🎬👑Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has weighed in on one of Bollywood’s biggest debates—which Khan rules from the top? In a recent interview with trade analyst Komal Nahta, the Gangs of Wasseypur director offered a clear ranking of the three superstars:
“Shah Rukh Khan is the most popular, then Salman Khan, and then Aamir Khan. Aamir is the most hardworking and shrewd.”
Kashyap praised each Khan for distinct strengths: Shah Rukh for unmatched global appeal, Salman for his mass‑fan connect, and Aamir for his intensely strategic approach. The director also remarked elsewhere that all three are among Bollywood’s “most cost‑conscious” stars—they reportedly don’t charge high upfront fees and instead take backend profits, making their films unexpectedly balanced in cost.
🎥 A Complex Bond with the Khans
Despite his acclaim, Kashyap hasn’t officially directed any of the Khan trio—his focus has traditionally been on off‑beat, gritty cinema rather than mainstream star vehicles. Interestingly:
He shared screen space with Shah Rukh in ‘Luck By Chance‘ , though not as a collaborative film‑project.
His brother, Abhinav Kashyap, directed Salman in the blockbuster Dabangg (2010), but reports suggest a fallout followed the film’s success.
🔮 Historic Khan Reunion Teased
Recently at Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh, all three Khans appeared together, which fueled speculation of a joint venture. If they team up on screen, it would mark a cinematic milestone—the first full‑scale film uniting Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir in over three decades.