It takes a special occasion nowadays for me to write on this blog. I am very sorry for the lack of posts :(
Anyway, so the issue I want to address for the umpteenth time is how versatile Shah Rukh is. I made a promise to myself that if I read another comment saying his best was Swades or CDI, I'm gonna go punch someone. But since I have no one to punch right at this moment, I'll just deal with it in words.
People need to realize the versatility of a certain actor called Shah Rukh Khan. He has those Filmfare trophies for a valid reason. He has the fan following of billions, not because those people, including me are "dim wits" but because he is much worthy of having fans. The one movie which earned him the love from people outside India who are not Hindi-speaking is K3G, not CDI or Swades. They loved the variety of traits Rahul's character had; whether it's the lovable son, endearing lover, caring brother, moody husband, fun dad or overly protective brother-in-law.
You have to understand that movies are made so people can be away from the hectic lives so many of us have. And Shah Rukh just provides that much through his movies.
I will never understand why some people limit him to just CDI and Swades. Is it because those films are patriotic? Or he is not romancing? Oh you may have missed the cuteness of Mohan and Geeta in Swades! If he keeps doing a CDI or Swades so often, I am sure you would still call him repetitive. When he did a 100% zero romantic villain in Don 2 (if you consider Don and Ayesha in Zara Dil ROMANTIC, you are hopeless) people still did not like it. When he did a Rizwan Khan, nope...still romantic. Would you stop being stuck in the days of Dil Toh Pagal Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge? That was more than a decade ago!!
I never found anything special in Swades or CDI, except that Swades was really long and CDI was very fun. For Shah Rukh, I felt both movies were cakewalk, they were not challenging roles. So that suggests the idea that critics want simple stuff from Shah Rukh. No I don't want that. I like stuff in the lines of MNIK, KANK and JTHJ which required him to fulfill both mental and physical challenges.
Trust me when I say that there is no longer a lot of romance in his movies nowadays. We already get to see less of him unlike some other actors who have half a dozen releases per year. But honestly, there is a lack of romance in his recent movies, they are more focused on the complex problem the story sets out to solve. Love and romance are just mere props. I have been a fan of him for a long time now and I actually feel his last romantic movie was Paheli. But it all depends on the definition of love and romance people have. For me, romance has to do more with gazes, pain, wooing, etc. I am pretty old fashioned when it comes to love. Actually he has never done any hardcore romantic movie. His way of doing romance is actually very mild but touching.
I call Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi my favorite movie but you need to understand the intentions of the characters. Taani for example, has stopped believing in love after she loses her first love AND her father in such a short gap of time. But Surinder loves her, so in order to make her believe in love and that not everyone she loves, will leave her, he takes on a goofy character. Kind of childish but that is why I love it so much. It does take a lot to restore someone's faith in love again. And another thing is that I have met a lot of ignorant people in my life so far so the leap of faith that Taani does not recognize her own husband made perfect sense to me. It is not romantic in my opinion, it is just more sweet and basic to me. It is true both story-wise and how the actors portrayed the characters. Each time I watch it or recall it, I do get a different interpretation because the more life goes on for me, even the most commonly named ridiculous movies seem real to me. People are weird I tell you.
So I kindly request you to stop stereotyping Shah Rukh who is no longer doing romantic roles, actually playing roles that suit his age and is becoming menacingly hot with each passing day. Admit it, there is no other man who looks so hot at the age of 48. Some of you men AND women look 60 years old at his current age!!
Anyway, so the issue I want to address for the umpteenth time is how versatile Shah Rukh is. I made a promise to myself that if I read another comment saying his best was Swades or CDI, I'm gonna go punch someone. But since I have no one to punch right at this moment, I'll just deal with it in words.
People need to realize the versatility of a certain actor called Shah Rukh Khan. He has those Filmfare trophies for a valid reason. He has the fan following of billions, not because those people, including me are "dim wits" but because he is much worthy of having fans. The one movie which earned him the love from people outside India who are not Hindi-speaking is K3G, not CDI or Swades. They loved the variety of traits Rahul's character had; whether it's the lovable son, endearing lover, caring brother, moody husband, fun dad or overly protective brother-in-law.
You have to understand that movies are made so people can be away from the hectic lives so many of us have. And Shah Rukh just provides that much through his movies.
I will never understand why some people limit him to just CDI and Swades. Is it because those films are patriotic? Or he is not romancing? Oh you may have missed the cuteness of Mohan and Geeta in Swades! If he keeps doing a CDI or Swades so often, I am sure you would still call him repetitive. When he did a 100% zero romantic villain in Don 2 (if you consider Don and Ayesha in Zara Dil ROMANTIC, you are hopeless) people still did not like it. When he did a Rizwan Khan, nope...still romantic. Would you stop being stuck in the days of Dil Toh Pagal Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge? That was more than a decade ago!!
I never found anything special in Swades or CDI, except that Swades was really long and CDI was very fun. For Shah Rukh, I felt both movies were cakewalk, they were not challenging roles. So that suggests the idea that critics want simple stuff from Shah Rukh. No I don't want that. I like stuff in the lines of MNIK, KANK and JTHJ which required him to fulfill both mental and physical challenges.
Trust me when I say that there is no longer a lot of romance in his movies nowadays. We already get to see less of him unlike some other actors who have half a dozen releases per year. But honestly, there is a lack of romance in his recent movies, they are more focused on the complex problem the story sets out to solve. Love and romance are just mere props. I have been a fan of him for a long time now and I actually feel his last romantic movie was Paheli. But it all depends on the definition of love and romance people have. For me, romance has to do more with gazes, pain, wooing, etc. I am pretty old fashioned when it comes to love. Actually he has never done any hardcore romantic movie. His way of doing romance is actually very mild but touching.
I call Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi my favorite movie but you need to understand the intentions of the characters. Taani for example, has stopped believing in love after she loses her first love AND her father in such a short gap of time. But Surinder loves her, so in order to make her believe in love and that not everyone she loves, will leave her, he takes on a goofy character. Kind of childish but that is why I love it so much. It does take a lot to restore someone's faith in love again. And another thing is that I have met a lot of ignorant people in my life so far so the leap of faith that Taani does not recognize her own husband made perfect sense to me. It is not romantic in my opinion, it is just more sweet and basic to me. It is true both story-wise and how the actors portrayed the characters. Each time I watch it or recall it, I do get a different interpretation because the more life goes on for me, even the most commonly named ridiculous movies seem real to me. People are weird I tell you.
So I kindly request you to stop stereotyping Shah Rukh who is no longer doing romantic roles, actually playing roles that suit his age and is becoming menacingly hot with each passing day. Admit it, there is no other man who looks so hot at the age of 48. Some of you men AND women look 60 years old at his current age!!
