A Dilemma

Love. Shah Rukh Khan. That is it. Shah Rukh Khan somehow equals to love. For fans, that is how it is. Fans after all only love and respect SRK. They never criticize him. They applaud him. But then there are some fans who dare to criticize him. Then they get tagged as Shah Rukh Khan haters. But are they really hating SRK? Let's think...

Majority of SRK critical fans want him to do roles that are eccentric. He needs to get rid of the trademark mannerisms. Stop working with Karan Johar and such directors. They sound concerned about Shah Rukh's #1 spot. Other fans who make up the majority say no, he is still #1, they'll watch all movies SRK makes, no matter how they are. Now, are we sure that if Shah Rukh continues to romance girls half his age will continue to make him #1? Then what's the difference between him and Salman? Salman also does commercial movies, he never even attempted to do anything different. But I agree, Shah Rukh did attempt different roles. But it is just not enough I guess. I mention his age because age is definitely a factor when it comes to the film line. Especially in India. Somehow, toward male actors, audience are lenient than towards female actors aged beyond 30. Shah Rukh, Aamir, Salman, Sanjay, etc. are lucky that the audience still watches their movies. Had they been females, they would have retired ages back.

Anyway, coming back to critical fans, I will agree that Shah Rukh should work with more different directors. We need him in more critical-ac-claimable movies like Chak De! India and My Name Is Khan. He has to step aside from the commercial aspect of entertainment. Directors have to push him out of his comfort zone. However, I don't agree with him not working with Karan Johar because I believe Karan is the first director who pushed the envelope with Shah Rukh in My Name Is Khan and in some sense, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as well. I can expect another MNIK caliber movie from Karan with Shah Rukh as the main lead. Karan is one director who goes to the next level always with each and every one of his movies that he directs.

Shah Rukh is at an age when we, the fans, will applaud him for starring in a movie with a leading lady half his age but others won't. And it is a fact that we fans are outnumbered by the "others". If we want SRK to get more fans in the upcoming time period, it is in his best interest to star in movies that not only sets a different trend but also pleases a minority or majority. He tried to please a majority with Ra.One but failed to do so because he, himself focused on wrapping the movie in a never before seen coating and left the inside to his team who failed him. Yes, now I have to say it that Ra.One lacked in terms of scripting and other ways. But technically it was a perfect movie, thanks to its world class VFX. It had a too simple script which seemed more dependent on proverbs and quotes rather than original dialogues.

Shah Rukh has to go back to his roots, as the actor who proved to the world that yes, the main lead of a film can be an anti-hero too. I am not saying he should do more anti-hero roles which is not bad either, considering how much people liked him in his last release, Don 2. But what I am saying is he needs to do different roles. Of course he does a variety of roles, none of his past roles are the same but the tag is the same, "Romantic Hero". He has to get rid of that tag. I want him to get the tag of a "Versatile Hero". He has to do more Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (has a loose romantic track), Swades (same), Chak De! India (no romantic track at all), One 2 Ka 4 (again a loose romantic track). Money is not everything now. As his own dialogue goes, "Kabhi kabhi kuch jeetne ke liya kuch haar na parta hai aur haar ke jeetne wale ko baazigar kehte hain." We need our Baazigar Khan back! Swades and Dil Se were examples of how Shah Rukh was a baazigar, they bombed at the box office in India but won hearts instead.

I know, I contradicted myself. But I cannot ignore the fact that I cannot be selfish and take away from Shah Rukh's potentiality by never ever suggesting him to do this and that or criticizing him. Over the past few weeks, I have come to understood that truly, critics are one's biggest lovers. A person who tells you about your flaws is not your hater but he/she just wants you to do better. Bigger is not always better. I am sure Shah Rukh knows that and I don't have to tell him that.

At the end of the day, it is not me, who Shah Rukh will listen to, he will continue doing what he wants to. He hates criticism that are given in bad tone but I am not using a bad tone nor do I intend to. I, being one of his neutral fans, want him to do better and yet want him to do movies which give him pleasure. He has to balance between pleasure and differentiability, meaning he has to find fun and excitement beyond his comfort zone.

