Shahrukh Khan Vs Salman Khan (90s)

Recently, BoxofficeIndia answered a question about which Khan dominated the 90s decade. Many Salman fans were not happy with the answer because they felt Salman Khan did better than Shahrukh Khan in the 90s. But that's completely wrong.

This confusion is caused by fan-made sites like Indicine and Koimoi. They compare fake stats and manipulated verdicts without any kind of knowledge.

Shahrukh Khan debuted in 1992, almost four years after Salman Khan.There was a huge difference between Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan in the 1990s, not only in initial pull or popularity but also in success ratio, blockbuster ratio, fan following, and everything else contributing to the position of an artist.

Madhuri Dixit was the biggest female superstar in the first half of the decade, followed by Karisma Kapoor in the second half. Salman Khan got the majority of success with these two Supreme actresses. When these actresses were at their peak. Salman Khan didn't get much credit in Hum Aapke hain kaun (1994). He was completely overshadowed by Madhuri Dixit. In 1994, Salman Khan did 4 films, 3/4 became washout disasters with washout initials, and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun became a huge all-time blockbuster and record-holder. After that, in the 1995 January Opinion Poll results, Salman Khan got just 1% votes. On the other hand, Madhuri Dixit alone got 52% of the votes in the Favorite Hero/Heroine category. That was the dominance of Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. Madhuri Dixit also won Filmfare for her performance in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.

Salman Khan's best years in the 90s were 1998 and 1999. He managed to achieve a THIRD-place in these years. The year 1999 was a record year for Salman Khan. He made five films in 1999.Three multi-starrers became big hits, and two solo films failed at the box office. Most of his solo lead films bombed badly at the box office in the 1990s.

On the other hand, Shahrukh Khan had a huge fan following, only second to Amitabh Bachchan in the first half of the 1990s and the biggest in the second half. Shahrukh Khan used to command huge initials and scored the highest number of blockbusters in the 1990s.Shahrukh Khan had a huge star power average in the 90s. But Shahrukh Khan got Stardom in 1993, so he got only 7.5 years to perform. On the other hand, Sunny Deol was a well-established star even before 1990.That is the reason Sunny Deol has the most points in the 90s. But Shahrukh Khan had a much better star power average in 7 years. Sunny Deol had 7500+ points in 10 years with an average star power of 750+.On the other hand, Shahrukh Khan had 6000+ points in just 7 years, with an average star power of 850+.Decade belongs to Sunny Deol because of more years and more points, but if we compare the 1992–1999 phase, Shahrukh Khan was marginally ahead of Sunny Deol. Shahrukh Khan started his career on a positive note. And became a huge star with blockbusters like Baazigar and Darr in 1993.In 1995, Shahrukh Khan scored more than 10 crore footfalls in a single calendar year, which is 2000 crore adjusted net worth in the current era.In 1997, he scored 7.50 crores of footfalls and scored four back-to-back successful films in a single year. Overseas and worldwide, he was margins ahead of others.

If we compare Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan Only India Stats from 1992–1999, then this confusion will be clear to everyone.

