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Once again in response to SP’s post. I must confess though I don’t know what SP’s point is since he just seems to be desperate to find someone who can be ranked over Aamir!
In 1990 the biggest grosser of the year is Dil with 9.5 crores. Salman’s Baaghi comes in at # 9 with 5 crores. Aamir’s Tum mere ho did decently. Jawani Zindabad and Deewana Mujhsa Nahin were flops.
In 1991 Saajan with Dutt (Dutt was getting near the top at this point) was the second biggest grosser of the year. Sanam Bewafa was at #6 (Salman does not have much of a role here by the way, the film is centered around the parents of the lovers) and Dil Hai ke Maanta Nahin is at #10. Salman’s Kurbaan did decently. Pather ke Phool and Love were flops. Aamir’s Afsana Pyar ka was also a flop.
In 1992 an underperforming JJWS (Aamir) was the 9th biggest grosser of the year. Daulat ki Jung and Isi ka Naam Zindagi were flops. Salman’s Nischay, Ek Ladka Ek Ladki, Suryavanshi, Jaagruti were all flops.
In 1993 Aamir’s HHRPK was at #5. Parampara was a flop. Salman had flops in Chandramukhi and Dil tera Aashiq.
In 1994 Salman after 8 consecutive flops had the historic HAHK (even if it was widely considered Madhuri’s film). The next two Sangdil Sanam and chand ka Tukdaa, were flops. AAA with both Aamir/Salman did decently and was at #9. Aamir had no other release.
In 1995 Salman had with SRK the second biggest grosser of the year in Karan Arjun. His other release veergati was a flop. Aamir had Rangeela at #5. AHAT didn’t work but was still at #9 over many other significant releases that year including Trimurti which featured SRK, Shroff, Anil Kapoor was was a Ghai production. Aamir’s Baazi and the long delayed Aatank hi Aatank were flops.
In 1996 Raja Hindustani was the biggest grosser of the year with 45 crores. This was Aamir’s only release. Salman’s Jeet with Sunny was the second biggest grosser with 18 crores. Khamoshi and Majhdhaar were flops.
In 1997 Aamir’s Ishq was at #3 (with a devgan who was doing very poorly around that period) and this was his only release. Salman’s Judwaa was at #9 and made half of Ishq’s gross. Auzaar was a flop.
In 1998 Aamir’s Ghulam was at #9. Other than this he just had the unconventional Earth. Salman’s Pyar kiya to darna kya was at #5, Bandhan at #7, Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai at #8. Salman also had the appearance in KKHH. Probably Salman’s best year since his initial run after MPK.
In 1999 Aamir’s Sarfarosh was at #5. Mann was a flop. Salman again had a very good year with Biwi No 1, HDDCS, HSSH (considered a disappointment) being the top three grossers. Jaanam Samjha Karo and Hello Brother were flops and were even lower than Mann on the yearly list.
In 2000 Aamir had a flop in Mela. Salman’s Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge did just about decently and was at #9 (Refugee was at #6 that year!), HDJPK was less than this at #10. Chal Mere Bhai was a flop.
In 2001 Aamir had the historic Lagaan at #3 and DCH at #5. Salman had Jodi #1 at 6 and CCCC at #11. The latter grossed less than Yaadein.
Aamir’s next release was in ‘05.
In 2002 Salman’s long delayed HTHS with SRK was at #10 and made less than Devgan’s Deewangee and a bit more than Hrithik’s flop MDK. Tumko na Bhool Payenge and Yeh Hai Jalwa were total flops.
In 2003 Tere Naam was at #13, did 2 crores more than Zameen and 2 crores less than Hungama. This was Salman’s only release.
In 2004 MSK with Akshay Kumar was at #5. Garv was sold cheaply but was at #15 in terms of gross, below Yuva. DNJAK was a flop.
In 2005 Aamir’s flop MP was at #6. Salman’s MPKK was at #10. Kyunki was a flop. No entry was at #2 but this had only a guest appearance by Salman and in any case did not open well and picked up later.
In 2006 Fanaa (without Gujarat) was at #4, RDB at #5. Salman’s JeM with akshay was at #13. Shaadi Karke Phas gaya Yaar and Saawan were disasters. Salman had a supporting role in Babul which was also a flop.
In ‘07 Salman so far has a flop in SeI.