Red Chillies Entertainment - Truly Entertaining...

Red Chillies Entertainment is Shah Rukh's home production. To stay safe, Gauri signs the checks for all kinds of payments. Earlier Shah Rukh had a production called Dreamz Unlimited.

From Dreamz Unlimited, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Asoka and Chalte Chalte were produced.

From Red Chillies Entertainment, lots! :D

Although the company (RCE) has been around for long, I must say...they need to improve more. It's one company that requires more professional and helpful people. I know I sound a bit rude perhaps but RCE has a bunch of brainless idiotic employees. I speak from experience with them.

I won't get into details about my experience. But I did have a little interaction with them last year. They are just pitiful. Of course the issue I had called up about didn't get solved, I think they didn't understand what I wanted in the first place, although I spoke English and not my terrible Hindi. I was mad at them but later I laughed so much at them. It was rather hilarious.

They not only produce fun movies but also have a fun staff...bade mazaaki hai ji (they are very joking people). On a serious note, here's a open request for RCE to hire me and some of my friends! Here's my resume:

 I am not Indian, nor am I even my original country's citizen, all I know is that I will work hard, will never beg to meet SRK, I won't even take salary if I am given to live in Mannat...no, that's too much. I mean, I will even work for Rs. 20,000 a month and do everything in my capacity to make RCE one of the best film productions in India by all means. And I promise not to act like a typical fan-girl in front of my boss(es).

Look, many people grew up using say...Colgate and love that toothpaste a lot. Then they get a job at Colgate, you can expect me to behave the same if you hire me. I grew up seeing and loving SRK but that doesn't mean I'll faint in front of him, ask him to show me his six-pack abs or any other hideous act. I will work diligently. Because I care for the corporation of Red Chillies Entertainment.

Skills? I can write, I am creative, (read my blog, website(s), twitter) lead, work with well-mannered people. I can cook too...in case RCE has parties. I love organizing stuff, from files to parties. I can even act. I can do everything when it comes RCE because I love this company like my baby and I can become anything for it.

Experience? None, except for a volunteering thing I did. Have personal experiences of money-handling and handling external affairs. I have the experience of being an SRK fan for 20 years now. I learned from Shah Rukh's success and applied them to my life. Same with his failures.

Now RCE people: HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME HIRE ME you whores and bastards of bitches!

His Name Is Shah Rukh Khan..

Shah Rukh Khan. The name that automatically raises eyebrows. But it does so much more to me...let me take you on a short tour about this name and my problems with it.

A couple of years back, I was at a shop. I was just browsing stuff when somebody behind me called out "Shah Rukh!"..."WHERE?! WHAT?!", going in my head. Then I turned around...saw a little boy. Then when I got home, I was cursing his mom, why on earth did she choose THIS name? Because I truly believe, there is only ONE Shah Rukh which is the one we all adore. I wish Shah Rukh would copyright his name...

Whenever somebody mentions his name behind me or in front of me, I swear, my heart races at a speed of 5,000 kilometers per hour or something. Online, it's different because I mainly interact with fellow SRK fans. Face to face, you will never hear me say "Shah Rukh". I am THAT shy when it comes to him. I address him as "King" at home. That is so much better and makes me feel good and helps address what I want to say about him since my family knows. Otherwise if I talk with people who don't know about this problem of mine then I will just refer to Shah Rukh as "Him". No SRK, no Shah, no Shah Rukh.

