Who Is The ‘New King Of Bollywood’? Who is the ‘New King Of Bollywood’? Last year, Shahrukh Khan won this poll on our website. Do you think Shahrukh Khan will win the poll once again? Let’s find out. We have 4 nominees these year – Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan. Note: We have tried to analyze the career of these nominees in the past 5 years (2005-2013). They were chosen based on their track record in past five years, recent box office performances (especially in 2013) and the status of their upcoming films. Only these four made in to the list and now it’s up to you to decide the winner. A king is supposed to be someone ruling the industry and we believe these 4 are already ruling the industry with big hits. As for the box office figures quoted on these pics below, they were taken from Wikipedia and BoxofficeIndia and we don’t claim the accuracy. After all, they were only meant to be a mirror to their overall performance in last 5 years – which means one doesn’t need to give too much significance to these numbers. Also, only nett. collection in India is considered. Overseas figures are omitted. Nett collection = Gross collection – tax. As for the box office verdict of each of these films, they were given based on the production cost & distributor price. Also, we have used short names for long movie names in the table. We believe those names are not that difficult to guess. Abbreviations used – ZNMD – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, MAMK – Main Aur Mrs. Khanna, MNIK – My Name Is Khan, JTHJ – Jab Tak Hai Jaan, BB – Blockbuster, ATBB – All Time Blockbuser) In the past 5 years Shahrukh Khan had one all time block buster, 5 hits and a flop – a pretty impressive report card for sure. In 2013, Shahrukh Khan’s Chennai Express broke the 5 year record held by Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots. Chennai Express became the biggest earner in India by collecting 227 crores (Taran Adarshs figure) against 3 Idiots’ 202 crores. Unfortunately, Shahrukh Khan couldn’t enjoy being on top for too long as Hrithik Roshan’s super hero flick Krrish 3 soon broke the records set by Chennai Express after couple of weeks of CE’s release. UPCOMING - Farah Khan’s Happy New Year opposite Deepika Padukone is Shahrukh Khan’s sole release in 2014. Farah and Shahrukh team always delivered in the past as both Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om were super hits. So, it looks like Shahrukh Khan is pretty much going to keep the ‘King Of Bollywood’ title this year as well.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:49:02 +0000