was going to write a long essay on how successful i think SRK is but then i realized only two words are needed to tell how much he as achieved. You know what those two words are??.

King Khan




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Posted: 9 years ago
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Yes, he certainly is the most consistent and successful star ever and may be the reason he doesn't get support from industry 😉. Even his bad phase (as per this forum and other opportunists ) is something which some can dream of being a good phase for them 😛 As he always said that he is here to stay and he considers only himself to be his competition , he has set the bar very high for himself .

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