Why is it difficult to compare Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan despite both being major figures in Bollywood?

 First let me tell you some intersting similarities in their career.

Amitabh started his career with an art film Saat Hindustani which won National awards. SRK started his career with Tv artsy TV movies like In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones and Idiot which won National Awards.

Amitabh got his first hit in a supporting role for which he got a filmfare award- Anand (1971)

SRK got his first hit in a supporting role for which he got a filmfare award- Deewana (1992)

Amitabh got his first Blockbuster in a serious film which won a Filmfare for Best screenplay and which got him his first filmfare nomination for Best Actor - Zanjeer (1973). The same year he got another filmfare nomination and won the award.(Namak Haraam)

SRK got his first Blockbuster in a serious film which won a Filmfare for Best Screenplay and which got him his first nomination for Best Actor - Baazigar (1993, unlike Amitabh he won it). He was nominated and won another filmfare the same year (Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa).

2 years after his first Blockbuster Amitabh got two major Blockbusters one as a two hero film (Sholay). Sholay became one of the bigst actor gest hits of all time and Deewar also became a massive blockbuster. He has a moderate hit Chupst Actor ke Chupke.

2 years after his first Blockbuster SRK delivered two major Blockbusters one as a two herso film (Karan Arjun). DDLJ became one of the biggest hits of all time and Karan Arjun also became a massive Blockbuster. He has a moderate hit Ram Jaane

2 years later he got a major Blockbuster Amar Akbar Anthony. He followed it with another blockbuster Muqaddar ka Sikandar and Don and Trishul. He won filmfare awards for best actor both the years.

Similarly SRK got a major Blockbuster Dil to Pagal hai and some hits Pardes and Yes Boss and eventually have another big Blockbuster Kuch Kuch hota hai. He won filmfares for two consecutive years.

These similarities can go on and on. The point is both these actors have immense popularity as they both changed the way cinema was made in a major way. Amitabh Bachchan brought the era of Angry Young man where anger, class conflict, violence was supreme and music became less important. SRK on the other hand broke the the trope of violence, r**e scenes and introduced family films with romance and no villains.

Amitabh was a mass hero, SRK was more of multiplex, urban class herman took over. o. Amitabh was copied extensively by South stars like Rajnikanth and amassed pan-Indlean ian following. SRK became popular among the youth and the NRI audience.lean phase, was a phenomenon in countries like Ethiopia and Algeria, and SRK was instrumental in reviving the overseas market of Indian films. His overseas popularity is next to no one even now. Amitabh became the number one star in 1975 and constantly remained number 1 till 1991 after which he was replaced by the new generation. SRK became number 1 for the first time in 1995 after DDLJ but he had to compete with Aamir, Salman and Sunny for the number 1 slot. He was number 1 prominently till 2007 after which Aamir and then Salman Khan.

After a lean phase Amitabh Bachchan made a comeback as character actor with Mohabbatein and hosted the hugely popular KBC. SRK after his lean phase made a comeback as lead actor with pathaan and Jawaan.

Amitabh has been a failure as a producer with his ABCL which bankrupted him. SRK has produced most of his films under his own banner and has been more successful than Amitabh. However SRK has been a failure as a host on TV. As an actor SRK may have worked great in TV but as a host his shows like Paanchvi Paas, Zor ka Jhatka, Sabse Shana Kaun had all failed. Even his season of KBC was also moderate only.

The two superstars cannot be compared because of different styles of acting (Amitabh being a much superior actor), personality (SRK is brilliant and witty orator, Amitabh is also well in articulation but SRK can win any debate), filmography (Amitabh has experimented a lot with his film in his second innings, SRK has by and large remained in his comfort zone and his experimental films haven't worked for him). The comparison between the two is like comparing apples and oranges. See the way both actors have approached Don (both have done very well but they are not the same character really the way they have presented it).

What lessons can Shah Rukh Khan learn from films like "Piku" and "Stree" to achieve commercial and critical success?

 He has his calibre and potential which he has proved by acting in more than hundred movies.He is still working as lead actor or hero in movies.Shahrukh debuted in Bollywood in Deewana (199 2) and his upcoming movie is King whi ch is scheduled to release on 24th Dec ember,2024.

What are some dark secrets of Shah Rukh Khan?

Here are nine disclosures from the 'Bad Shah':

1. "I did not think I'll survive till 50"

2. "I was never cut out to be professional, I was cut out to be a star"

3."I want to play a tough guy, with a gun in my hand and a girl by my side"

4. "I want to play the guitar and learn ten songs so that I can sing to every woman in the world"

5. "I want to learn cooking Italian food and I want to do the mafia thing, with an apron and stuff"

6. "I like badshah because I like to think of it as the Bad Shah"

7. "My only two idols are Muhammad Ali and Caitlyn Jenner"

8. "You can't play yourself for 25 years and have people still like you"

And the last but not the least:

9. "I don't want to sound arrogant or pompous but I have it all"

source:Full Disclosure: 9 Secrets Shah Rukh Khan Revealed About Himself - NDTV Movies

Shah Rukh Khan was not the first choice in 'Deewana', he got the job because of Divya Bharti, this actor made a surprising revelation

In the year 1992, the film Deewana came and turned Shahrukh Khan's career around. Shahrukh was in a side role in the film and this was his first film to be released. In this film, before the interval, Rishi Kapoor, who was the lead actor of this film, is shown. Whereas Shahrukh comes as the second lead actor after the interval and the audience liked him so much that Rishi Kapoor's role got sidelined.

