Shah Rukh Khan, the absolute "Baazigar and Guru" of acting
Shah Rukh Khan (SRK)
The absolute "Baazigar and Guru" of acting.
The richest Shah Rukh Khan's journey from 'Baazigar' to 'Jawan': An
anti-hero who first became a 'King of Romance' and then a Superstar.
In the year 1992, when TV's new hero Shah Rukh Khan's film
'Deewana' came out, it seemed that a talented actor had knocked hearts. With
his reckless and rebellious attitude, Raja (Shah Rukh) was not only introduced
to the 'madman' but also directly entered the hearts of the people.
But the hero really hit the box office in 1993 when Shah
Rukh's 'Bazigar' and 'Dur' were released back-to-back.
Today, Shah Rukh is called the King of Romance, but Shah
Rukh climbed the first ladder of success not through romance but as an
anti-hero.
The journey of 'Bazigar', which started as an anti-hero in
the year 1993, has now reached 'Jawan' in the year 2023.
This means that Shah Rukh has traveled two types of
anti-heroes with a gap of thirty years.
Senior film journalist Nimrata Joshi says that Shah Rukh's
anti-hero sentiments in 'Bazigar' and 'Dur' were due to his love for a girl.
But later he left the role of a villain and established himself as a cool and
romantic hero.
Despite all his efforts in the last few years, his films
failed and he could not reinvent himself. In the year 2023, we can say that
through 'Pathan' and 'Jawan', they have been able to make themselves prominent
again.
It is a new thing for Hindi cinema that in the state we are
living in, Shah Rukh openly challenges power in a film like 'Jawan'.
Taking such an anti-establishment stance is remarkable.
Being an anti-hero for a girlfriend in 'Bazigar' and then being an anti-hero
against all the power and the system in 'Jawan' is a fundamental difference,
and reflects Shahrukh's journey.
Abbas Mustan's film 'Bazigar' was released 30 years ago on
13 November 1993.
Perhaps no one expected that a new hero who has only done a
few serials and a couple of films would play the role of a killer who commits
murder after crime without even a wrinkle on his face.
In the beginning of the movie 'Bazigar', two romantic songs
have been filmed on Shah Rukh and Shilpa Shetty. Then both go to the court to
get married and suddenly Shah Rukh brutally throws Shilpa Shetty down from a
tall building, which in English is called a 'cold blooded' murder.
This scene comes so suddenly in the middle of the romance
that the moviegoers are almost taken aback. It was quite a shocking moment for
the time.
In this era, where Salman Khan goes through every test for
love in 'Maine Pyaar Kya' and where Aamir dies for love in 'Qiyamat Se Qiyamat
Tak', Ajay Sharma aka Vicky Malhotra (Shah Rukh) has played the role. played
the role of In this, the character of this Bollywood hero goes through
different stages.
Try to Break the Stereotype
Film historian Amrit Gangar says that Shah Rukh made his
unconventional debut with Mini Cole's 'Ahmaq' and while he did films like 'Maya
Meem Sahib', he also did serials like Circus. 'Bazigar' turned out to be a huge
commercial hit and earned him fame in the role of an anti-hero.
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I see it as a testament to Shah Rukh Khan's acting ability,
it shows his range. It also shows Shahrukh's ability to break stereotypes seen
in Bollywood casting. Even in 'Dhar', Yash Chopra gave him a negative role,
which was considered taboo for a hero at that time.
The role of 'Bazigar' was so negative that many big heroes
refused to play the role. Despite being new to the industry, Shah Rukh was the
hero who took this gamble.
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Yash Chopra's film 'Dur' was released on 24 December 1993,
about a month after 'Bazigar', in which Shah Rukh Khan played the role of a boy
whose mental health is not good, his one-sided love drives him crazy. It takes
them to the point where they become a danger to themselves and those they love.
In today's terms, the Rahul of 'Der' was a stalker.
The role played by Shah Rukh in 'Dar' was earlier given to
Rishi Kapoor by Yash Chopra. Rishi Kapoor writes in his autobiography 'Khalam
Khula' that 'When Yash Chopra gave me the role, I told him that I cannot do
justice to the role of the villain.'
