Will Race 3 Affect Salman's Success In B-town?
STARDUST US EDITION|JULY 2018

You may love him, you may hate him but you definitely cannot ignore him. He’s been a part of Bollywood for the last 27 years and one will have to agree that this actor has rocked everything that he’s done. From making the “100 crore club” a trend, to wooing gals in his shirtless avatar to dancing away to glory in his own trademark steps and enthralling the audience almost every Eid, SALMAN KHAN has proved to be the ‘Entertainer of all seasons’. And while the rumour mills keep incessantly churning about bhaijaan’s impending shaadi, his videsi “girlfriends” and his court cases, he’s been at his job mesmerizing the Indian junta like no other. However, there is a twist in the kahani. Though bhaijaan’s recent film Race 3 has very comfortably made it to the 100 crore club in a span of just three days, the figures unfortunately, seem to be dismal for a Salman Khan film. So will Race 3’s performance affect Salman Khan’s golden rule at the Box office? Let’s delve under the surface to find out more.

Sharbani Mukherjee
Will Race 3 Affect Salman's Success In B-town?

Actor, writer, singer, painter – is there anything that bhai hasn’t done? Perhaps not! This charming man, who has been a Bollywood insider, could have for sure played the card of being the ladla beta of the legendary screenplay writer Salim Khan sahab. But contrary to that, the good looking 20 something Bandra boy chose to venture into B-town and make a place for himself. Post debuting with Biwi Ho To Aisi in 1988 to presenting his lover boy image in Maine Pyar Kiya the next year, he turned into every girls’ pin-up boy with his amazing andaaz and charisma, which was hatke from the rest.

And right from pumping up muscles to learning horse riding and what not, this lanky youngster turned into a dashing, young actor, for whom many enchantress would queue up every now and then! While all this was happening in the background, the actor went on to give the audience a string of fab films like Andaz Apna Apna, Khamoshi: The Musical, Karan Arjun, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Judwaa and many more. Who doesn’t remember Salman’s portrayal of the lovelorn Radhe in Tere Naam. But post this film, he did have a tough period both on and off screen, but the superstar was back with a bang in 2009 with Wanted. And since then, there was no looking back for him. Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2, Jai Ho, Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Tubelight, Ek Tha Tiger and now Race 3… gave Salman Khan fans a reason to rejoice every Eid and the 100 crore club became an understatement.

Race to the Bottom?

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