• The lead actress in the film Deewana was Divya Bharti and this film was included in the list of superhit films of that year. Everyone enjoyed Shahrukh's work but do you know that Shahrukh was not the first choice for this role.In an interview given to Siddharth Kanan, Avinash Wadhawan revealed that he was selected in place of Shahrukh Khan in 'Deewana'. The actor talked about his initial journey in this interview. He said, 'Raju ('Deewana' director Raj Kanwar) came to me with the offer of 'Deewana'.'

He told me, 'He has received an offer to direct the film Deewana. It has three producers and two heroes. Rishi Kapoor has been signed in the lead role and a new girl Divya Bharti has come, both of them are in the lead role. There is a search for a hero who is a new face and I have come to you with this offer.

• 'I told him that Raju is the second hero's entry just before the interval...the entire film is focused on Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti, man, I am working as a solo hero right now and you are offering me the second lead. Anyway, I respect Rishi ji a lot, he is my senior and also my favourite. I think I should not do this role, I will look very small in front of him. Still, Raju tried hard to make me say yes to this role.

Why didn't Avinash Wadhawan sign the film?

The conversation between Avinash and Raju ended with no conclusion. Avinash further expanded on this point and said, 'My other films were signed with filmmaker KC Bokadiya ji. He had to go to Chennai for 10 days and along with that I also had to go to Mahabaleshwar for a song shoot. I talked to my secretary who told me that Avinash sir, we cannot sign any film right now.

• 'If anyone comes to sign, we will give a date next year. On the other hand, Raju was after me to do 'Deewana', so I told Raju that I do not have any date for the next 12 months because my 8 films are on the floor. The makers of the film did not want to stop, so I had to refuse that film.

How did Shahrukh Khan get 'Deewana'?

• Avinash further said in the same interview, 'Shahrukh had come into a new industry at that time. Divya Bharti already knew him, perhaps he was shooting for a film. He introduced Shahrukh to the makers of 'Deewana' and he was signed. 'Deewana' became Shahrukh's first film to be released and his stardom today is not hidden from anyone.According to media reports, Shahrukh Khan was signed for Hema Malini's film Dil Aashna Hai and Shahrukh met Divya on its sets. Divya knew Shahrukh from here and had recommended him to the makers for 'Deewana'.

Why did Aamir Khan turn down the movie 'Darr,' and how did Shah Rukh Khan end up with the role?

 Aamir Khan was already a huge name a much ,much bigger star than SRK and 4 years his senior

Not a rank newcomer like SRK after Deewana

He already had Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Qsqt halter the action hero era of Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra

Which was copied by the likes of Anil Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty.

Dil which outgrossed Ghayal Sunny Deol who was the biggest superstar of the era

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi

&

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

Even SRK said he watched Qsqt in college

SRK movies like Raju Bangaya Gentleman

And

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Were Aamir Khan rejects even Juhi Chawla when asked about the newcomer for Raju Bangaya Gentleman was said that he's like Aamir Khan

After the huge flop which was Lamhe Yash Chopra and Aamir Khan worked together in Parampara

Yash Chopra's first movie after Deewar which produced by an outside producer

Deewar by Gulshan Rai

And Parampara by Feroz Nadiadwala

Aamir Khan already a young superstar wanted a join narration with Sunny Deol

He was not okay with the fact that Sunny Deol would beat the shit out of him like he did too SRK in the movie he wanted a equal fight and Juhi Chawla killing his character.

He even said he didn't reject Darr he was removed from it.

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According to me Aamir Khan was a conventionally handsome person

Who was considered the future of Bollywood

Came from a very celebrated film family

had the option to reject someone like Yash Chopra

Who was struggling at the time Darr was his first big hit

after Trishul in 1978

Hell Aamir Khan even said no to the likes of Manmohan Desai who was unargulbaly bollywood's biggest filmmaker

Now SRK was in a different place altogether

He came in via TV

Had no film family backing only came to Bollywood to escape the sadness of his mother's death

Wasn't considered a conventionally handsome ,tall , strong bodied action hero like Sanjay Dutt and Akshay Kumar

Neither was considered a good looking romantic hero like Salman Khan

Had just started his career Was doing films like Deewana

Chamatkar

Dil Ashna Hai

With stalwarts like Jeetendra

and Rishi Kapoor etc

Was willing to experiment with an anti hero thriller movie like Baazigar

Had no qualms against playing a stalker villain in the traditional 90s

SRK even said too Guddu Dhanoa his first producer of Deewana if my 6 films don't work I'll go back to Delhi

But like Aamir Khan he also rejected big people like Feroz Khan

Shah Rukh Khan turned down several offers from Feroz Khan to work with him | Filmfare.com

According to the video, the filmmaker wanted to direct Shah Rukh Khan and he voiced his desire on several occasions.

https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-turned-down-several-offers-from-feroz-khan-to-work-with-him-41941.amp

Plus SRK was a huge fan of Yash Chopra

The first movie he ever watched was Joshila directed by Yash Chopra himself

& Readily agreed for Darr

Which created a long lasting partnership between SRK and yrf which till date stands

Hence I hope you understand that both Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were at different places of there career.