The problem once again is that Aamir beyond a point just does one film a year, rarely two. Raja Hindustani grossed more than every Salman film barring HAHK. The only 30 crore hit that Salman has over the years is Karan Arjun with SRK. Salman had a good initial run after MPK when he had 6 or so profitable films. But then he had 8 or so flops in a row. Then again two good years in ‘98 and ‘99 and it’s been lackluster to poor for him since. But given that Aamir did few films his record is much more stable. Again Aamir did not do a film with Rakesh Roshan, Bhansali, Barjatya. This fact has to be stressed again and again. Not only does Aamir get his hits in genres that don’t really maximize his box office appeal but also does so with unimportant directors most of the time. But in any case no one looking at this year by year breakdown could come away with the impression that Salman had done better than Aamir on a consistent basis. of course since Lagaan there is no competition anyway. Aamir has just put himself in a different league. His flop MP grossed more than Salman’s MSK (and here a resurgent Akshay was a more important star, a fact that has since been proved with the subsequent releases of both stars).
Aamir’s solid hits or more are QSQT, Dil, DHKMN, HHRPK, Rangeela, RH, Ishq (Devgan), Ghulam, Safarosh, Lagaan, DCH (a significant film beyond the numbers), RDB, Fanaa.
Salman has MPK, Baaghi, Saajan (Dutt) HAHK, Karan Arjun (SRK), Jeet (Sunny), Judwaa, Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya, Biwi No 1, HDDCS, MSK (Akshay).
In each case I have left out films that are profitable but do not qualify as solid hits. But Salman would gain more by lowering the bar as 5-6 films could be added for him. Even if I did this he’d have about 16 films or so. Aamir already has even leaving out DCH has 12. If one added his somewhat profitable films the numbers would be close. But of course Salman has done many more films than Aamir! Therefore Aamir’s ratio is way better. Secondly Aamir has two 50 plus grossers here (one would have been 60 plus with Gujarat), a 45 crore grosser way back in 1996, as I indicated yesterday this grossed more than KKHH and about 13 crores more than Karan Arjun with both Salman and SRK the previous year. Salman of course has the historic hit in HAHK but again this has always been Madhuri’s show. Plus four of Salman’s significant hits come with significant box office stars (Dutt, SRK and Akshay Kumar are at those respective points arguably bigger than him). Aamir just has Ishq with Devgan but the latter was at a low point then and I have also not counted him for HDDCS where he is much more significant to the film.
So I would once again sum it up by saying that there is not much of a case here to enable the privileging of Salman over Aamir. And I would add one intangible here. Salman always lacked Aamir’s and SRK’s prestige.
Finally it is crucial to bear in mind that Aamir’s current status as the top star in the country (arguable but I think he has the strongest case) is a result of the decisions he made during the 90s. He was under the radar for most of this period because the media refused to pay him attention and he wasn’t falling in with the dominant genre of the day (Salman for example tried films like Jab Pyar kisise hota hai and Pyar kiya to darna kya and HDDCS, not so Aamir) either. But he was building a base, enhancing his reputation as a star and adding prestige all round. The distributor argument is bunk. A distributor knows that to get a hit out of Sarfarosh is far more creditable than getting one out of a big film like HDDCS (incidentally this is more Ash’s film than either Salman’s or Devgan’s). Unless of course the star can create a whopper as SRK did with Yashraj or Aamir has done recently.
With SRK you get some of biggest grossers but these are restricted to the biggest banner(s). Without these his gross falls drastically as does his success rate. Aamir goes his own way, fashions his own career and he pays a price for it in terms of gross. He could have grossed far more doing safe love stories. In other words the love story equivalent of Ghulam would have doubled that film’s gross. But he didn’t! Today Aamir has exceeded SRK because he can produce huge grosses irrespective of genre and banner. SRK never did this. Salman is in between the two. Often grossed more than Aamir but not as much as SRK. Never produced non-genre hits, even in the more masala Dhawan mould the films were mostly profitable rather than downright significant hits (Biwi No 1 and to some extent Judwaa are exceptions). Similarly even when he tried his hand at the dominant genre he never got a big one (barring HDDCS which itself doesn’t compare with SRK’s big ones or a RH). And again he never quite had the prestige as actor or star to get the really top rank projects in either sense (the exception is rare).
