India, Oct. 1 -- In 1993, Shah Rukh Khan was only in his second year in films. He had tasted initial success with Deewana and Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, but was far from established. Even as Darr and Baazigar pushed him towards stardom, a tentative Shah Rukh signed a number of projects to make sure he had enough opportunities at the box office. Over the next few years, some of these paid dividends. But one ended up being his biggest box office bomb, and that too, a decade later.

In 2004, Shah Rukh was at the peak of his stardom. He had delivered the highest-grossing film each year since 2000, and was riding on a wave of blockbusters such as Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho, and Main Hoon Naa. Veer-Zaara would fu...