SRK's career without KJo and YRF - what would it be? - Page 9

Originally posted by: SaayaOfKaaya

This is something fans don't seem to realise. SRK was insanely popular overseas and in posh urban metros.

Go to Reddit's Bollywood subs and you will find a SRK appreciation thread every single day. As they're largely dominated by NRIs. SRK's PR game is unparalleled.

Yes SRK is famous because of his directors , producers, co-actors, singers, writers etc etc .

Baaki sab khud acting ke saath saath production n direction bhi karte hain. Koi co-actors bhi nahi hota . Gaana bhi khud gaa lete hain

PATHAAN: A RECENT YRF-SRK COMBO 👍🏼

https://youtu.be/4xl9KfUg8Lc

Other commitments was mostly dates given to YRF, Dharma and so called friends still giving him romantic roles.

How can you say Farah did not cash on SRK's romantic image? OSO is a love story. MHN, HNY are different but relied heavily on his romantic scenes with Sush and DPad or sultry songs with them. Somehow marketing of films has always focused on love story aspect even if main story is not about that.

CDI is the only SRK film which is marketed without iota of any romantic or love angle.

Even Don series was marketed on hype of SRK and PC affair or alleged affair. SRK has only himself to blame for his image and even in his Temptations tour he has positioned himself as representative of love.

I see CDI and to some extent Swades as only serious attempts to break romantic image.

He'll still be the biggest star of the 90s group.

SRK being an overseas darling has a lot to do with YRF's penetration in overseas markets. YRF and Dharma usually shot films abroad, had NRI characters, had concerts and live shows or marketing and interviews among overseas audiences too.

Something that other PHs lack and other stars did less.

SRK has also done more NRI roles compared to others. So naturally he was more relatable and popular to overseas audience. He rarely did highly rooted roles like say, Dabanng which is set in a small UP town and is totally desi to the hilt. He cultivated a highly urban image which clicked with overseas audience. He also never got into local issues or politics like say, Aamir got into with RDB.

His films were about love stories and convincing or taking family and friends along, which is happy go lucky and relatable theme for urban and overseas audience too.

The kind of access that YRF, Dharma gave him and his films is unthinkable for other actors. It is his talent and charisma also that he benefited them or fitted universe of their films perfectly.

Your example of Alia is perfect in this context. The backing and support, the access makes world of difference for the actor.

SRK got honoured by foreign govts same way as Yash Chopra did. He became a cultural ambassador of sorts through YRF which already had huge reach abroad and Chopras are also politically well connected.

Otherwise on their own alone, no artist gets so huge or larger than life.

Others like Aamir, Akshay, Salman, Ajay, Sunny, Hrithik, Sunil, Sanjay etc never got that kind of support from the biggest PH of India.

There is no PH in India as huge and with as much widespread reach as Chopras. Chopras ruled T.V. space also through BR Chopra. Yash and BR Chopra were like messiahs of entertainment business. Of course being blue eyed boy of someone as powerful as Chopras helps a lot.

Vivek Oberoi got destroyed with fallout with Adi Chopra. We all know what power Chopras hold in making or breaking careers of stars.

Why only SRK? I think Kajol, Rani and Preity also owe their stardom to YRF, Dharma. Rani especially was doing B grade films like Raja ki aayegi baraat and Mehendi before she caught fancy of K Jo and clicked with KKHH and also got success with Aamir in Ghulam. If these women are darlings of overseas lot and masses, that too is due to YRF and Dharma making them in house favs.

Originally posted by: YoursTrulyOne

He'll still be the biggest star of the 90s group.

LOL! How many ATBBs without YRF and Dharma in his career?

Originally posted by: rckRadhe

Interesting angle, but YRF-PH was focused more in the BRAND of it's name.

Uday would've been encouraged to help with the operations also.

Why didn't the great brand help Uday....why was Uday encouraged to help in operations....when very clearly he wanted to be a romantic hero?? Will wait patiently for your reply....

Originally posted by: Guddu.Pandit

Sarcasm acha use kar lete ho aap to defend 😆

Defend toh Salman ko bhi bahut kiya hai issi sarcasm se when people say that Salman is a nepo kid.....same thing....kyonki Salim Uncle loves Salman and hates the other 2 sons....issliye Salman is a superstar....aur baaki dono non-star....😆

Nothing irritates me more than people discrediting people of their success and giving credit to some one else....BW mein jo bikta hai wahi dikhta hai.......warna itne bade bade superstars ke bete flop ho kar baithe hain....the truth is no one will put their money on a langda horse.....jaise Yash ji ne paisa lagaya SRK per ...but not on apni khud ki aulaad....😆

Log kehte hain ki SRK dono haath faila kar star ban gaya....Bhai sabke favorites try kar sakte hain....ye alag baat hai ki log chavvani pakda kar chale jaayenge dono haatho mein...🤣

People saying KJO made SRK....I don't even know what to tell them...except ROFL...🤣