SHAHRUKH KHAN VS SALMAN KHAN (1992-1999)
TOP SUCCESS 1992
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Deewana	Jun 25 1992	2,02,00,000*	Blockbuster
2	Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman	Nov 13 1992	72,00,000*	Semi Hit
3	Chamatkar	Jul 8 1992	70,00,000*	Average
4	Jaagruti	July 03 1992	40,00,000*	Flop
5	Ek Ladka Ek Ladki	Jun 18 1992	30,00,000*	Disaster
6	Suryavanshi	Feb 14 1992	25,00,000*	Disaster
7	Nischaiy	July 17 1992	6,00,000*	Disaster
TOP SUCCESS 1993
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Darr	Dec 24 1993	2,00,06,000	Blockbuster
2	Baazigar	Nov 12 1993	1,60,00,000*	Blockbuster
3	Dil Tera Aashiq	Oct 22 1993	35,00,000*	Flop
4	Maya Memsaab	Jul 02 1993	32,00,000*	Flop
5	Chandramukhi	Oct 22 1993	15,00,000*	Disaster
TOP SUCCESS 1994
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Hum Aapke Hain Kaun	Aug 05 1994	7,39,62,000	All Time Blockbuster
2	Anjaam	Apr 22 1994	88,54,000	Average
3	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Feb 25 1994	61,42,000	Semi-Hit
4	Andaz Apna Apna	Nov 04 1994	58,14,000	Flop
5	Chaand Ka Tukda	Aug 19 1994	30,53,000	Disaster
6	Sangdil Sanam	Dec 16 1994	9,48,000	Disaster
TOP SUCCESS 1995
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Oct 20 1995	4,79,71,000	All Time Blockbuster
2	Karan Arjun	Jan 13 1995	3,00,43,000	Super Blockbuster
3	Ram Jaane	Dec 01 1995	1,01,47,000	Hit
4	Trimurti	Dec 22 1995	96,53,000	Flop
5	Veergati	Sep 29 1995	62,43,000	Flop
6	Zamaana Deewana	Jul 28 1995	53,51,000	Flop
7	Guddu	Aug 11 1995	31,21,000	Flop
8	Oh Darling Yeh Hai India	Aug 11 1995	17,86,000	Disaster
TOP SUCCESS 1996
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Chaahat	Jun 21 1996	74,23,000	Below Average
2	Army	Jun 28 1996	71,92,000	Average
3	Khamoshi	Aug 09 1996	62,76,000	Flop
4	English Babu Desi Mem	Jan 26 1996	40,06,000	Flop
5	Yeh Majhdaar	Mar 29 1996	3,19,000	Disaster
TOP SUCCESS 1997
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Dil To Pagal Hai	Oct 31 1997	2,95,12,000	Super Blockbuster
2	Pardes	Aug 08 1997	2,04,75,000	Super Hit
3	Koyla	Apr 18 1997	1,46,18,000	Average
4	Judwaa	Feb 07 1997	1,36,34,000	Hit
5	Yes Boss	Jul 18 1997	1,00,15,000	Hit
6	Auzaar	Feb 28 1997	58,07,000	Flop
TOP SUCCESS 1998
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Oct 16 1998	3,56,58,000	All Time Blockbuster
2	Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya	Mar 27 1998	1,56,20,000	Super Hit
3	Bandhan	Oct 02 1998	1,07,64,000	Hit
4	Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai	May 22 1998	97,81,000	Semi Hit
5	Duplicate	May 08 1998	85,74,000	Flop
6	Dil Se	Aug 21 1998	85,38,000	Flop
TOP SUCCESS 1999
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Hum Saath Saath Hain	Nov 05 1999	2,85,18,000	Blockbuster
2	Biwi No.1	May 28 1999	1,97,43,000	Super Hit
3	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Jun 18 1999	1,78,53,000	Hit
4	Baadshah	Aug 27 1999	1,10,30,000	Average
5	Hello Brother	Sep 10 1999	80,75,000	Flop
6	Janam Samjha Karo	Apr 02 1999	71,43,000	Flop

TOP FOOTFALLS 1990-1999 (SHAHRUKH VS SALMAN)
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Hum Aapke Hain Kaun	Aug 05 1994	7,39,62,000	All Time Blockbuster
2	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Oct 20 1995	4,79,71,000	All Time Blockbuster
3	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Oct 16 1998	3,56,58,000	All Time Blockbuster
4	Karan Arjun	Jan 13 1995	3,00,43,000	Super Blockbuster
5	Dil To Pagal Hai	Oct 31 1997	2,95,12,000	Super Blockbuster
6	Hum Saath Saath Hain	Nov 05 1999	2,85,18,000	Blockbuster
7	Pardes	Aug 08 1997	2,04,75,000	Super Hit
8	Deewana	June 26 1992	2,02,00,000*	Blockbuster
9	Darr	Dec 24 1993	2,00,06,000	Blockbuster
10	Biwi No.1	May 28 1999	1,97,43,000	Super Hit
SHAHRUKH KHAN - 7 MOVIES AND SALMAN KHAN - 4 MOVIES
SHAHRUKH KHAN - 7 MOVIES AND SALMAN KHAN - 4 MOVIES