As I said yesterday there is a strong case for considering SRK bigger than Aamir in the 90s but it has to be qualified in the ways I suggested. But with Salman there is not even this case. All in all was Aamir significantly ahead of Salman in the 90s? I wouldn’t say so. But the careers of all these stars didn’t end in the 90s either. They’re still ongoing. And Aamir has emerged the strongest over the long haul. Salman is not even among the top 6 stars or so at this point. SRK meanwhile is struggling to survive in the topmost bracket. So let’s look at everything. Let’s not just select convenient periods to advance an agenda. But even the 90s does tell a far more nuanced story than some here pretend.
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shetty 25 May 2007
07:00:19 am
I stopped reading further after I came across this
“Sanam Bewafa was at #6 (Salman does not have much of a role here by the way, the film is centered around the parents of the lovers)”
shetty 25 May 2007
07:09:48 am
We are enlightened by your analysis! You need help, now don’t be shy about it. I think the problem is curable
satyam 25 May 2007
07:12:00 am
Shetty: you might want to revisit this film. It is predominantly staged around the Danny/Pran encounters. One film does not make a difference to the entire argument here so I have hardly any reason to subtract this one. I also say at the end that Salman started out with 6-7 profitable films and then had 8 flops in a row. Sanam Bewafa but it wasn’t a Salman film in the true sense, just not enough footage there barring the songs. C’mon I even gave him some credit for KKHH! But yeah watch this one again if you like, time the minutes!
shetty 25 May 2007
07:18:27 am
In that case AB will not get credit for any of his films since his comeback except for say BLACK
satyam 25 May 2007
07:26:31 am
Hmm.. Salman gets credit for opening Sanam Bewafa. The rest of the film does not have significant footage of him.
Though I shouldn’t even respond to this Salman/Bachchan analogy I shall nonetheless do so.
Bachchan has appeared in many films since his comeback where he either has the central role or an extremely significant part.
Can you imagine Mohabbatein without Bachchan? In fact he is in many ways the film’s central character. Can you even imagine K3G without him. Between SRK and Hrithik they couldn’t come up with a more popular song than Shava!
Then there were profitable films like ER, Aankhen (not sure where Akshay Kumar would be without these Bachchan starrers!), Waqt, Kaante, Khakee. There was Baghban, Black, Sarkar, BnB, Sarkar. Each one of these films has a very significant Bachchan role in some form or fashion.
Of course even when bachchan is in a short role he can be advertised like crazy to draw in the audiences as we’ve seen with many films.
jayshah 25 May 2007
07:42:31 am
I think its clear from a comparison with both SRK/Salman that these two have more hits than Aamir. They also have done more movies and in all likelihood have more flops aswell.
It would appear its inconclusive to decide who was the bigger star from Aamir or Salman. SRK is more clear cut but stress a discussion on one invariably includes the other 2 for the 90’s. Sunny and Govinda IMO are not in the same league. Dutt could well have been, in 93′ he was well placed.
Qalandar 25 May 2007
08:45:12 am
Another useful pieve satyam, you are on a roll here.
I saw Sanam Bewafa in the cinema, expecting a full-fledged Salman love story, and was very disappointed that there wasn’t as much footage as I expected. I believe this film had a song with the lyrics “Angoor ka daana hoon / Sui na chuba dena / Ras tapkega / to kiss miss (kishmish = raisin) ban jaaongi mein”
Maybe I am the one who needs help here…
sandy 25 May 2007
08:50:34 am
I believe this film had a song with the lyrics “Angoor ka daana hoon / Sui na chuba dena / Ras tapkega / to kiss miss (kishmish = raisin) ban jaaongi mein””
Yuck! Trust Saawan Kumar Tak to come up with stuff like this.
sandy 25 May 2007
09:03:23 am
Salman was ahead of Aamir in the 90s for a very brief while. I think he had a string of hits after MPK and was marginally ahead of Aamir in terms of boxoffice.
But after Sajan in 1991, Salman had a disastrous run of flops. Aamir, on the other hand was consistent with Dil, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin.
Salman got a new lease of life with Hum Apke Hain Kaun but the momentum had clearly shifted to the other Khans.
SRK entered the scene with Baazigar and Darr in 1993 and of course Aamir was always there.
From there on, I don;t think Salman has ever been a threat to Aamir.
After 1995, it has always been Aamir v/s SRK.
Salman started struggling after 1993 and he’s always been on shaky ground ever since, though of course he gives hits once in a while.
