It’s no secret now that Shah Rukh Khan is going through a career low, atleast as far as the domestic box office collections of his films are concerned. He’s still bigger than most, but not quite upto the very high standards that he had consistently maintained for the first 20 years of his career.
‘Dilwale’, which was touted as the box office favourite last Christmas, failed to match the glorious run of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’. Now, FAN isn’t performing upto expectations either.
It’s at this time that a section of the industry, mostly Shah Rukh Khan supporters, who believe Aditya Chopra should let go of the Eid date and give it to the man who featured in some of his biggest blockbusters like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’. Shah Rukh was also the lead star in every Yash Chopra directed film since Darr in 1993.
While it cannot be denied that Adi is one of the most talented directors in the industry, it’s Shah Rukh’s charisma that made DDLJ the iconic film that it has now become. With a lesser actor, the impact of a film like DDLJ would have been far less. Some believe, SRK’s contribution to the YRF banner is huge and it’s his films that have made the banner what it is today.
For the trade, the choice is unanimous. They all want ‘Sultan’. But a section of the industry believe Aditya Chopra owes a lot to Shah Rukh and the best way to repay would be by pushing ‘Sultan’ to a later date. More so since it was ‘Raees’ that was first announced for Eid.
This EID Qawwali mix programme is coming to ur city Sultana langde pe kyu royi…kyu royi..kyu roi
kyuki…Khoon me teri mitti or Mitti me tera khoon…ROFL..2rs qawwali
If Raees is shaped up well (makers would be knowing better about it) and if it deserves an Eid release, it should be released on Eid.
Don’t want anyone’s mercy though.
Aditya Chopra owes a lot to SRK but he is the one, who is putting SRK in dilemma by strategically planning FAN to be released just 2-3 months before the Eid festival.
I don’t think whether this comment is written by Indicine or by a die hard SRK Fan . The problem with your website is you write too many articles on SRK that gives the people an opportunity to say that you are biased towards SRK . One thing is confirmed that you love SRK that’s fine but you have to know that this is a Box Office Bollywood Website not any Fan based Website . Anyways coming back to the article I don’t think Adi Chopra will postpone Sultan from Eid . Yes I agree Raees was announced before Sultan but looking now it will be the first to move away from Eid . A lot of SRK fans say SRK made YRF and I really feel they are too dumb . YRF was launched in 1973 by Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna . YRF has made several Blockbusters such as Daag, Kabhie Kabhie, Deewaar, Kaala Patthar, Chandni before SRK made his debut . Nobody made anyone . YRF is today because of Yash Chopra’s vision, Contribution of Actors like Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, expertise of Adi Chopra and the crop of directors they have . Expecting Sultan to be postponed is something like a miracle . The solution either have the guts to face Sultan on Eid or make your way towards Solo Non Holiday .
Not a blast. Eid is not the right time for Raees it is a movie not suitable for families and WTH should anyone bow down to him because his career is at a low peak. The trade, movie goers everyone looks forward to a Salman movie. No way because SRK is a selfish individual and he does no favors. He is only pretending to be Bhai friend so he can use him. Let him move or have the clash no one owes him a damn thing.
no need clash bring Raees on EID SRK sir..let Multani Mitti bite dust am 100% sure on Sultan abbas ali zafar crap…director…
Good article indicine Aditya chopra should push sultan to another date because Raess announce first let’s see what is gonna be but my guts telling me SRK not going to push Raess to another date weather sultan push forward or not.
