Dec 26 2015 9:50am
The numbers prove that Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan is the biggest movie star in the world.
India’s film industry turns out more films annually than both the U.S. and China. In 2012, Bollywood sold 2.6 billion cinema seats, compared to Hollywood’s 1.36 billion tickets.
In 2014, Khan was making more money than Tom Cruise.
And the quietly- spoken smoker with the lean frame, thick head of hair and neat line in self-deprecating humor knows how to leverage his fame for business. He’s starred in over 70 films with the latest, Dilwale, meaning big hearted, playing to appreciative audiences.
King Khan, as he’s known in India, owns production house Red Chillies Entertainments, Indian Premier League cricket franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, and children’s entertainment company KidZania.
Directed by Rohit Shetty, Dilwale is being produced by Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd and Rohit Shetty Productions.
I’ve interviewed him before, and this time round, met him with invited journalists in London for a launch of his current movie. Fans appear wherever Khan does, and outside the hotel where we were, they stood expectantly, carrying placards with spaces for signatures. end
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