Bollywood's leading man Shah Rukh Khan is confident he will
continue to hold sway over the country's movie industry for
several years.
Khan, 39, told the Mumbai-based DNA newspaper in an
interview published on Wednesday that there weren't any new
actors on the horizon to unseat him.
``This is King Khan. I'm the Ronaldinho of acting,'' he said
referring to Brazil's football star. ``I'll be there for
another five to six years then maybe you can think of some
other actor.''
Khan is regularly rated as the country's top actor in polls
by movie media. Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and popular
star Aamir Khan were relegated to second and third
positions, trailing Khan, in an annual ranking of actors
published by Filmfare magazine earlier this year.
Khan has starred as a macho action hero and romantic lead in
more than 60 Indian movies since his 1992 debut. Media has
often said it would be a while before other promising actors
such as Abhishek Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan could fill
Khan's shoes.
``No newcomer is around to oust me,'' said Khan. ``It's
terrific. I'm respected, recognized ... Many magazines call
me the icon of the country. The fact is I'm blessed, it has
been a charmed life.''
Khan's blockbusters include ``Main Hoon Na'' (I'm Here),
``Veer Zaara,'' ``Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (Tomorrow May Never Come),
``Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham'' (Sometimes Happiness, Sometimes
Sorrow) and ``Devdas.''
His new releases over the next couple of months will be ``Kabhi
Alvida Naa Kehna'' (Never Say Goodbye) and ``Don.'' Shah
Rukh is slated also to make his come back in Director Shimit
Amin's ‘Chuk De India’ where he plays a girl’s hockey team
coach
