i agree with u it is true that salman khan changed the way indian men thought about themselves but he has been able to show spark in his performences , pankaj sinha may be absolutely smitten with salman , but there is no denying that he is an at the most an average actor. Though some times he has given performances with some depth like chori chpri chupke chupke , khamoshi etc he absolutely killed that beautiful role in hum dil de chuke sanam. however his comedy is reasonably okay but there are others who are better with it hugely.my request to all the salman fans (which i too was at one time)to be honest and practical while judging him and not only glamour swept.
by the way didnot understand the relevance of salman khan and his charisma in the above story about karan johar and ekta kapoor