We're talking about one of the biggest superstars in the history of Bollywood. And, SRK falls in quite an elite company: Bajraj Sahani, Guru Dutt, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna (THE superstar), Amitabh Bacchan, Dharmendra, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Shahrukh Khan.

He's an outsider who made it, but so was Rajesh Khanna.

The whole debacle about Raaes isn't because SRK is an outsider. That's hardly the case. From Mohabattein to Rab Ne, SRK delivered staggering Hits in between. He's remained the most consistent of all Khans. The quality of his work was declining, but as a star - he was right up there. He still is.

The comparisons haven't helped him - add to that his movie choices, and that's why SRK isn't considered the force he once was. Salman's legendary run right now, which is only toppled by Rajesh Khanna in the late 60s and early 70s along with Aamir's huge hits at the BO have taken a toll on SRK. The expectations are high because his contemporaries are turning the heat.

Fan was bound to fail. It was just a poor movie. Raaes, as good as it may be, can't stand up to Salman's Sultan right now - so it was a good move. Movies like HNY and Dilwale along with colossal disappointments like RaOne and JTHJ doesn't help him either.

He needs to reinvent himself. That's it. His next movies like Raaes, Imti's next, and Aanand L Rai's next all indicate that SRK is going for it.

There was a time when Salman was considered the star in the trio; Aamir the actor; and SRK a mixture of stardom and acting. That was his strength. He's moved away from that image trying to play catch up to Salman. Whereas Aamir has maintained his streak of doing one quality movie after every commercial movie, and Salman continues to play to his strength - SRK forgot what made him great.

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