Can any actor break the 5 back-to-back blockbuster record of Salman Khan?

Question: Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger and Dabangg 2 were all back-to-back blockbusters. Something that no other actor has achieved in the history of Indian Cinema. Can any other actor break this record? Will there ever be another Salman Khan? - Ajay Bihari

Answer: Aamir Khan came very close – Taare Zameen Par, Ghajini, 3 Idiots and Dhoom 3 were all blockbusters or better, but he also had one not-so-successful film in between (Talaash). It just goes to show that attaining blockbuster status is incredibly difficult and doing so 5 times in a row speaks volumes of Salman Khan’s super-stardom.

Salman Khan waves his fans gathered outside his house

Salman Khan waves to his fans gathered outside his house

Also, the bigger problem is, when one or two films of an actor goes on to be a blockbuster, the cost-of-production, marketing and the actor’s fee also sky-rockets, which makes it increasingly difficult just to recover costs.

Having said that, the future is always unpredictable, which is what makes it exciting. Will there ever be another Salman Khan? Probably not, because the craze that he commands in the smaller towns and villages in India is unmatched. He is not loved in those parts, he is worshipped.

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  • I don’t hate salman but he was nothing 5 years ago .between 2000-2009 top ten best was
    1-srk
    2-hritek
    3-sunn doel
    4-akki
    5-aamir
    6-ajay
    7-salman
    8-arjun rampal
    9-saif
    10-john

  • No! None can beat!! Salman is a demi god in rural India. The craze is going to increase because of his generous nature provided that he provides right entertainment.
    But from the current crop of newcomers, Varun Dhawan has looks and charm similar to Salman has. Lets see how far he can go.

  • Noone(except salman) can break the record. Salman gonna break the record with…..
    1. Kick
    2. BB
    3. PRDP
    4. No entry2
    5. Sultan
    6. Shuddhi..

  • @nipun, u mean bang bang is a art/off beat/risky/non commercial movie!!!

    If no then why did it fail to bcm blockbuster? Isn’t hrithik a superstar?

  • These blockbusters of salman deserves disaster..what is the need of having such shitty blockbusters.
    Salman has totally destroyed bollywood by making these films.
    There is only one actor who gave cult films to this industry and he is SRK.
    cult films in making-FAN AND RAEES.

  • @indicine my can anybody gives back to back 8 flops among top 7 stars.
    Second thing srk has given 3 blockbuster in a row (not Amir TZP was superhit not bb)
    If salman is so worshiped in smaller town then how come his London dreams janeman etc not even get average tag forget about hit. It not because him it is because of genre he does. Even singham return, R. Rathod does excellent in smaller town and interiors but salman is definitely bigger star than ajay akhay so collection looks bigger. Actor who gives minimum semi hit / hit tag with any genre with bad wom should be considered as a biggest superstar. Before it was amitabh and now srk.

  • On the second thought, I feel it is possible. Considering SRK’s time in India seems over, he has no chance of giving back to back BB, something he was unable to do even at his peak. So, there are two actors remain.

    They are Aamir and Hrithik. But even when we consider Mogenjo Daro a BB, it will take Hrithik 10 years to do so because he does one movie in two years on average. So, it seems only Aamir can do it.
    But the problem is meanwhile, Salman will make a record of 6 back to back BB
    1- Kick, BB, PRDP, Sultan, Shuddhi, NEME.

    The latter 5 will be BBs unless there is something that goes horribly wrong.

  • now srk fans will bark …srk is most consistent, they bring 2000 to 2009 dataas ….this is a post regarding blockbusters. ..which srk give only 2 blockbuster om shanti om and chennai express,, hit ki baat nhi horahiii …
    hit toh aajkal heropanti ka hero varun dhawan bhi deraha haii….

  • Only Shahrukh Khan can do this. But I have also a question, is there any other Actor who can deliver more than 10 back to back Hits/Super Hits?
    Please reply this question also.
    SRK is the most Successful Super Star by his Success Ratio. Undoubtedly He is the Living Legend of Cinematic History.

  • @rockow, but right now ur king is in no.10.
    1. Salman
    2. Aamir
    3. Hrithik
    4. Ranbir
    5. Ajay
    6. Akshay
    7. Ranveer
    8. Saif
    9. Sunny leone
    10. Srk.

