Who is a better actor, Dilip Kumar or Shah Rukh Khan?

 

• Dilip Kumar as a self destructive lover in Devdas (SRK copied this role completely in remake)

A rich, self destructive guy who sinks into alcoholism after a failed love affair.

• Dilip Kumar as tragic lover in Mela

A man whose life gets destroyed by bad luck & false accusations. He's separated from his childhood love Manju after getting badly beaten up and robbed.

• Dilip Kumar as royal & historical hero in Mughal E Azam, playing Prince Salim.

• Dilip Kumar as a horse cart driver in Naya Daur

He leads the fight against mechanization when greedy mill owners replace local workers with buses. He famously takes on an impossible bet, racing his horse carriage against a motor bus.

• Dilip Kumar as village dacoit in Ganga Jamuna (Robin Hood kinda role)

Forced by poverty, systemic oppression, and injustice to become a bandit

• Dilip Kumar as the uncompromising police officer in Shakti

A fiercely honest cop who chooses law over his own son (played by Amitabh Bachchan)

These aren't just different type of roles, Dilip nailed all of them so smoothly that its hard to believe its the same guy playing this whole range & variety of characters…

I don't think comparing SRK here is even valid, this is way above his league. Let him compete with his rivals (Salman, Aamir, Hrithik, Ajay, Akshay) first better not to compare him to Dilip kumar at all…

Who has acted with all three Khans: Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan in their career?

 List of bollywood actors and actresses who have worked with 3 khans in their career

If we talk about Male Co-star/lead actors

⭐Lead actors

Saif Ali Khan

(notable films:- Dil chata hai, Kal Ho Na Ho, hum saath-saath hum,

Amitabh Bachchan

The Bollywood megastar worked with 3 khans (Baghban, Thugs of Hindusthan, Mohabbatein)

Anil Kapoor

Trimurti, Race 3 and Mann

Sanjay Dutt

(PK, Ra.one and Saajan)

Jackie Shroff

Aamir Khan (Thugs of Hindostan, Dhoom 3, and Shah Rukh (Happy New Year, Bandhan, Trimurti and Salman (Rangeela, Radhe, Bandhan)

⭐Comedian actors

Paresh Rawal

Srk film (Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani), Salman & Aamir (Andaz Apna Apna)

Johny Lever

(Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Judwaa

⭐Supporting role

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Notable films:- Talaash, Raees, Bajranji Baijan, Kick)

Sharat Saxena

Duplicate (1998), Josh (2000), Baadshah (1999), Tumko na bhool jayenge, Ghulam

Anupam Kher

(Dil, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Hum Aapke Hain Koun)

Boman Irani

Irani worked with 3 khans especially 3 idiots, Main Hoon Na and Yuvvraaj

Naseeruddin Shah

(Sarfarosh, Main hoon na, Sar Utha jeeyo)

Late actor Rishi Kapoor

(Jeh hai Jalwa, Faana, Deewana)

•From Newer generation Actor Ranbir Kapoor who has shared screen presence with all 3 khans especially Special appearance, song and extended cameos in films (including Ae Dil hai mushkil, PK, Om Shanti Om,

⭐Bollywood actress

Madhuri Dixit

Twinkle Khanna

Raveena Tandon

Tabu

Actress tabu has worked with Sharukh Khan and Salman Khan, shared screen presense in fanaa movie Aamir Khan.

Tabu acted in a special appearance in the film, portraying the role of Malini Tyagi, an officer in the Anti-Terrorist Special Force.

Sonali Bendre

Urmila Matondkar

Lara Dutta

Most people are not aware that Lara Dutta has also worked with all three Khans of Bollywood, including Aamir, Shahrukh and Salman Khan

Aamir and Lara appeared together in Fanaa movie, she appeared as memorable special appearance in the film as Zeenata friend of Kajol’ character, with Srk movie appeared in Om Shanti Om, Billu and Salman Khan (Partner movie)

Kajol

Rani Mukherjee

Preity Zinta

Karishma Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor

Katrina Kaif

Anushka Sharma

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.