I just did Chandni with you, which was a romantic film. I
did a negative role in the film 'Khoj' and then it flopped. You can take Shah
Rukh, I have worked with him and he is a capable and smart guy. Then that film
went to Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan. Neither of them did it, eventually Shah
Rukh did the role.
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Whether it's Vicky from 'Bazigar' or Rahul from 'Dur', what
Shah Rukh does in both roles should normally make you feel disgusted, but these
two films were different. Here, instead of the hero, all the sympathies and
love of the audience are with the negative character Shah Rukh Khan.
You can give credit to the screenplay writer or the
director, but what people remember is Shah Rukh on screen.
Amrit Gangar says that the 1990s was a decade of change and
people connected with Shahrukh's personality. These negative characters of Shah
Rukh were mixed with feelings of love and erotica.
'There was a kind of madness in these characters, which the
youth looked for. For example, 'Dhar' showed an emotion not seen in Hindi
films. Shahrukh's boyhood on screen became a mystery.
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Remember the scene in 'Dhar' when the silent Rahul (Shah
Rukh) talks to his mother on the phone, who has died long ago. 'Karan' tattooed
on his chest with a knife, or the scene when Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla's fiancé,
sees Shah Rukh as a rival and runs after him. When he chases them for almost
three minutes, even though Shah Rukh Khan's character is negative, the audience
sympathizes with him.
Although many criticized the film for calling the role
'toxic', in both Dhar Ho and Baaziar, Shah Rukh carved out a script for himself
by playing the role of an anti-hero, especially when a After all the heroes had
refused these roles.
Shah Rukh Khan became King Khan
'Dil Wale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Dil Tu Pagal Hai', 'Kuch
Kuch Hota Hai', all these films came later and made Shah Rukh the King Khan.
But on his way to becoming King Khan, Shahrukh's anti-hero roles paved the way
for Shahrukh Khan's success. And also introduced people to an actor who dared
to take risks. Be it 'Anjam', 'Maya Meem Saab' or 'Oh Darling Yeh Hai India'.
It wasn't that there were only flowers in this path to
superstardom, in the beginning some films also flopped, many people criticized
him for not changing from the image of a superstar in films, during which all
The records went into the bin. Then he was reduced to a hero when people said
that Shah Rukh's days were over.
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Shah Rukh has not been seen on the cinema screen for many
years but was definitely seen promoting Vimal Eyalchi on TV. Meanwhile, there
was a political uproar over his statements and his son was also sent to jail.
But Shahrukh remained silent.
In the year 2023, Shah Rukh responded in his own style with
'Pathan' and then 'Jawan'. He broke the silence with his interlocutor to speak
to the father before touching the son. Everyone derived their own political and
social meaning from this soldier's dialogue.
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However, Namrata Joshi also has her complaints. "Joan
has been successful but I don't think it will work for me as a film. This is a
male-dominated film where Shahrukh definitely tries to ensure that women get a
place too. Instead, I would prefer Shah Rukh in a film like 'Chak De India'
where he leads the women's team to victory. There has been an attempt to show
gender equality in Jawan but I don't think it was effective.
Preparation of 'Bazigar'
The discussion started with Baaziar, so let's end it here.
The shooting of the film began in December 1992, but then
Bombay was engulfed in riots and shooting was resumed several months later.
From Sridevi to Madhuri, several actresses were in talks for the film.
But Sridevi wanted to play the role of two sisters i.e.
Kajol and Shilpa but the directors felt that the audience might not like the
killing of a big heroine like Sridevi by Shah Rukh.
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In the film, Dilip Tahil played the role of Madan Chopra,
against whom Shah Rukh Khan becomes a Vicky to take revenge on Ajay. Recently,
in a podcast called 'The Untriggered', Dilip Tahil said, 'I was at Heathrow
Airport in London. A girl came to me and asked why did you beat Shah Rukh Khan
so much in 'Bazigar'? But why? That girl had become like Shah Rukh.
Shah Rukh's achievement was to somewhat humanize the killer
and anti-hero characters of 'Bazigar' and 'Dur'. At the same time, Shahrukh
also became Raj, became Mohan in 'Swadesh'. Appeared as villager Kishanlal in
'Pahli'. Played the role of Rahul in 'Yes Boss' who wanted to break the moon
and stars. Characters like Amjad Ali Khan of 'Hay Ram' and Bua Singh of Zero
also came to him.
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