Qalandar 25 May 2007
09:13:09 am
Sandy: once one is done with all the stats and number crunching, I think you have summed up the situation best.
rks 25 May 2007
09:31:35 am
Sandy:”Saawan Kumar Tak to come up with stuff like this”
I think he use to give lyrics for his movies. But there were better songs in Sanam bewafa and quite popular at that time.
http://www.indiafm.com/celebri.....index.html
sandy 25 May 2007
10:01:40 am
I will only say one thing. While both Aamir and SRk have had bad patches (albiet brief ones) in their careers, they’ve never really been as down and out as Salman.
SRK had a bad patch around the time Hrithik entered the scene with Kaho Na Pyaar Hai…similarly 2001 was a low key year for him, with only a multistarrer, Kabhi Kushi Kabhi GAM. It was the same year when aamir had Lagaan and DCH.
Again, he had a relatively bad patch in 2005, with just Paheli releasing. Even 2006 was a slight setback, considering both Hrithik and Aamir did better than him. But to be fair, SRK has never been out of the game ever since he gained momentum in 1993.
Aamir has had some bad patches but seldom career threatening. His worst phase was after QSQT, when several of his films flopped but he steadied his boat with Dil. 1994 was a bad year but he came back with a bang after Rangeela(1995).
Then there was a low phase around 2000, a year when he had just one release, Mela.
I wouldn’t count 2002-2005 because Aamir was out of the race by choice.
Salman, in contrast has faced some truly tough times. After a very successful 1980, 90 and 91, Salman’s fortunes plummeted after he gave a string of flops.
Hum Aapke Hai Kaun in 1994 was a huge life saver for Salman but unfortunately, Mads got most of the credit for this one (as Satyam rightly says).
The second crisis for Salman came in the years 2000, 2001, 2002…..the actor hardly had any hits and was practically out of the game till a low key hit Tere Naam happened.
Today, again Salman faces a crisis with a string of big budgeted flops– Kyun Ki, Salaam-e-Ishq, Jaan-e-mann, Babul.
So I’d say Salman was at the very top for a very brief while. Today, it’s about survival for him.
PS: It’s a joke when SP says that Aamir gained a lot by the Khan trio tag. As I said, his analysis is more to do with some kind of insecurity than anything else.
satyam 25 May 2007
10:27:49 am
Sandy: You have summed it up admirably here.
jayshah 25 May 2007
11:24:36 am
To add to Sandy’s excellent summationI think Aamir’s had 3 critical movies that were integral to his career. Rangeela really changed the equation for him IMO. Before that most his roles revolved around an image and Rangeela eradicated that notion.
To follow up on critical phases the 2000 one phase was possibly critical. After Mela, Aamir was definitely in a tricky position and Lagaan was a humungous risk. If that failed then a run of Earth, Mann and Mela could have really hit him really bad.
RDB to was a big film. A hiatus of 4 years, a disastorous trending on MP really meant RDB had to be a big one. What really helped Aamir last yr was he had two releases and followed RDB with Fanaa. To massive hits has put him in or near the top.
On Salman I still find an achievement of sorts to comeback like he has a couple of times. But this is a critical stage and in fact so much so he is pretty much out of the running completely now because the field is too far ahead.
SRK is there and will be for sometime. The notion he is going down is not how I would put it; I’d say the field has caught up. Look at the International BO numbers to understand how a D2 opens massive in the US now…few yrs back only a SRK starrer could do that. Fanaa, RDB, LRM and Guru all hit $2mm in the US, D2 considerably more. KANK remained the same as K3G or maybe less. Don was about $2mm too. The field is catching up in every sense. In India … the notion that Neha Dupia put forward 3 years ago that only sex and SRK sells in box office….well I think both notions now are not true.
kmkm13 25 May 2007
11:29:47 am
True JAY I think even SRK’s notion about love stories doing the best , roaring business is wrong now even if he hates them is proven wrong with D:2,RDB,LRM…
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
12:02:36 pm
ROFL …. lol … lol.. Is this even an analysis…? a comparison of any kind??? And there are people (couple of usual ones ofcourse) who actually stand by it?
All you are doing is rambling and rambling about each and every Aamir film and its merits, with a lot of emphasis over its success.. on the other hand, every Salman success (hit superhit, blockbuster) has an excuse beside it .. lol.
I dunno why these Bachchan fans try to make a Dharamendra outa Aamir, when he’s hardly a Sanjeev Kumar.
