Touted to be the biggest Diwali release of all time, Shah Rukh Khan's 'Happy New Year' hits theatres today. Here's looking at his box-office Diwali hits, starting with 'Baazigar' which released in 1993. This film was one of many his hits with Kajol
Beautifully shot in parts of London and Ladakh, 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' saw the best of Yash Chopra's love stories. The film which was a bit emotionally manipulative also featured Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. It released in 2012.
'Ra. One' promised the best storyline and VFX Bollywood had ever seen, but unfortunately it didn't go down well with the audience. Released in 2011, it nonetheless minted enough to make it another festive success.
'Om Shaanti Om' is an exultant, joyous film of Bollywood. It not only gave us some amazing dialogues like "Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost" to throw around, but it also gave us Deepika Padukone.
'Don' released in the year 2006. It was a remake of the original Amitabh Bachchan starrer, helmed by Farhan Akhtar. It boasted of a stellar cast comprising of Priyanka Chopra, Kunal Kapoor, Boman Irani and Om Puri to name a few.
Veer Zaara- This Shah Rukh, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji starrer was released in 2004. Old yet passionate, frail yet sublime, the estranged lovers in Yash Chopra's film were no ordinary sweethearts.
Mohabbatein (2000)- Though the story was an oft-repeated tale of forbidden love, unappreciated lovers and traditions, it featured the perfect cast and musical numbers- the perfect combination for a blockbuster.
Karan Johar's directorial debut 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' was a treasure, it gave friendship and romance a new meaning altogether. The trio, Shah Rukh, Kajol and Rani Mukerji was a huge hit amongst the masses.
Shah Rukh and Madhuri had created a magical musical extravaganza with 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai' which released in 1997.
'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' released in 1995, and is the longest running Bollywood film. Fun fact: The film recently completed 1000-week run. And we still can't get over the Raj-Simran love story, can we?