There once was a time when Salman Khan was the top actor in Bollywood. His dance moves, handsome good looks and acting skills sent girls all over the world into a frenzy. In fact, he was once even voted the seventh most handsome man in the world! But alas, times have drastically changed! His boy next door looks have faded into baggy eyes and artificial hair that is painfully visible when the camera pans close up. Okay, so that shouldn’t keep him up at night because his peers – Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan have both aged as well. Hey, they’re in their forties! It’s only natural. At least they’re not out getting Botox and trying to look like they’re 20 years old again. The main issue here is that Salman’s career has recently taken a nose dive.
All four of Salman’s releases in 2008– ‘God Tussi Great Ho,’ ‘Hello,’ ‘Heros,’ and the over hyped ‘Yuvvraaj,’ tanked at the box office. Not even the help of Bollywood beauty and his real life girlfriend Katrina Kaif could save ‘Yuvvraaj’! Meanwhile, Aamir Khan’s one and only release of the year ‘Ghajini’ shattered box office records and his eight pack abs drove audiences wild across the nation. Plus, he has proved to be a stupendous producer, first with ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and then ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.’ Shahrukh’s lone release of the year, ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi,’ did very well at the box office and had people falling for the sweet simple character. His home production, ‘Billu Barber’ is also expected to at least make a decent amount of moolah. Aamir and Shahrukh’s status as top level actors and moneymakers are definitely a stark contrast to Salman’s.
It doesn’t seem like things are going to get any better for Salman anytime soon, as the teasers for his film, ‘Veer,’ aren’t sparking any interest from fans and the media alike. So we want to ask you: what can Salman do to salvage his career? Drop us a comment with your thoughts!
