If Shah Rukh consolidated on his epithet of being the new romantic icon, Salman banked on his image of being the golden-hearted muscle man who could set the box office ablaze without a shirt on his body. And post-1995, both the Khans were more than ready to welcome these changes. The film stormed the box office by breaking opening-day and weekend records, catapulting the two Khans into the A-league, and putting a stamp on their respective on-screen images that would be associated with their real-life personas for years to come. The release of Karan Arjun led to the changing of the guard within the Hindi film industry as Salman and Shah Rukh became the face of commercial cinema post its release. They were skillfully supported by actors like Johnny Lever and Ashok Saraf who were at their comic best. Rakhee lived her role as a widow and both Kajol and Mamta Kulkarni put up a great performance each. If Shah Rukh was his usual bubbly self in the movie, Salman underplayed to great effect as the no-nonsense guy. To claim that Karan Arjun, was, in fact, the first major film that saw glimpses of Shah Rukh Khan as a romantic sensation and Salman as an action superstar would not be a hyperbole. Prior to the release of the film, Salman was thriving on his image of being the new lover boy in town with hugely successful romantic films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Baaghi, Saajan, Sanam Bewafa and Hum Aapke Hain Koun.! to his credit, while Shah Rukh was putting his acting prowess on display by ably portraying the anti-hero in hits like Darr and Baazigar. Whether it was the dialogues or the songs or the actors' performances, the Rakesh Roshan directorial venture became an all-time blockbuster for reasons one too many.Įven before Shah Rukh and Salman Khan signed Karan Arjun, they were already-established names in the industry but were still aiming to find their footing as two bonafide leads who could drive a film on their own. Released in the January of 1995, Karan Arjun shattered box-office records and gave the industry a game-changing blockbuster in a month that was traditionally considered to be a curse, referred to as the 'dump month' for the ticket counters.
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