Rocky 25 May 2007
12:24:13 pm
I have meant to ask this for a long time now- what is the full form of ROFL????
rajen 25 May 2007
12:26:38 pm
Rocky- ROFL = Rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO = Rolling on floor laughing my a** off. i.e something we do when SP attempts analysis of BO power of certain stars.
Aditya 25 May 2007
12:26:49 pm
rockybhai, “ROFL” literally means “rolling on the floor laughing”
oops, looks like rajen and i posted a response at the same time!…lol
Rocky 25 May 2007
12:28:33 pm
Thanks Rajen and Aditya. I stand educated!!
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
12:59:57 pm
Sandy: “After 1995, it has always been Aamir v/s SRK.”
How can you even say that? Count the number of hits Slman has delivered from 95 to 2006, compared to the number of hits Aamir has delivered during the same time?
And though “hits” and flops don’t always show the complete picture… Count the number of 30+ cr grossers Salman has delivered in that period compared to Aamir?
Here’s how I’d list the top grossers from 95-2006 for Salman and Aamir
1. RH – Aamir
2. Karan Arjun – Salman
3. No Entry – Salman
4. Lagaan – Aamir
5. MSK – Salman
6. Biwi no. 1 – Salman
7. HSSH – Salman
8. HDDCS – Salman
9. MP – Aamir
10. Jeet – Salman
That’s 3 to 7 for Salman.. and I can go on and on.. Even after 25-30 Ghulam and Sarfarosh (Aamir hits .. lol).. won’t make the list.
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
01:02:04 pm
And sandy.. you also do realise that Salmasn was the higher paid star in the late 90’s compared to Aamir.
And his films had the better initial.
And he had bigger budget films in hand, plus his films fethced a better price in the distribution cicrles.
jayshah 25 May 2007
01:05:35 pm
1 Gadar Ek Prem Katha 2001 70,00,00,000 94,23,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
2 Dhoom 2 2006 85,48,00,000 85,48,00,000 Blockbuster
3 Lage Raho Munnabhai 2006 69,97,00,000 69,97,00,000 Blockbuster
4 Krrish 2006 64,86,00,000 64,86,00,000 Blockbuster
5 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001 49,00,00,000 64,31,00,000 Super Hit
6 Fanaa 2006 53,13,00,000 53,13,00,000 Super Hit
7 Rang De Basanti 2006 51,07,00,000 51,07,00,000 Super Hit
8 Koi Mil Gaya 2003 43,00,00,000 50,73,00,000 Super Hit
9 Don 2006 50,04,00,000 50,04,00,000 Hit
10 Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2000 34,00,00,000 48,24,00,000 Blockbuster
By your typical analysis….you must agree then Hrithik is #1 this decade. 5 out 10 top grossers. Aamir and SRK 2 each. Again if star power reading was this….why would Hollywood people spend 48 pages on statistical analyse to hypothesise. Its not clear cut like you are suggesting SP.
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
02:28:49 pm
jayshah.. You got that one thing (this table) and you post wherever and whenevr you get a chance.. The problem, however, with that list is that 2006 skews the data up completely. I don’t agree with “adjustment” criteria with those movies.
I totally beleive that delivering a 35 cr groser in 2002 is more commendable than a 50cr one in 2006…. but anyways.. a couple of more years and the list would become normal again. .. or for that matter this year alone, there will be atleast 2 SrK films that are gonna make it to that list. I’d be very very very surprised if neither of Chak De and OSO gross more than 50 cr.
But yeah.. Jayshah.. I agree that one indicator alone doesn’t show how the bigger star is. But with Salman and Aamir, Salman wins no matter what criteria you speak of.
He’s been the higher paid star
His movies have had the better initial.
He’s been aproached and signed the bigger and more expensive movies.
And most importantly, his movies have fetched better prices in the distribution circles..
So.. no it’s not only about more hits.
Btw.. unlike your table here.. all my tables were far less skewed.
Qalandar 25 May 2007
02:57:04 pm
Re: “He’s been the higher paid star”
What makes you say this? All media reports show that Aamir is higher paid now and was even at the time he signed Fanaa back in 2005 (Salman has no 10 crore deal with anyone). What’s your basis for saying Salman was charging more for the likes of Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai than Aamir was for Ishq?
By the way, in an earlier comment you concede that Aamir is bigger than Salman 2001-up — yet that’s a far cry from the claim made in the title of your recent post “2006 — Salman’s domination over Aamir ends.” Salman Khan was always comparable to Aamir, and in fact went through some wretched lean patches periodically.