BIGGEST FLOPS 1992-1999 (SHAHRUKH VS SALMAN)
Rank	Film	Release Date	FOOTFALLS	Verdict
1	Yeh Majhdaar	Mar 29 1996	3,19,000	Disaster
2	Nischaiy	July 17 1992	6,00,000*	Disaster
3	Sangdil Sanam	Dec 16 1994	9,48,000	Disaster
4	Chandramukhi	Oct 22 1993	15,00,000*	Disaster
5	Oh Darling Yeh Hai India	Aug 11 1995	17,86,000	Disaster
6	Suryavanshi	Feb 14 1992	25,00,000*	Disaster
7	Ek Ladka Ek Ladki	Jun 18 1992	30,00,000*	Disaster
8	Chaand Ka Tukda	Aug 19 1994	30,53,000	Disaster
9	Guddu	Aug 11 1995	31,21,000	Flop
10	Maya Memsaab	Jul 02 1993	32,00,000*	Flop
SALMAN KHAN - 7 MOVIES AND SHAHRUKH KHAN - 3 MOVIES

1992-1999 -----

SUCCESS RATIO
Shahrukh Khan - 65.38%
Salman Khan - 37.50%

BLOCKBUSTER RATIO
Shahrukh Khan - 26.92%
Salman Khan - 12%

TOTAL FOOTFALLS
Shahrukh Khan - 35.37 Crore
Salman Khan - 29.60 Crore

FOOTFALLS AVG
Shahrukh Khan - 1.36 Crore
Salman Khan - 1.18 Crore

DISASTER COUNT
Salman Khan - 7
Shahrukh Khan - 1

DISASTER RATIO
Salman Khan - 28%
Shahrukh Khan - 3.84%

BIGGEST HITS -
* Footfalls - Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
* Return Of Investment - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

This is only an India-based comparison.
We will compare screens, budget, overseas, worldwide, adjusted worldwide gross, and adjusted overseas after the full 90s Box Office India update.
We can't compare the net gross of the 1990s because there is a huge difference between the average ticket price of 1992 and 1999. That is the reason all films are compared on a footfall basis.

BOXOFFICEINDIA

#1991

Judwaa v Judwaa 2 Comparision - 21 Years On

The film was also the film which gave the career of Salman Khan a major lift as although he had much bigger Hits than Judwaa before they were either two hero films like Saajan, Karan Arjun and Jeet or ensemble cast ones like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Sanam Bewafa where the supporting artistes have major roles.

#1991 AUG

Sridevi - A Very Rare Female Star

Madhuri Dixit: (1991 - 1997) - Madhuri Dixit is the last female box office star the film industry has seen. Tezaab made her a huge star after a few years of struggle and the success of Tezaab was consolidated in a month with an even bigger blockbuster Ram Lakhan. But at this point of time Sridevi was the reigning star and in a big way and it was films like Dil, Saajan and Beta which made Madhuri Dixit that box office star. Dil had Aamir Khan but it became a Madhuri Dixit film, coincidentally the first four big hits of Aamir Khan (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Dil, Rangeela and Raja Hindustani) all propelled the heroines as they took the credit. Saajan had Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan while Beta had Anil Kapoor but generally it was Madhuri Dixit leading the way in these films. Then came the peak with Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Raja and it could be that no heroine had ever reached this level but to live up to these box office expectations would have been difficult even for a huge male star and the downfall started.

#1993 NOV

The biggest thriller HITS in India of all time are probably Darr and Agni Sakshi. Darr had the advantage of the biggest stars of the time with Sunny Deol ruling the roost and Shahrukh Khan closing in on the top spot at the time.

Padmaavat - Where Does The CREDIT Go

Then the big battle is between the two heroes and there is a winner as far as the audience is concerned. The trade and media is giving the points to Ranveer Singh but at the end of the day he is the villain and this is not a Baazigar / Darr scenario like it was with Shahrukh Khan as the public was with Shahrukh Khan's character in these films and the sympathy went to him which made him a major star. Here the public is not with the character of Ranveer Singh as he is the villian.

#1994 JAN

TOP ACTOR DOWN THE YEARS

Shahrukh Khan hits the top as Sanjay Dutt is unavailable for films. Mohra turns Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty into stars.

