Sep 27, 2023, 09:09 AM IST

6 times Shah Rukh Khan easily beat other superstars in box office clashes

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On Monday, trade sources like Taran Adarsh reported that Prabhas and Prasanth Neel’s Salaar is planning a Christmas release

This would mean the film would be clashing with Shah Rukh Khan and Raju Hirani’s Dunki, a clash of epic proportions

A look at previous instances where films of big stars clashed with Shah Rukh’s releases at the box office only to be beaten

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai vs Bade Miyan Chote Miyan: SRK’s new-found stardom was too much for the veteran Big B as KKHH walked away the winner

Aitraaz vs Veer Zaara: Yash Chopra’s return to direction faced a resurgent Akshay Kumar but still managed to win. Aitraaz did well too

Don vs Jaan-E-Mann: The combined star power of Salman and Akshay was no match for SRK who proved again why he was the king

Saawariya vs Om Shanti Om: Bhansali gambled on releasing a film with two newcomers against SRK and paid for it as Saawariya flopped

Kaabil vs Raees: In 2017, Hrithik dared to go up against Shah Rukh’s Raees and even though the latter did not do too well, it still wiped out Kaabil

Dilwale vs Bajirao Mastani: This film managed to hold its own in a clash against SRK but in overall collections, Dilwale still won

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