But then there comes certain instances when I have no choice but to utter his name. For example..well ONLY example is when I'm at a video shop or calling up a video/music shop. Will give example of his last two releases. I called up about a dozen shops, all around Sacramento area asking if they got Ra.One/Don 2 music CD. Unfortunately, as much knowledge as I keep about Bollywood, shopkeepers don't...well how would they? If they are so busy in selling things from 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM on average? As for me, I have nothing to do all day long, have no life besides researching SRK. That was sarcastic by the way. Anyway, take Ra.One, there is Raavan too since the pronunciation is 99.9% the same. So pretty often it would get mixed up and...I'd have to yell out IT'S A SHAH RUKH KHAN'S MOVIE!!!! Then Don 2, actually no shopkeeper had any idea about Don 2. Not to sound like I am bragging, but I had to instill some knowledge in them about Don 2. You are most welcome to conclude that I live in an area of dead brains.

Another example is when talking to relatives. Fact is many of my relatives are rather jealous of Shah Rukh. One said he's old, another is a Aamir Khan fan (of course SRK is BAAADDD), many find watching Bollywood movies very down market. Phew. Nice relatives I got there, right? Thankfully my family are hardcore fans of SRK! Anyway, coming back to talking about SRK with relatives, I have dodged every possible scenario of uttering Mr. Khan's name. I got lucky ji.

So these are my experiences of Shah Rukh Khan. I like how I manipulate people when discussing SRK by rarely or never having to utter his name because I am shy, I am shy, I am shy and I am bloody damn shy.

Well, you all have a good day ahead, thank you for taking time to read my posts and this is not the end of my blog...lots more to come, if my heart supports my brain to convert feelings into words.

The Favorite Scenes (Emotional)

Yeah I know it's not March yet and I'm writing again. Well what to do? I'm moody!

This post is about some of my favorite scenes from Shah Rukh's movies that are rather emotional.

Scene 1: From My Name Is Khan, Mandira's proposal on the hill.
When Rizwan bets with Mandira that he'd find one place in San Francisco which Mandira has never seen and if he succeeds, Mandira would have to marry him. After a lot of hard work and numerous tries, Rizwan finds the most beautiful place which Mandira has never seen. Earlier we saw that Rizwan would keep asking Mandira to marry him and after seeing that beautiful place, an compelled and surprised Mandira, proposes herself to Rizwan. Rizwan blushes and giggles. Hehe, why I like this scene so much is because of Rizwan's giggle. Well, that's not the full reason. The whole part of the movie actually taught me that when you love something/someone, it's not easy to get it/him/her. You have to work hard. It's not about impressing the person you love. Rizwan didn't find that place in order to impress Mandira but to win her heart and make her his forever.

Scene 2: From Om Shanti Om, Om Kapoor tells Sandy his story.
After Sandy fails to flawlessly become Shanti, Om gets mad at her and yells at her. Then Pappu advices him to stop getting angry and tell her the whole reason as to why he wants her to become like Shanti. Om tells Sandy the story and adds that nobody would believe in this unbelievable tale of his. Sandy argues that she does believe him. She believes in everything Om does, even if it's onscreen. I like this scene because of the trust Sandy shows in Om. Then it got me thinking about my trust on Shah Rukh. When I watch his movies, I actually believe in the characters he portrays and every action he enacts. One reason I like Shah Rukh as an actor is because he makes the story believable to some extent.

Scene 3: From Veer Zaara, Veer and Zaara meet for the last time before 22 years.
After Zaara's mother tells Veer about the consequences if Zaara doesn't marry Raza, Veer immediately agrees to leave Pakistan and promises to talk with Zaara. When they meet, Veer and Zaara talk about the few moments they spent together. Then to lighten up the moment, Veer jokes with her about how she will be like in the future after having lots of children. They hug and cry, brave up to get separated. I love this scene a lot, it makes me cry to watch it actually. Veer and Zaara didn't know each other for too long yet the love portrayed in this scene makes me feel they have known each other since eons. The portrayal of pain, I could feel it. And I have no experience in love whatsoever.