#1994 APRIL

Sridevi - A Very Rare Female Star

Even Shahrukh Khan played second fiddle to Madhuri Dixit in Anjaam but Shahrukh Khan was on a crest of a wave at the time and the audience could not accept him as an outright villain and the film was rejected. Then came the peak with Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Raja and it could be that no heroine had ever reached this level

#1994 AUG

“Ensemble cast ones like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Sanam Bewafa where the supporting artistes have major roles.”

“Then came the peak with Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Raja and it could be that no heroine had ever reached this level.”

“A male star has to do something in a film where the audience takes to him in the big way and for Salman Khan it happened with Dabangg and not Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. It was not only Dabangg as one film cant lead to such super stardom but others like Bodyguard and Ek Tha Tiger which helped cement the audience.”

The Family That FLOPPED Together

“The other side of the industry will believe its difficult to make good female driven films but thats not the case either as a Mother India and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun stand with the male testosterone driven Sholay and Gadar as historic blockbusters in Hindi cinema.”

Laapataa Ladies Box Office Collection (9 Weeks)

“Gone are the days of Rajhshris when these sort of stories without the stars reached out to the wider audience and that too when there were only single screens.”

Rewind - Twenty Six Years Of Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!

The film had started with just 30 odd prints in its first week and eventually more than 600 prints had to be taken out in its theatrical run. Only Sholay (1975) had this many prints taken before while no other film in history had even topped 400 prints.

#1994 NOV

REWIND - Ajay / Akshay Combo Smashes Aamir / Salman Combo

"The star power was different in 1994 compared to today as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan are among the top three stars today but at the time Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn were the bigger stars with Akshay Kumar getting amongst the top five with Mohra and Main Khiladi Tu Anari. Ajay Devgn was also a better better bet than Aamir Khan and Salman Khan"

#1995 AUG

Big Films Released On This Day Including A SRK Clash

Another point on this day is that it is one of the very few times that Shahrukh Khan actually lost a clash. Shahrukh Khan has an unbeatable record in clashes as he tends to come out on top most of the time but on 11th August he had two films Guddu and Oh Darling Yeh Hai India and they both defeated by the Rishi Kapoor / Nana Patekar starrer Hum Dono which eventually did fair business due to Mumbai circuit.

Note - Both the Shahrukh Khan films were films which were taken on before he became a major star with Baazigar and Darr.

#1995 OCT

Hum Aapke Hain Hain grossed £1.05 million in United Kingdom.After £1 million being breached it was not long that £1.5 million came along as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) crossed the mark the very next year. It was the landmark film which made Shahrukh Khan a huge megastar in United Kingdom and overseas. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge grossed £1.58 million in United Kingdom.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is till today the biggest BLOCKBUSTER from the YRF banner with nearly 5 crore footfalls. It also was the first film from YRF to score in the East as till that time all the YRF films be it their biggest HITS like Daag (1973), Kabhi Kabhie (1976) or Darr (1993) could never really perform in the Eastern circuit (West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Odisha).

In Overseas it created history by collected almost $5 million and this was at a time when $500k was regarded as a huge total though obviously things changed post Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

The mega stardom will never come from a biopic though as the actor is unable to leave his stamp on the character like a Shahrukh Khan did in DDLJ or Salman Khan in Dabangg.

Action has dominated the box office since the release of Mera Gaon Mera Desh in June 1971 till today and in those 47 years only Shahrukh Khan managed to create a huge fan following without an action image.

#1997 FEB

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This Criteria for TOP ACTOR / ACTRESS

in the DOWN THE YEAR SECTION is as follow

Here everything is taken into account to show the actual popularity. It takes into account the box-office as well as other factors like, genre, the makers, the setup, release period, the real effect of that film on a career and everything else contributing to the position of an artist. The point system works on a yearly basis and a film released towards the end of the year will be effective in the following year. There will be a years when an artist will be down

on points despite openings and success but this will be because the system will see the year not as strong as the previous unless the build up to a big year is strong. This is basically our system showing how popular an artiste was and when. There are more artistes tracked and if success is consistent for years they will show up on the charts.

An artiste is tracked when they meet with box-office stardom and until they phase out. A popular artiste may not have releases but the stardom does not fall away overnight so there will be people in the charts despite no releases.