  • I think there are few contenders with this record might be equal but can’t be broken easily .As per my opinion these things might be happened.
    1.Aamir khan – currently D3 is Blockbuster .
    b)Pk is blockbuster in wait because film not above 40 cr budget of cost. the p&a cost might be 30 cr because aamir khan films promotion is huge .
    c)aamir has not signed any movie yet and even if he sign new project (dhumal is he is talking) but that will not release in 2015 so aamir film is release in 2016 and that time aamir age is 51 hence this will be last or but one film of aamir as a premium actor .
    [hence aamir can’t break this record]

    2) the defending champion Salman own
    a) current bb is kick
    b) bajrangi bhaijaan will be eid release but whole depending upon budget if film has budget below 80 cr then it will be BB
    c)PRDP is diwali release but that diwali has not any big holidays also its content must be important because Salman films not famous in multiplex and only famous in masses so there is huge litmus test for Salman still I don’t think it will be blockbuster it will be superhit if film accepted by masses then this will be blockbuster
    d) Sultan – eid release has big chanced of Blockbuster
    e) Shudhi – content is important .
    I think its slight difficult for bhaijaan to make again 5 bb in row I think PRDP / bajrangi bhaijaan have really tough chance as both are not typically Salman havoc .4 blockbuster out of 5 I think .

    3) Hritik roshan –
    current no bb yet
    a) mohenjodaro – its difficult to tell it will be blockbuster it will be hit or superhit .
    hritik has to give 5 krrish film in a row then he can break record its tough for him

    4) Akshay Kumar – not even expected 5 hits even so he can’t delivery 5 blockbuster

    5) ajay devgan – can’t do it

    6) Ranbir kapoor – he will be next generation superstar but main thing is RK is only for Selected audience like Fake king Srk has .Ranbir will break this record starting from Jagga jasoos and tamasha .as Bombay velocity and Roy are difficult to do .But in future he will surely break this record even add more to it .
    7) varun dhawan – he will be next star like Salman in future .I think he is next Salman khan if he is going well then definitely Vraun will crush it in Future the battle of Srk vs Salman that same will happen with RK vs varun dhawan
    8) arjun kapoor – can’t say about him he has too less acting skills might be next Imraan khan of Bollywood .
    9) Ranbir sing – can’t say about him he might be Hidden gems he will be future aamir khan of Bollywood .
    10) Srk – srk has current blockbuster like CE and if HNY will cross 180-200 cr then it will be blockbuster too which is slightly tough for him but still going by that it will be blockbuster .
    C) FAN – 14 Aug release .
    The big thing in srk film that his films getting huge opening and defiantly happen with fan too 120cr weekend due to 3 big holidays as stated by Yrf the film will be less budget as srk tolded it will be not big as Happy new Yr Fan will collect 180-200 cr these kind of Name of movie is difficult to grab the crowed .its depending upon budget of FAN .
    D) Raees – Raees is big litmus test for Srk because if Fan gets blockbuster status then it will increase hope to fans . Raess has big stars like Farhan and nawaz and content is the king in this film budget also been average because the makers tolded that film will complete in 50-60 days means external costs will not get it film will get opening but can’t say long term because no Srk film run longer since chak de India other film got hit tag only due to huge opening if Raees will be successful then it has outside chance of blockbuster it will definitely hit or superhit but blockbuster depending upon content .
    E) the final stage of Srk is really easy task .Yes the Rohit shetty film whatever the content it will take monstrous opening .as the film of Rohit shetty hence there will be less loophole in film will be big blockbuster but question is how big it will be as the film decision of Srk is commercial this time but (fan and Raees are needed to be really strong content , Srk got huge opening in Don2 ,ra1 due to this film got at least hit status same for HNY the first day collection saved it otherwise it will be difficult to collect 160-170 cr for it .
    Fan and Raees definitely multiplex content and going by trend business from multiplex is important ) Srk has these two tough films as an actor he has to do it if he passes that then and only then it will be level to the epic record of bhaijaan .
    F) after that in 2017 might be last as an premium actor film of Srk he needs to be commercial hit again from only Rohit and then and only then he will break the record otherwise he only can equal the record of Salman

  • Problem is that expectations from srk is very sky high always raone 125 and don 113 got status of hit while ready 121 blockbuster and dabang 140 all time blockbuster now see hny heading towards 200 crrs and trade alraedy starts saying that movie cant get the status of blockbuster

  • Nly Aamir has a chance provided he Chooses Scripts wisely in which he is Quite an expert..

