Shah Rukh Khan Hattrick on BO: Fans are eagerly waiting for Shahrukh Khan’s next film ‘King’. The actor was last seen in ‘Jawaan’, released in the year 2023, which had record-breaking earnings at the box office. Shahrukh is not called the king of Bollywood for nothing. He has given many blockbusters and superhit films in his career, but in his 34 years long film career, he has been able to achieve the feat of giving three consecutive superhit films only once. ‘Chak De!’ was released between 2007 and 2008. India’, ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ gave him a hat-trick of superhits.
These three films not only made great money at the box office, but also proved the strong acting of Shahrukh Khan in different genres. In one film he became a hockey coach, in the second he was seen as a glamorous superstar and in the third he was seen in the role of a husband. This was the reason why all three films got a lot of love from the audience and proved to be superhits.
Go win! India (2007)
‘Chak De!’ was released on 10 August 2007. ‘India’ was directed by Shimit Amin, while it was produced by Aditya Chopra. Made with a budget of around Rs 20 crore, this film did a worldwide business of around Rs 109 crore. In the film, Shahrukh Khan played the role of Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, which is still counted among the best performances of his career.
Om Shanti Om (2007)
After this, Shahrukh Khan was seen in a double role in ‘Om Shanti Om’ released on 9 November 2007. Deepika Padukone made her Bollywood debut with this film directed by Farah Khan. Made with a budget of around Rs 38 crore, this film collected around Rs 148 crore worldwide and was included in the biggest superhit films of the year.
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, released on 12 December 2008, was directed by Aditya Chopra. Anushka Sharma entered Bollywood with Shahrukh Khan in this romantic film. Made with a budget of around Rs 35 crore, this film earned around Rs 151 crore worldwide. People liked Shahrukh’s normal ‘Suri’ and stylish ‘Raj’ style in the film.
Salman Khan’s hat-trick
After Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan also scored a similar hat-trick of superhit films. Between 2011 and 2012, he gave three consecutive superhit films like ‘Bodyguard’, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and ‘Dabangg 2’. That means, about four years after this feat of Shahrukh, Salman also managed to dominate the box office with three consecutive superhit films.
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