An actor going below 500 is seen as phase out and the the actress level is 350. Only 30 years maximum will be applied as nobody lasts that long as a real box office star. The same methods are applied to actors and actresses and in some years it could mean an actress having as much or even more popularity than an actor.

TOP ACTOR 1990

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Amitabh Bachchan

830

Aaj Ka Arjun

Sunny Deol

800

Ghayal

Anil Kapoor

775

Kishen Kanhaiya, Ghar Ho To Aisa

Dharmendra

750

Veeru Dada

Mithun Chakraborty

720

Pyar Ke Naam Qurbaan

Salman Khan

700

Baaghi

Aamir Khan

690

Dil

Jackie Shroff

685

Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri

Jeetendra

680

Thaanedaar

Sanjay Dutt

675

Thaanedaar

Rishi Kapoor

670

TOP ACTOR 1991

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Sunny Deol

815

Narsimha

Amitabh Bachchan

810

Hum

Mithun Chakraborty

730

Trinetra, Pyar Ka Devta, Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan

Salman Khan

725

Saajan, Sanam Bewafa

Sanjay Dutt

720

Saajan, Sadak

Anil Kapoor

715

Jackie Shroff

705

100 Days, Izzat

Ajay Devgan

700

Phool Aur Kaante

Rishi Kapoor

695

Henna, Ghar Parivar

Dharmendra

685

Aamir Khan

680

Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi

Jeetendra

610

TOP ACTOR 1992

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Sunny Deol

810

Vishwatma

Amitabh Bachchan

800

Khuda Gawah

Anil Kapoor

730

Beta

Rishi Kapoor

725

Deewana, Bol Radha Bol

Ajay Devgan

720

Jigar

Dharmendra

710

Tahalka

Govinda

700

Shola Aur Shabnam

Jackie Shroff

695

Police Officer, Angaar

Mithun Chakraborty

690

Sanjay Dutt

685

Adharm

Aamir Khan

665

Salman Khan

645

Jeetendra

550

TOP ACTOR 1993

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Sunny Deol

835

Darr, Damini, Lootere

Shahrukh Khan

800

Darr, Baazigar

Amitabh Bachchan

770

Govinda

750

Aankhen

Sanjay Dutt

735

Khalnayak

Mithun Chakraborty

725

Dalaal, Phool Aur Angaar, Meherbaan

Jackie Shroff

720

Khalnayak, Gardish, Aaina

Rishi Kapoor

705

Damini

Anil Kapoor

700

Aamir Khan

675

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

Dharmendra

660

Ajay Devgan

650

Salman Khan

585

Jeetendra

510

TOP ACTOR 1994

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

830

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Sunny Deol

810

Govinda

765

Raja Babu, Khuddar

Amitabh Bachchan

755

Akshay Kumar

725

Mohra, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Suhaag, Elaan, Yeh Dillagi