Scene 4: From Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Taani gets to know the truth of Suri and Raj.
On stage during the last performance, Suri sheds Raj's look and appears as himself to perform with Taani. Taani, shocked, manages to perform with Suri. While dancing with Suri, Taani remembers few of the moments she spent with Raj and Suri. After the performance is over, Suri expects an angry Taani to question him but instead he finds a teary-eyed Taani asking him how could he love her so much when she never reciprocated his love. The reason why I like this scene is because. Yeah, I just like it. Taani's misconception of love meaning giving-and-taking is broken. I LIKE IT. I for one never believed and will never believe that there is something called give love/receive love. That's called selfishness and not love. People say that no point in loving someone who doesn't love you. But if you feel good loving that "non-lover" then why not?

These four scenes are some of the emotional scenes I love and perhaps can watch again and again. I could write about the other scenes too but at the moment, I feel lazy. Another thing I realized about while writing this post is that I have hardly been watching Shah Rukh's older movies. Shall do, when I get more time.

Take care & love to all!

Are my readers alive?

Whoa! It's been a month since my last post, I hope my readers are still alive. I'm sorry but I definitely did not disappear, I got lazy. Anyway, I really don't have any organized topic of SRK to talk about. Read the shit I feed you now and be satisfied my...dear...beautiful readers.

He's been hosting award functions and performing as well. Only award function that did not get Shahrukhified, the reputable (definitely pun intended) Stardust Awards 2012. Anyway, this award season is on a spring break till IIFA in summer I think (as usual no?). This year, I didn't really pay attention to awards in general, just knowing SRK is either hosting or performing was enough to gain my attention.

I have been pretty busy building my SRK photo albums to be honest. Doing it for months but I still can't get enough of the man. After going through nearly 5,000+ photos, I have miserably failed to come up with top 10 favorites. All I can say is that, if Shah Rukh's Grandma had said, each time camera flashes on our face, 5 mins of our lives are gone then I must say, I don't know if it's true as it's said to be but one thing is sure, the fruit of every time a camera flashes on Shah Rukh is a treat for his fans.

In the past few weeks, a lot of things happened. Ra.One released in Taiwan, MNIK in Hong Kong and Don 2 releasing in Germany next week. A thought had struck my mind and about which I tweeted as well. I believe apart from all other actors in Bollywood, only Shah Rukh's movies are worth going for a second phase of release worldwide. In spite of piracy being so viral all around the world, distributors of Shah Rukh's movies believe that it will make money for sure, no matter when it releases. I do have to admit, the cocoon experience of SRK is highly special and best. Distributors are the actual people who know the value of SRK more than any of us do. No matter what trade analysts a.k.a. chameleons say, but SRK is the man of Bollywood.

Then this past Friday, the iconic movie, DDLJ, completed its 850 weeks run in theater. This is one movie which is not valuable by only money but by emotions as well. I have my own share of DDLJ memories but I might as well skip it for now. Also, MNIK's 2nd year anniversary on 12th Feb. In my opinion, MNIK is beyond criticism or just plain words because it is a global masterpiece made in India.

We also had the IPL auction. Our team bought 3 players. I never actually judge the players because I have had 4 seasons of experience, even the biggest names have disappointed me and earned my beautiful words. So whenever it comes to KKR, my motto is waiting and trying to watch. Sometimes even the words of abuses fall short to describe KKR's performance. Like always, I hope I have to use less abuses. KKR, earn my trust, you have my love and support already but try and earn my trust.

Oh yeah! The epic slapgate! How can I forget that? Well I actually did. Conclusion? I still hate Farah and Shirish Khan.

Well that's all from me ON THIS BLOG. My rambling shall continue till my or twitter's last breath!

Hum hain rahi Shah Rukh ke, phir milenge, agle maheene....!

Untitled Ranting

Hello folks, hope 2012 has been treating you fairly well so far. As for me, 2012 so far has been great and emotional. I think for Shah Rukh, it's been the same too....he just started shooting for his upcoming film with Yash Chopra and won some deserving awards which are great but he's been quite emotional...well since last year which has been showing on his face.