    For Salman it is possible provided he Doesn’t take any Risk like Jai Ho…

    Hrithik has the Capacity but he wont.. He has this habit of experimenting with Roles.. Rarely has he played a role similar to his previous roles…

    SRK has a chance if his so-called 3.7 Billion fans actually watch his movies…. ??

    Among the new generation, Ranbir is a possibility…

  • No one can also break village illiterate god salman’s 5 back to back disaster record… We all know what is bhai without eid – jai ho… Anandi if SRK in india is over than how come HNY crossed all salman movies except ett n kick in just 6 days… Don’t forget don vs crap janeman your illiterate god even with akki gave a flop when he clashed with the king!! Thanks to eid your illiterate criminal bhais career revived

  • @Tiger: guzaarish? Jodha akbar? Kites? Even K3? BangBang couldn’t become a blockbuster due to its high budget. Movies like Jai ho,holiday,SR would have become BB with 180 crores collection.

  • Lolz indicine tzp was super hit not bb… Also SRK gave 3 back to back bb chakde2007,OSO( all time grosser) 2007, rab ne 2008… SRK’s next commercial release since then was in 2011 ra.one which had the worst wom ever still was the biggest hit of 2011 worldwide!! Also your tingu gave dhoti ghat which you forget

  • Definitely It’s a tough task (but not impossible) and Salman has managed to do that.
    But I’m sorry, I won’t give full credit to him. He has a charisma of pulling audiences specially at mass centres, but I’ll give him full credit when he will start experimenting with his movies and then also he will give hits/superhits(as BB/ATBB are almost impossible for offbeat movies).
    Salman’s real test will start with PRDP, But again I’m afraid that whether Sooraj will come with his typical family drama or even he will jump into this race of encasing Salman’s success (in masala genre).
    I mean he might change his track and will come with a cult masala movie with some family drama angle.
    After all, everybody loves money and if you have Salman as a lead then definitely a larger than life character will be the most safe and calculated risk for the makers.

  • Very very difficult..and there can be no other salman khan ever too..but I strongly feel after 10 years when the newcomers would have built their base amongst large section of audience then it will be interesting toask ythis questions..and one thing we should notice that all these blockbusters were holiday releases so an actor has to be lucky to get five major festive or favourable dates consistently

  • ha ha..we scared.@indicine,don’t overrate salman.Though I’m leaving in city,but last year I watched CE in my small town which is a rural place—-where PEOPLES burst coconut on floors during the entry of KING SRK.so KING SRK too worshipped in those places.

    but the main difference,that I understood what India actually wants is—-one man should fight with a bunch of goons showing bravery along with there must be some Indian culture background because they hates shooting at FOREIGHN background places but few of them are exceptions.so all these factors known by salman very well and he tried it again and again by remaining in safe zone.one time he tried little different with jai ho and he got again flop and returned to his pre-2010 era.then again he tried the same then he got success and he so difficulty beat CE’S domestic which released with few screens and compete with 3 big films.

    which clearly shows salman’s stardom is nothing in front of KING SRK.Before that KING SRK already gave 3 BACK TO BACK BLOCKBUSTERS.WHAT is more important is KING SRK GAVE 11 BACK TO BACK HHIT.and HE NEEDS MORE 3 HITS to beat the record created by MEGASTAR RAJESHJI.

    Also each of KING KHAN’S FILM’S GENRE is different and some of them TOO RISKY.unlike salman who kept his budget very low to get bb status.whatever bbs salman got non of them are valuable and rememberable.before giving those 5 bbs,he gave 10 back to back flops.which should also have to taken into account.

    SS LAST THING,I only want to say is there is a HUGE CHANCE is there KING SRK can give that blockbusters.but there is confirmation that salman/amir in their lifetime also can’t give those BACK TO BACK HIT STREAK.

    salman’s stardom never sky high before 2010.BUT THIS MAN—-KING SRK through out HIS CAREER maintained HIS STARDOM.HE did everything at HIS end of HIS CAREER that other superstars always did—-body showing,heavy fights.but no body could ROMANCE nor ACT not CAN GIVE LIFETIME CHARMING EXPRESSIONS THAT KING SRK ALWAYS DID.

    FOR THE REASON WHY THE NATION AND WHOLE WORLD WILL REMEMBER THIS LEGEND AS KING OF BOLLYWOOD.BECAUSE HE RULES THE HEARTS AND LIVES THERE….

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