Sanjay Dutt

715

Aatish

Suniel Shetty

710

Mohra, Dilwale, Gopi Kishen, Anth

Anil Kapoor

705

Laadla

Ajay Devgan

700

Dilwale, Suhaag, Vijaypath

Jackie Shroff

670

Mithun Chakraborty

665

Cheetah

Aamir Khan

655

Rishi Kapoor

645

Saajan Ka Ghar

Salman Khan

620

Hum Aapke Hain Kaun

Dharmendra

615

TOP ACTOR 1995

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

910

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Karan Arjun, Ram Jaane

Sunny Deol

780

Govinda

775

Coolie No.1

Amitabh Bachchan

740

Akshay Kumar

720

Sabse Bada Khiladi

Sanjay Dutt

700

Jackie Shroff

695

Rangeela

Suniel Shetty

690

Aamir Khan

685

Rangeela

Anil Kapoor

680

Ajay Devgan

670

Salman Khan

645

Karan Arjun

Mithun Chakraborty

635

Ravan Raaj, Jallaad

Rishi Kapoor

620

Dharmendra

575

TOP ACTOR 1996

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

825

Sunny Deol

815

Jeet, Ghatak

Govinda

770

Saajan Chale Sasural

Akshay Kumar

745

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Amitabh Bachchan

725

Aamir Khan

715

Raja Hindustani

Ajay Devgan

700

Jaan, Diljale

Jackie Shroff

695

Agni Sakshi

Sanjay Dutt

675

Anil Kapoor

670

Loafer

Suniel Shetty

665

Salman Khan

660

Jeet

Rishi Kapoor

575

Mithun Chakraborty

570

Dharmendra

525

TOP ACTOR 1997

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

860

Dil To Pagal Hai, Pardes, Yes Boss, Koyla

Sunny Deol

850

Border, Ziddi

Govinda

795

Hero No.1, Deewana Mastana

Aamir Khan

725

Ishq

Anil Kapoor

720

Judaai, Deewana Mastana, Virasat

Ajay Devgan

715

Ishq

Akshay Kumar

710

Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi

Salman Khan

705

Judwaa

Suniel Shetty

700

Border, Bhai

Jackie Shroff

695

Border, Shapath

Amitabh Bachchan

690

Sanjay Dutt

650

Mithun Chakraborty

550

Shapath

Rishi Kapoor

530

TOP ACTOR 1998

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

870

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Sunny Deol

815

Govinda

790

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Dulhe Raja

Salman Khan

750

Pyar Kiya Tou Darna Kya, Bandha, Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai

Aamir Khan

740

Ghulam

Ajay Devgan

735

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Major Saab

Amitabh Bachchan

730

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Major Saab

Bobby Deol

700

Soldier

Anil Kapoor

695

Jackie Shroff

675

Bandhan

Suniel Shetty

670

Akshay Kumar

665

Sanjay Dutt

635

Mithun Chakraborty

530

Chandaal

TOP ACTOR 1999

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

865

Baadshah

Sunny Deol

790

Salman Khan

785

Hum Saath Saath Hain, Biwi No.1, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Govinda

780

Haseena Maan Jayegi, Anari No.1

Ajay Devgan

740

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Kachche Dhaage, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet

Aamir Khan

730

Sarfarosh

Anil Kapoor

725

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain, Biwi No.1, Taal

Sanjay Dutt

700

Haseena Maan Jayegi, Daag - The Fire, Vaastav

Bobby Deol

685

Amitabh Bachchan

680

Hindustan Ki Kasam

Akshay Kumar

615

Jaanwar

Suniel Shetty

605

Jackie Shroff

585

Mithun Chakraborty

505

TOP ACTOR 2000

RANK

ACTORS

STAR POWER

BIGGEST HITS

Shahrukh Khan

875

Mohabbatein, Josh

Hrithik Roshan

800

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Fiza

Salman Khan

765

Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge

Sunny Deol

760

Govinda

725

Ajay Devgan

710

Aamir Khan

705

Bobby Deol

700

Badal

Anil Kapoor

695

Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai

Amitabh Bachchan

690

Mohabbatein

Suniel Shetty

645

Akshay Kumar

640

Sanjay Dutt

635

Jackie Shroff

525

In 2009 came Wanted which was not a huge hit but created this action star image for Salman Khan who until then was more of a romantic hero. He consolidated this image with films like Dabangg and Bodyguard and there was no looking back. These film were not the biggest blockbusters of the career of Salman Khan but created an image where the huge openings materialized which was not the case with some of the earlier bigger hits.

