

Two rare failures were followed by 10 back-to-back successful films that started with Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and continues with his latest blockbusters Chennai Express and Happy New Year.Īlso Read: 10 hits in a row for Shahrukh Khan: Consistency Redefined The actor was unable to maintain his success streak when Swades and Paheli failed at the box office. In the last decade or so, Shahrukh consolidated his status as one of the most bankable stars in the country with successful films like Devdas, Chalte Chalte, Kal Ho Na Ho, Main Hoon Na and Veer Zaara.

While Mission Kashmir opened to a better response initially, it was Mohabbatein that eventually won the Diwali clash.Īlso Read: Shahrukh Khan and the history of Diwali clashes The two had a epic clash at the box office during Diwali in 2010 when Hrithik’s Mission Kashmir released on the same day as SRK’s Mohabbatein. The beginning of the current century was probably the toughest of Shahrukh’s career with the media pitting him against Hrithik Roshan who made a spectacular debut in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. In the following few years, SRK gained iconic status with romantic films like Yash Chopra’s Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Subhash Ghai’s Pardes and Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which remains one of the biggest hits of his career.Īlso Read: Shahrukh Khan’s Career Analysis 1992 – 2000 DDLJ is still running at Maratha Mandir in Mumbai! Two of the year’s biggest blockbusters, Rakesh Roshan’s Karan Arjun and Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge released and the latter went on to become one of the biggest blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema and firmly established Shahrukh as the biggest superstar in the country. 1995 though was a landmark year in his career.