Aside: HAHK: if ever there was a film for which the heroine gets credit, this was it. I saw it first hand when in my 4 visits to the cinema for it, and in the pre-release promo campaign too, this was not even being promoted as a Salman film (as he was in the middle of a bad period then) the way, for instance, a MPKK is.
The fact is that Salman was always known as someone who could never get the “big one” by himself, and not because he was selective or anything like that. The quintessential Sallu film is a moderate success like JPKHH or Lucky or whatever. Definitely a big star in the 1990s, definitely in Aamir’s league, but the notion that Sallu was in a different zone is fantasy, not fact.
Qalandar 25 May 2007
02:59:46 pm
Re: “He’s been aproached and signed the bigger and more expensive movies.”
What’s your basis for this? What films are you thinking of?
“And most importantly, his movies have fetched better prices in the distribution circles…”
I really would like to know what your basis for thinking that a Ghulam was sold cheaper than a Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya, or what-have-you.
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
05:18:00 pm
“He’s been the higher paid star”
Qalandar “What makes you say this?”
Here’s one link to begin with..
http://boxofficeindia.com/topactors.htm
1995 – Approx renumeraion… Srk (60 Lakhs), Sunny (50 lakhs), Salman/Govinda (40 lakhs)
No mention of Aamir.. which means he’s obviously below 40 lakhs
1999 – SrK (2cr), Salman (1.75) .. Aamir/Sunny (1.5)
Btw.. I don’t beleive 10 cr for Fanaa even one bit.
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
05:20:58 pm
He’s been aproached and signed the bigger and more expensive movies.”
Qalandar … “What’s your basis for this? What films are you thinking of? ”
Mangal Pandey was in every way an very very expensive movie. 5-10 years ago.. nobody .. and I mean NOT A SINGLE PRODUCER would be willing to make such a huge film with Aamir in the lead role.
Anyways.. Fanaa, RDB, MP are all much bigger films than any of Salman-starrers..
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
05:29:35 pm
“I really would like to know what your basis for thinking that a Ghulam was sold cheaper than a Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya, or what-have-you.”
Ghulam with an 8 cr total gross is an aboverage.. but PKTK with an almost double the gross is still only a “hit” then that means PKTK was actually sold at a higher price to the distrbuters. or for that matter 27 and 28 ct grossers (adjusted) HDDCS and HSSH are semi-hits but much smaller grossers from Aamir are considered clean hits.. that just shows that those particular Salman films were sold at a higher price.. which then also tells us that maybe those Salman-starrers were bigger-udget flms.. which then tells us that Salman was in bigger films than Aamir.. why?? why was a producer more willing to cast Salman in his big films than Aamir? Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Salman was actually the bigger star.
Street Pharmacist 25 May 2007
05:31:51 pm
Btw.. the criteria that I use to conclude that Salman was the bigger star.. can be used to compare any two star’s BO pull.. but all the reasonings and excuses and whatever else the Aamir supporters been using in this thread pertain to Aamir’s case and Aamir’s case ONLY… lol.
Sid 25 May 2007
09:53:07 pm
Salman IMO did get huge inetials in the 90’s thats for sure. And with the masses again IMO he gave all the other actors a run for their money. He generated good inetials with the crapiest of the movies and in that way he was ahead of both Aamir and SRK.
I am talking here purely in terms of inetials (I have said this before I use to watch his movies only by sitting in stall (with true salman fans) and the kind of hysteria he use to creat when he came on screen use to be ammazing.)
However another 10 years from now, even aamirs flops will be rememberd more than the biggest of salman its. And thats the difference with this man! And thats one thing SP you fail to understand. He has created a league of his own and there is no one even remotely closely behind him there. (And I feel most of the others guys are trying to get in to that league but the problem is that by the time they will Aamir would have been way ahead)
Read interviews of HR and Dutt – these are the ones of late that want to go the Aamir way.
SRK though he will never agree but IMO he too is lately trying to do that. – remember he said VZ would be hiis last trur romantic movie- wants to do different movies now?
Sid 25 May 2007
09:59:35 pm
Also Satyam, when Sanam Bewafa was released people went to the theaters to watch Salman and not Pran and Danny. So totally disagree with you there- we are talking of Star power, Salman got the bums on the seats and thats what matters.