Salman Khan (Actor) OPENING NOTE
Rank	Movie	Release Date	Opening Day	Opening NOTE
1	Suryavanshi	Feb 14 1992	-	POOR
2	Ek Ladka Ek Ladki	Jun 18 1992	-	POOR
3	Jaagruti	July 03 1992	-	POOR
4	Nischaiy	July 17 1992	-	WASHOUT
5	Chandramukhi	Oct 22 1993	-	WASHOUT
6	Dil Tera Aashiq	Oct 22 1993	-	POOR
7	Hum Aapke Hain Kaun	Aug 05 1994	9,50,000	GOOD
8	Chaand Ka Tukda	Aug 19 1994	25,00,000	AVERAGE
9	Andaz Apna Apna	Nov 04 1994	31,00,000	FAIR
10	Sangdil Sanam	Dec 16 1994	10,00,000	WASHOUT
11	Karan Arjun	Jan 13 1995	80,00,000	BUMPER + RECORD
12	Veergati	Sep 29 1995	57,00,000	GOOD
13	Yeh Majhdaar	Mar 29 1996	3,00,000	WASHOUT
14	Khamoshi	Aug 09 1996	54,00,000	GOOD
15	Jeet	Aug 23 1996	82,00,000	BUMPER
16	Judwaa	Feb 07 1997	76,00,000	EXCELLENT
17	Auzaar	Feb 28 1997	49,00,000	GOOD
18	Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya	Mar 27 1998	80,00,000	EXCELLENT
19	Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai	May 22 1998	45,00,000	AVERAGE
20	Bandhan	Oct 02 1998	81,00,000	GOOD
21	Janam Samjha Karo	Apr 02 1999	92,00,000	GOOD
22	Biwi No.1	May 28 1999	1,23,00,000	BUMPER + RECORD
23	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Jun 18 1999	92,00,000	GOOD
24	Hello Brother	Sep 10 1999	1,04,00,000	EXCELLENT
25	Hum Saath Saath Hain	Nov 05 1999	1,21,00,000	BUMPER

	TOTAL	25 [8 years]		GOOD+ : 14/25
	AVERAGE	3.125 PER YEAR		GOOD+ RATIO : 56%
				EXCELLENT+ COUNT : 7
				RECORD : 2
				BUMPER : 4
				EXCELLENT : 3
				GOOD : 7
				FAIR : 1
				AVERAGE : 2
				BELOW AVERAGE : 0
				POOR : 4
				WASHOUT : 4

Shahrukh Khan does not have many huge disasters as he became a box office force very early in his career but others do have due to bad films in their career early and the box office clout in terms of initial coming in the middle of their respective careers.

Shahrukh Khan (Actor) OPENING NOTE
Rank	Movie	Release Date	Opening Day	Opening NOTE
1	Deewana	Jun 26 1992	85%	EXCELLENT
2	Chamatkar	Aug 07 1992	70%	GOOD
3	Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman	Nov 13 1992	65%	FAIR
4	Maya Memsaab	Jul 02 1993	4,00,000	POOR
5	Baazigar	Nov 12 1993	90%	EXCELLENT
6	Darr	Dec 24 1993	47,00,000	BUMPER
7	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Feb 25 1994	14,00,000	AVERAGE
8	Anjaam	Apr 22 1994	40,00,000	EXCELLENT
9	Karan Arjun	Jan 13 1995	80,00,000	BUMPER + RECORD
10	Zamaana Deewana	Jul 28 1995	52,00,000	GOOD
11	Oh Darling Yeh Hai India	Aug 11 1995	22,00,000	POOR
12	Guddu	Aug 11 1995	25,00,000	POOR
13	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Oct 20 1995	55,00,000	EXCELLENT
14	Ram Jaane	Dec 01 1995	62,00,000	EXCELLENT
15	Trimurti	Dec 22 1995	1,06,00,000	BUMPER + RECORD
16	English Babu Desi Mem	Jan 26 1996	31,00,000	BELOW AVERAGE
17	Chaahat	Jun 21 1996	61,00,000	EXCELLENT
18	Army	Jun 28 1996	63,00,000	EXCELLENT
19	Koyla	Apr 18 1997	1,06,00,000	BUMPER + RECORD
20	Yes Boss	Jul 18 1997	57,00,000	GOOD
21	Pardes	Aug 08 1997	61,00,000	GOOD
22	Dil To Pagal Hai	Oct 31 1997	98,00,000	BUMPER
23	Duplicate	May 08 1998	84,00,000	EXCELLENT
24	Dil Se	Aug 21 1998	92,00,000	EXCELLENT
25	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Oct 16 1998	87,00,000	BUMPER
26	Baadshah	Aug 27 1999	1,10,00,000	BUMPER
	TOTAL	26 [8 years]		GOOD+ : 20/26
	AVERAGE	3.25 PER YEAR		GOOD+ RATIO : 76.92%
				EXCELLENT+ COUNT : 16
				RECORD : 3
				BUMPER : 7
				EXCELLENT : 9
				GOOD : 4
				FAIR : 1
				AVERAGE : 1
				BELOW AVERAGE : 1
				POOR : 3
				WASHOUT : 0

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Q.1 How comes on your top actors down the years topic, you haven't put Salman khan for 1994 and 1990, were he had ATBB hits maine pyar kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun?
A. The trade gives rankings by judging the Stars contribution to a hit and how much a stars film can generate when it is sold. Salman is there in 2001 but he had no major big hit that year but he still had a strong fan following, in 1990 or 1994 his fan following was not that strong, there was no consistency and No initial without other Major Star.

