In 2025, the three Khans of Bollywood—Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan—will all reach the milestone of turning 60 years old. Aamir Khan will be the first to achieve this on March 14, followed by Shah Rukh Khan on November 2, and Salman Khan on December 27. While these three stars continue to dominate the Bollywood industry, their stardom may be affected once they turn 60.

Trade veteran Taran Adarsh vehemently disagreed, saying, “Age is just a number (smiling). People are well aware of their age, yet they are crazy about it. They are 90s superstars who have not only dominated the box office but have also captured our hearts. They remain relevant even today and adapt to changing times. For instance, Sikandar clearly shows that Salman appears to be in a different realm, despite having all the mass elements.”

He continued, “They’ll be now seen in slightly mature roles. Even they know that they can’t be running around in Switzerland. But when you move to mature roles and play your age, you start connecting with the masses.”

Trade analyst Atul Mohan remarked that Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan are at an advantage because of the evolving outlook of the audience towards aged heroes, “Now, things are different. Earlier, actors who would turn 50 or 55 would start playing character roles. But Shah Rukh Khan’s films are working big time. Even a weak film of Salman ends up collecting Rs. 100 crores. Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Khanna, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra etc. had a downward trajectory before they turned 60 after which they moved to playing character roles.”

He added, “Until the audience accepts them and is doing the right kind of cinema, people will accept them.” He also gave the example of South stars who are older than the Khans and are ruling, “Rajinikanth is 70+ and manages to give huge grossers. Kamal Haasan delivered his career’s biggest hit Vikram (2022) at this age.”

Distributor and exhibitor Raj Bansal, however, disagreed, “It’ll affect their stardom. However, at the same time, no hero has come up so strongly except Ranbir Kapoor who can challenge their stardom. Hence, they are lucky to continue for so long.”

2025 for Khans

Sadly, in the year that Shah Rukh Khan turns 60, he won’t have any release. His next film, King, is expected to arrive in cinemas in March 2026. It also stars his daughter Suhana Khan along with Abhishek Bachchan and Abhay Verma. The film was in the news recently when Sujoy Ghosh left the project. Siddharth Anand will now direct this slick action film.

Salman Khan’s Sikandar, Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, and Rajkumar Santoshi’s Lahore 1947 are all set to be released in 2025. Sikandar will hit theaters on Eid, while Sitaare Zameen Par is expected to release in the first half of the year. Lahore 1947 will also premiere in 2025, featuring Sunny Deol alongside Preity Zinta and Ali Fazal.

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