India, June 25 -- For a 23-year period from 1994 to 2016, the three Khans reigned supreme at the Indian box office. During this time, 20 of their films ended up as the highest-grossing Indian films of the year, starting from Hum Aapke Hain Koun right down to Dangal. The train was only halted by the unexpected success of Baahubali. In the interim, only thrice did a non-Khan film reign supreme at the Indian box office. One was Dhoom 2 in 2006. The two others starred the same man, who began as a regional star and eventually rose to become the only man to beat the Khans in their prime.

The list of the number 1 Indian films each year from the 90s to mid-2000s reads like a roll call of the Khans' biggest hits. Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Dilwale Dulh...