It is not a top secret as to why he'd feel emotional. Well I won't get into that but I will speak about some recent things. I have been reading, seeing, listening, sensing, a lot of Shah Rukh Khan the past few weeks. In fact, daily. I never spent so much time behind SRK. Anyway, I have gone back in time and came back to the present. I lived my childhood with him now living my ongoing adulthood with him. He has matured a lot and so have I.

Before you jump into conclusions, let me clear it. I am talking about his time in the profession of acting and my time in the profession of acting like a human. If the film industry is a playhouse to Shah Rukh then this world is a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage for me. We both get hurt, fight, win, lose, etc. But at the end of the day, we both are still alive and going on.

The biggest common thing we have in each other is what I just said above. It's hard to breathe in both professions when everyone around you are so much messed up and selfish. But toying around whatever we come face to face with has been our formula of staying alive and moving on in life. Since the whole world runs on the theory of survival of the fittest, Shah Rukh's industry is no different. In fact, the theory is much more louder and apparent in his industry than any other. Each and every hour, somebody somewhere says that Shah Rukh has lost his #1 place in the industry. His so-called rival, both personal and professional, has taken the #1 spot. When Shah Rukh came in the industry, numbers came with him. Thanks to him, something called box office records was introduced in the film industry. He continued to crush his own records throughout his career so the media did not give a damn. Now other actors have FINALLY understood the game at box office, media and fans are now concerned about SRK losing his spot.

Yes, this is the world we live in. A person adopts a hoard of boys and girls of all ages who were a MESS and becomes their father. He teaches them the ABCD of survival in the industry and the whole fucking world. Then the caretakers (media) of those boys and girls are concerned about the father's fatherhood because two or three of those boys are spotted trying to act like grown up men just like their father. OMG!!! There are too many boys who are trying to act like someone who they are not!

To them, I would like to say one thing, actually many. Firstly, Shah Rukh paved the road on which you are walking. It would have been a bumpy ride for you in the industry, be thankful for SRK. Secondly, learn to respect him rather taking a indirect or direct dig at Shah Rukh. Whether you are younger or older than him, have some respect for the man. Thirdly, if you are Aamir or Salman, "Khan", stop keeping track of your baap's movie box office figures. If you need to keep track of something then it's your bloody fucking BUSINESS. Whether it's going to the store room to check on how many bottles of booze you have left or finding another surrogate mother for another child...just mind your own shit. Lastly, if any of you think that the industry is high school or something and think that starting gossips and rumors will destroy Shah Rukh's image and position...I will say one thing, GROW THE FUCK UP!

OK, I am done ranting and comparing my life with Shah Rukh's. I have nothing else to say. Said enough for today. May Allah grant us all wisdom and strength to Shah Rukh.

Adios!

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

First of all, Happy 2012 to everyone. Hope you all have a good year ahead.

I have been thinking a lot about the movie "Phir Bhi Hai Hindustani", released 12 years back on Jan. 21st...the subject of the movie is pretty sensitive. Actually there are more than one subject in this movie.

First subject is presented by Ajay and Rhea. Ajay and Rhea, both journalists working for two rival news channels. In the first half of the movie, there is a sense of competition for fame and money between the two which leaves out the passion for their profession. In the second half, their passion for journalism is present quite a bit. Their passion for true journalism by trying their level best to present the truth of Mohan Joshi who is shown as a terrorist which he is not, is what I am talking about. In between that, no Bollywood movie is hardly complete without a romantic angle so naturally both Ajay and Rhea fall in love with each other and their love continues to blossom throughout the movie. Let's move on to the next subject.

Terrorist. In the movie, I had heard this dialogue where someone asks from which country does terrorist Mohan Joshi belong from. Now the meaning of terrorist doesn't mean a hostile person who goes to another country and wrecks havoc. The meaning of terrorist is one that engages in the act of terrorism. This is a stereotype. I'll go off topic and give example of classifying Muslims as terrorists. Summarizing what most media people say is that Muslims go to other countries (non-Muslim countries) and causes harm to the citizens of those countries. But that's not true. Anyway, I won't get into that matter now. But I will say one thing, a terrorist can belong to his/her own country, state/province, town, locality, neighborhood and do life threatening actions. Coming back to the movie, in a particular scene, Mohan Joshi yells out that he is not a terrorist, he killed that political figure because that man had raped Joshi's daughter for which she committed suicide.

