Lets not compare the statistics; fan following or movie earnings.
Both have had made mistakes and were submerged in their stardom creating a oblivion around themselves. Both run behind money and are least bothered about making more logical movies.
So, lets talk about their image. The decency they carry. The decorum they receive according to their ongoing image. The brand they endorse says it all.
Have a look :
Salman Khan :
- Brands :
- Revital
- Dixcy Scoot
- Thums Up
- Wheel, etc
- I rarely see him making decent promotion of his movies or brands he endorses. He is always a funky guy blabbering stupidity with ear-splitting dialogues. This is the public image he made so far. A rowdy, bhai and bully of Bollywood.
- He is known for destroying careers of many and giving breaks to people like Sonakshi Sinha, Sooraj Pancholi, Katrina Kaif, etc. Arijit Singh writing an open letter to Salman Khan is the explicit example of Bhai’s image. Ridiculous.
- As far as I know he never apologized for his statements or mistakes. His father apologizes on behalf of his mistakes.
- He is chained with criminal cases and delinquency in several circumstances.
Shah Rukh Khan :
- Brands :
- Jio
- Nokia
- Tag Heuer.
- Airtel
- D’Decor
- Hyundai
- He is always suited up. Gentlemen and the romantic soul a woman wishes for. The way he speaks, his intelligence, sarcasm is mind boggling. This is the public image he maintained so far though he nowadays starring in pathetic movies.
- He is known for the Wankhede incident where he behaved rudely and abused some working sector and police officers at that place.
- He apologized in Public for the Wankhede incident and also clarified the reason and reality behind statement he made on Intolerance. He is quiet aware of his guilty conscience.
- He is known for giving breaks to actresses like : Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, etc.
- He is a family man and adhered to Gauri Khan appreciably.
- Google: Biggest movie Star in the World.
- Tim cook(Apple CEO) visits Shahrukh Khan at Mannat and a party is arranged there.
- Diplo(EDM producer) visits Goa to meet Shahrukh Khan where shooting was going.
- Chris Martin (Coldplay Singer) joins Shahrukh Khan at Mannat and they party hard along with various bollywood celebs.
So, Judge yourself the difference.