Q.2 Would you say SRK made Yashraj and Dharma productions or is it the other way around.
A. Many may say that Yashraj was established before SRK but that is wrong. Yash Chopra was a major director but his banner was not a major force because all it had was small success like Kabhi Kabhie and Chandni behind it but Darr, DDLJ and DTPH changed all that.

Q.3 In the early 90's we had changing No.1's but since 1994 it has been SRK, why?
Ans. SRK showed tremendous consistency at box office.

Q.4 Which is the biggest HIT ever for Yashraj Films & Dharma?
A. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge for Yashraj & Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for Dharma.

Q.5 Who was the biggest Director Of 90s ?
A. David Dhawan & Sooraj Barjatiya.

Q.6 Hi, Could u tell the top 5 actress of 90s?
A. (1) Madhuri Dixit (2) Karisma Kapoor (3) Juhi Chawla (4) Kajol (5) Raveena Tandon

Q.7 Who is the greatest actor at the box office between Shahrukh Khan Aamir Khan and Salman Khan in there whole careers?
Ans. There careers have not finished so that can only be said when they finish bit so far in the last 25 years or so Shahrukh Khan leads as he not really seen a down period since the early 90's while Aamir Khan and Salman Khan have seen down periods. Today all three are roughly the same with Salman Khan holding slight edge in the domestic market if the film is right due to more mass popularity.

Q.8 Which Khan dominated the box office in the Nineties?
A. If you talking in between the Khans then it was Shahrukh Khan followed by Salman Khan followed by Aamir Khan but none of the Khans dominated overall. In early nineties it was Amitabh Bachchan, in the mid nineties it was Sunny Deol and in the late nineties it was Shahrukh Khan. Overall the decade belonged to Sunny Deol.

Q.9 Was there a time when Ajay Devgn was bigger than the Khans?

A. Yes around the early nineties he was bigger than Salman Khan and Aamir Khan as his films like Jigar, Divyashakti, Vijaypath took better openings than the Khan films. Shahrukh Khan started later but became a bigger star with Baazigar and Darr.

Q.10 Can you list the biggest disaster of the Khans and Akshay Kumar because there are many of them and its always about the blockbusters and not the disasters which make for a more interesting read as some were the biggest disasters ever. Also the clashes they lost.

A. These will be generally in the a long time back in the 90's before these actors were big box office draws. Shahrukh Khan does not have many huge disasters as he became a box office force very early in his career but others do have due to bad films in their career early and the box office clout in terms of initial coming in the middle of their respective careers. Once the database hits 88-89 then maybe some articles can be done especially on the clashes side as todays big guns were taken out by the sort of names which would be unbelievable and sometimes with major releases.

Q. It is always said on the website that the Salman Khan stardom started with Dabangg in 2010 but he had Hum Aapke Hain Kaun in 1994 and there were many other hits at that time also so the stardom did not really start with Dabangg.

A. There are many stars in the industry but it does not mean box office super stardom as this happens to very few. It’s not only just box office numbers because as you pointed there was Hum Aapke Hain Koun which is far bigger HIT than Dabangg and the biggest HIT in a generation. A male star has to do something in a film where the audience takes to him in the big way and for Salman Khan it happened with Dabangg and not Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. It was not only Dabangg as one film cant lead to such super stardom but others like Bodyguard and Ek Tha Tiger which helped cement the audience from where there was no looking back. A similar scenario took place with Shahrukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Sunny Deol in Ghayal and again these films started the craze but it was the films after which cemented the super stardom. You can have the biggest HITS but what you do in the film has to be a craze and that makes the big difference as many actors have give huge hits over the last 100 years but only 7 Actors are really big box office stars.

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