Third subject is news channels being politically biased towards political parties. It can be because of money, new channel owner's liking or any other reason although I can't seem to think of any other reason. I will use USA channels as examples, take Fox News, fully Republican. Take CNN, rather neutral but indirectly siding with Democrats. In the movie, the channels have more than political differences but also personal differences between the owners of their respective channels. Kaka Chowdhry (boss of Ajay) used to work under Mr. Chinoy (boss of Rhea) and having faced humiliation while working under Chinoy, he swore to climb the ladder of Chinoy and overthrow Chinoy's business. Towards the end of the movie, their enmity is shown to be over since their respective political parties also end their enmity. To give a name, it's called being puppets of politicians. There is nothing called self respect in both Chinoy and Chowdhry because they are shown to have sold their soul to their political puppet masters.

Anyway, I find these 3 subjects to be the primary ones in the movie. Of course there is the usual Bollywood masala in it (comedy, dance, romance, etc.). There are flaws in the movie but such movie in the year 2000 was definitely commendable. Of course the movie didn't do good business, didn't receive awards or received to good response from critics. In fact, Shah Rukh himself has said it that Juhi, Aziz Mirza and he cried together seeing how much people bashed the movie. Another factor which played to the movie's doom was Hrithik Roshan's Kaho Na Pyar Hai which had released a week earlier, on Jan. 14th of 2000. A new hero, everyone going gaga over it, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani got over shadowed.

Ask me, the SRK fan, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani was a far better film than Kaho Na Pyar Hai. Ask the idiotic critic in me, still Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani was more believable as a story and more serious than Kaho Na Pyar Hai.

Anyway, I liked Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, if the movie had a little less of masala then this could have been one of Shah Rukh's finest performances but he performed well as the arrogant fame hungry journalist. At the end of the movie, he took the role of a leader to lead a huge crowd of Mohan Joshi's supporters and stop Joshi's hanging.

2007-2011

Oki, so I have been hearing this a lot ever since Don 2 released that Don is Shah Rukh's best performance after Chak De! India. I definitely don't agree with that.

After Chak De! India, Shah Rukh's releases were Om Shanti Om, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, My Name Is Khan, Ra.One and Don 2. Here's how I see it.

Om Shanti Om: Om Prakash Makhija/Om Kapoor
Om Prakash Makhija is a highly filmy junior artist in love with a superstar named Shanti Priya. After Om Prakash passes away, he's reincarnated as Om Kapoor, who goes on to become a huge superstar. Now Shah Rukh played a double role. Two different people with the only similarity of being in the film industry. But that's their profession. Performance wise, I will agree that Shah Rukh was a little over the top as Om Kapoor but Om Shanti Om being a over the top kind of movie, it didn't have much scope for Shah Rukh to make Om Shanti Om one of his best performances. So for me personally, this movie doesn't fall in the top 10 SRK performances.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Surinder Sahni/Raj Kapoor
Surinder Sahni is like the ordinary and common man we meet or see everyday. He's not 1 in a million to stand out but part of that million. Like Shah Rukh had described him, but I'll put it in more harsh words; If such guy is part of a triangle love story, he'd be the one to be ditched for a person like Raj. Now Raj Kapoor is the happy-go-lucky, cheap and loud person. He can win over a girl more easily than Surinder Sahni. Anyway, in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Shah Rukh pulled both characters off real nicely. He kept Surinder the way he should have been which is nice, quiet but very loving at heart. He got Raj to be again, over the top because that's how Raj was supposed to be. So yes, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi does fall in the top 10 SRK performances of mine.