This Eid Only Sultan Sultan Sultan Make My Word
When Salman goes from low phase… Does anyone came to help him… No one came… Except aamir… Only aamir gave him support n direction… That’s why Salman respect him alot… Even sallu also gave support to aamir during his low phase after divorce with his 1st wife… That’s why both respect with each other… But srk is coward so he did not deserve this from adi
Though I absolutely love srk.. adi should not do it as a favour.. if sultan is not complete it is a diff issue.. but as a favour, not at all plz.. we’d rather clash and lose, then beg for it.. plz srk dont let this happen.. career lows sabke aate hain.. no big deal.. uv proved with FAN you are way ahead from salman aamir when it comes to acting.. and even in career low u r scoring 150 crores almost (dilwale).. FAN was never destined for 200+ and it still will be decent grosser.. and u lost to a better movie, BM, that too only domestic.. worldwide u reigned supreme again.. and FAN overseas is amazing.. decent domestic, great overseas with exceptional acting.. thats great achievement. I do not bash any superstar ever (though i hate aamir and love salman as well).. but some ppl have no other work in life than to bash ur movies without even watching.. to them just one advise.. KARMA is a bitch.. sabka time aayega ek ek karke.. talaash aur jai ho se to zada hi kmaegi.. and movie wise all know out of FAN Talaash and Jai ho which is better..
Note: Haters are blind always, this question has just been asked by indicine and not requested by srk himself.. so instead of bashing him, thoda dimag lgao apna.
ddlj was atbb just because of good music and foreign location otherwise it was a bad movie.
That’s why I am keep saying that Srk get support of media and site like Indicine, read the article carefully Indicine try to save Srk so badly that they even give the YRF success credit to Srk. How can you say this Indicine before DDLJ Srk did 14 movie out of which 9 are FLOPs only 5 Hit including Karan Arjun and at that time Salman is bigger star than Srk because of movie like MPK, HAHK which are ALL Time Blockbuster….stop defending Srk and defaming others (YRF and Dharma) in the name of Srk or change your name from Indicine to Srkicine..
@indicine don’t mean to be an accusing force where this article is concerned but we were expecting once we saw Fan was a flop on domestic market. We knew because you are supported by SRK that you would come a begging to garnish support for him but remember no matter what you or anyone tries to do you cannot stop SRK career slide. He has to learn to be honest and truthful and stop abusing the system when and if he learns he might get back on track. Insulting a nation who has done a lot for him is not at all the right thing and the Indian community needs to let him know this.
I don’t think sultan will be pushed.
More than SRK friend he is a producer and he can’t let go a salman movie at EID.
But seriously I want RAEES this Eid, the reason being this movie looks like a EID release bcoz of Miyan bhai.
And those who R talking that salman KHAN dominates EID , but they forgot SRK released his Chennai Express during the Eid and it became highest grosser of Indian cinema at that time.
So , SRK can also dominate Eid .
Business comes first and the festive release should go to the film that can generate highest business during the festive season……So SULTAN on EID is fine!
Coming to SRK, haven’t seen FAN yet, but am happy with the choices that SRK has been making. Im sure FAN might not be mass entertainer but will be a good watch! RAEES looks super interesting too!
SRK is going through a career low because he hasn’t done good films in the past years. But his choices are changing and the audiences is able to sense it…….
FAN was never supposed to be a big grosser. That is why a normal weekend during the IPL was chosen as the release date. Reminds me somehow of TALAASH, though TALAASH trended better than FAN inspite of suffering social media negativity of its suspense being leaked out!
Coming back to FAN, its just the choices of SRK as an actor that are encouraging now and thats a positive sign!
No offence to anyone but in 2013 it was OUATIMA which was announced 1st but they had to let go EID as SRK was bigger than Akshay, so this around SRK should move because as INDICINE also say’s “In Bollywood, MIGHT IS RIGHT”
Wow… Really enjoying every moment of my life these days…
What a pathetic time has come for our global king.. Pity on him
Seems he will beg Adi and Bhaijaan to move SULTAN from EID… All hail duniya k sabse bada superstar…
#OnlySultanThisEID2016
@Indicine, Wow, Emotional Angle !! Great !!
I remember 2013, when similar emotional angle of “Eid for srk” was played by his PR team, and how it caught Jeetendra offguard with false promises of equal screening for OUATIMD.
Adi is not Jeetendra, but yes, he might just succumb to this emotional angle.
Well done srk, you play really well.
The biggest factor however that will not work in srk’s favour is the underperformance of Fan. It was a big mistake to release it before Raees. They should have waited and released it later.
