the khans

for almost two decades now, these namesakes have dominated the hindi film industry and even now remain unrivaled legends. their charisma, influence and power is unmatched and they've become an industry within an industry.
SRK: the icon, the superstar, the king, the number one. he has reached the top defying every norm that was set then, be it to not do t.v, not do villainous characters or not be typecasted. he started with anti-hero films such as baazigar and darr which accentuated his rise and then went on to play the loverboy in ddlj, dtph, kkhh, etc. he was panned by critics during those years for hamming, being repetitive, overacting and being consistenly himself in films and not the character. he dint take the criticism too seriously (took it almost with a kind of arrogance) and went on to do more such films cementing himself as india's answer to tom cruise. he did have a dip in his career during the rise of hrithik roshan but he came back strongly with k3g, khnh and chalte chalte. frankly speaking, i never respected srk the actor...always respected the man; but tht was before he delivered swades, chak de, kank and rab ne. today, he is not the shahrukh khan he used to be...hes much more secure, ready to do different roles and experiment. hes dividing his attention between commercial and good cinema. he delivers an om shanti om which is preceded by chak de and is followed by rab ne. he has been a theatre actor and has used the skill to bring down his heaviest critics...hes become terriffic in comedy and hes arguably the best actor in bollywood when it comes to emotional scenes. i love what hes doing with his career now...doing socially effective roles and striking a balance with over the top characters as well. his wit, charm and charisma make him the biggest brand today and he uses tht with flair. i wanna see more of wot hes doin now and cant wait to see i am khan where he plays an autistic character.
his best work is definitely swades, chak de and kank. in swades, he was revelation, in chak de, he was pure inspiration and in kank (although the film dint go down well with audiences), he played his most difficult character yet...he played somone you loathe...it needed a lot of courage and conviction to pull off someone whom he had been a complete opposite of for almost a decade. 

AAMIR: he is without any argument, the most talented and the most versatile actor of his generation. his method acting has almost always been lauded by critics and his commitment to do one film at a time for more than 20 years has made him perhaps a lesser star than srk. starting off with an unnoticed holi by ketan mehta, he came into prominence with qsqt. hes never looked back since. he too has defied people along the way, when he was considered a romantic hero, he did a bazee and a sarfarosh with ease. he did comedy when it was least expected of him with andaz apna apna and hhrpk. his commitment to his role and the script is amazing and his passion and dedication towards cinema, be it screenplay, direction, producing or acting has been unparalelled. he did go through a lean patch in his career with mela, mann, ishq but came back strong with rdb, dch and lagaan. he remains an enigma even today and his fans swear by him. i have always been a huge fan of his acting ability and the conviction with which he plays every character. he is simply superb and an institution of cinema. i cant wait for 3 idiots and delhi belly.
his best work is most definitely rangeela where he made a tapori lovable, sarfarosh where he played a patriot cop, earth where he was menacing and his transformation from a lover to a fanatic was marvelous and lagaan which does not need any explanation...bhuvan still lives in our hearts (so does DJ from rdb).

SALMAN: when i see salman, i pity him as well as i am in awe of him. pity because he has such unbottled humungous talent which remains untapped...he could have probably become a better actor than aamir if he would have applied himself, but the passion and hunger which both srk and aamir has, remains unseen in salman. he still sleepwalks through roles, makes eccentric choices and stays away from great directors.awe because even after ordinary acting in a majority, he has an aura around him...he is adored by the masses and his brilliance as an actor which is second to none, can be seen only in a few films. he started off with biwi ho to aisi but came into prominence with maine pyaar kiya. he hit the right note again with hum aapke hain kaun after a few forgettable films. hes had a very inconsistent career due to eccentric decisions. hes had a few bad years and then one great year to set it all right. hes my least favourite of the khans; the reason being his lack of passion and hunger to do good cinema and good acting. hints of his superb talent are seen in few films but that pisses me off even more...the fact tht he has it in him but still doesnt apply himself. hes squandered great oppurtunites to do well and struck gold with surprisingly medicore roles. i am waiting to see a great performance by him...but with films like veer, wanted and london dreams coming up, it would be stupid to wait as they r all commercial films.
his best roles have been tere naam where he perhaps carried the film with his dynamic acting, hddcs where we all loved him as the singer who talks to god and khamoshi where he played a subtle characte with sensitivity and maturity.