Cut to the chase

As it stands now, the race is neck-to-neck. 'Dabangg', 'Ready' and the super-opener and sustained performer 'Bodyguard' have elevated Salman Khan to an enviable top-notch position.

His films, like Shah Rukh who first broke into overseas markets, are awaited by audiences from the Gulf to America. There is an apparent peace in his domestic life and producers are happy.

The prodigal boy is back home not in rags but riding the black stallion of success.

Shah Rukh Khan meanwhile is in all-out promotion mode for his films 'Ra.One' and 'Don 2', both eagerly anticipated. There are tales of the two making up, falling out, making up, falling out - you know the works.