Now, if Adi gives Raees release date, and if doesn’t work, the financial supporters of Adi will be completely miffed. Yeah, you may say the teaser is great and all that, but so was the teaser of Fan. A teaser doesn’t tell the whole story. Also, unlike 2013, this is not a Rohit Shetty full on entertainment movie. So, it is still not a gurantee that it will rake in, say, atleast 250 cr.
Adi may be the head of YRF, but majority of the financing comes from outsiders, who believes in the brand YRF. There is thus a risk attached of that being damaged a bit.
Considering all factors, which Adi will, surely, it looks difficult that he will budge to this emotional approach of srk.
But, once again, Well Played Srk……!!!! Lets see what happens !!
And Salman Khan is the one who gave them there biggest hit till date in form of Ek Tha Tiger back in 2012.
Last year Bajrao Mastani announced there film fast on December but Srk’s Dilwale still clashed with it.
Now that Adi has Ranveer on his side, its automatic that SRK will be deleted from his equation. Business does not progress based on sentiments. Therefore, Sultan will and must release during Eid. Payback time for SRK. Paid SLB and now will pay Salman. Mind you, if Raees is postponed, then its failure and loss for SRK. Too much fun since i`m an Aamir Khan fan
Ye lo, is srk going too go so low to emotional blackmail Aditya? I mean i would be suprised but sorry SRK fans not happening only SULTAN THIS EID! Also the weekend collection of FAN is lower than JAI HO. I shouldn’t be so happy right now but after all that shit talking about JAI HO, SRK fans should have no excuse of why their star is 2002-2009 star only.
This EID only SULTAN we don’t to see smuggler story let the real hero come SULTAN ALI KHAN, anyway RAEES will also not up to the mark the teaser is good but in whole story and director will let down for sure as it happen to FAN Manish Sharma killed the movie the song he removed is not done any favor to film and in movie too much insult of SRK.
Time Will Tell!
Its OFF not Of!!
indicine please behave maturely i can understand the arguement of salman fans that now salman is bigger because we also srkians done the same if that hppened but u have to go neutral please answer if salman is a star of fan so how much then fan earn??i know u got the anwser
lol now begging also started :D
Firstly salman cant do fan out of his limit if for instance he can do so what u all think the earning of fan will???
In his career low Srk is way bigger than Akki and their fans are barking as there is no day tomorrow.
Fan will collect more than Akkis highest grosser worldwide in it’s first week or 2nd weekend itself.
Raees should postpone to 9 september and excel should postpone their film baar baar dekho to some other date yrf is too big to handle for excel + rce combined and they already did clubbing with fan so 3500 screen confirm + etc 1500 screen 5000 screens gives raees space only in 1500 screens the clash will incur huge losses for both the parties 29 july is also not good as a clash is never healthy so dishoom and raees both will suffer 9 september is apt 29 th july is also superb if dishoom gets postponed (but sajid is in no mood to postpone it) so i think clash with a mega film on holiday is a bad choice and solo on nonholiday is good and also if i m not wrong 9 september happens to be bakr-id so raees has been made on a moderate budget 65 cr p&a 30 cr 95 cr bakr-id is not as big as eid bt still if raees manages to find appreciation among the audiences then take ss it has every chance to do 200 + cr i wont say 300 + bcoz it’s bit unrealstic bt still who knows content is the king these days !!!! best of luck to RAEES and sultan too
Hope Raees becomes an Atbb i m really hoping and praying for hige huge huge huge huge collection of raees bcoz it’s just one monstrous hit for srk and he’ll suddenky become trade’s favourite and all will forget about all his underperformers (for eg aamir did d3 and everybody forgot talash and dhobhi ghat) salman did dabangg and then magically all his disasters and flops were forgotten by the ppl it’s just one film amd the tables with turn around for srk
sher jab chotil hota hai toh ghaanv bharne ke baad woh aur khatarnaak hojaata hai
@saksham
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Dont think so…no need of that. ..
Srk doesnt need beg…..
He’s king khan after all. ..