My Name Is Khan: Rizwan Khan
Rizwan Khan, we all know, is a autistic man who divides the world in good and bad, removing all the boundaries that are in our world map. Even if I don't want to, I will have to exaggerate the autism part of this character. One big reason is because Shah Rukh is not autistic in real life so it is hard to convincingly portray a sensitive character of that of an autistic man. Playing a role like that of Raj Kapoor, Om Kapoor or somebody else is not hard because there are millions of people like them but there are hardly many Autistic Rizwan Khan in this world. Shah Rukh as Rizwan is the best performance for me of Shah Rukh's. He played the role with a lot of handle and care. Secondly, Shah Rukh was pushed beyond his comfort zone for the first time I believe. Yes, Rizwan tops the list for me.

Ra.One: Shekhar Subramanium/G.One
Shekhar Subramanium is that geeky Dad who tries to be strict with his child and make him a part of his life but ends up becoming a part of his child's life. You know that tug-of-war most parents and children have? Anyway, as Shekhar Subramanium, there wasn't much to do for Shah Rukh but to be like that Dad he is in real life coated with the South Indian spices. As G.One, Shah Rukh was really good. He played both characters quite convincingly but G.One is my favorite of this lot. Because G.One required Shah Rukh to be a little robotic, no display of expressions and yeah. But still I can't put Shekhar or G.One in my top 10 list.

Don 2: Don
In Don 2, Shah Rukh is just a plain mean villain. In Don 1, Shah Rukh has a double role, one as a good guy morphed into a bad guy and one just a plain bad guy, but now it's off topic. Anyway, such character is beyond Shah Rukh's comfort zone because the other villainous roles he played, it was backed by love or reason. Don didn't require a emotion based reason to be evil. There may be some "love" kind of moments but Don just likes to play around. Don is like a daredevil who just plays with danger. This performance is in my top 10 list but I will have to say one thing though, from a critical point of view that what helped Don to be Don was his style, wit, and the story itself.

But I won't reveal my top 10 SRK performances list yet, well, at least not in this post because I wrote this to reflect on people's views which say Don 2 is Shah Rukh's best after CDI.

Don 2 - The Epic Sequel

So last night, I watched Don 2, had to miss the first couple of minutes due to real bad traffic and parking issues. Anyway, the movie was simply fantastic. Don is definitely the most smartest criminal ever.

The movie is like a jigsaw puzzle as my friend described. It's a interactive movie. You won't leave the theater house wondering how Don did this and that because you get told everything in 2 hours and 25 minutes. Unless you end up missing any minute of the movie then you'll have to wonder. For example, I missed the beginning so I didn't understand a certain idea of the film. I won't reveal anything about the movie because I know many of my readers are yet to see it.

I loved the background score. Yeah, I have to mention this because the background from the Facebook game and the main website game are both used in the movie. When I was hearing it, I was like ah ha! I heard it somewhere before and it eventually took me back to the game. Now I understand the main website's game a bit more. Although neither games had much connection with the movie itself but still, it had a teeny tiny hint. ;)

Performance wise, everyone was really good. The movie doesn't have a gazillion characters to confuse the audience. It's well organized and each character are there for a reason. Really must applaud for Farhan, Ameet and Amrish for writing such a smart story. Quite relevant with Don 1 but much much better than Don 1. I understand the fact that Don 1 had to be made keeping in mind the 70's Don movie of Amitabh Bachchan since it was a remake. But still Don 2 is really a masterpiece. Like I had tweeted on twitter, this is how a sequel should be.

Don 2 is known to be the first sequel to a supervillain's tale. In Bollywood, this is the first sequel which is worth calling a sequel...that's my personal opinion.

Coming back to performances, I really have to praise Shah Rukh. If anyone can play the character of Don then it can only be Shah Rukh Khan. For me, Shah Rukh is the real Don. I nearly fell for Don in certain parts of the movie. But being well aware of Don's cunning mind, trust me, there was a war going on between my head and my heart. I never had such a battle because of a movie. And not to forget that I had guessed many things but my mind missed the part that Don 2 is a heist movie. Nearly all my guesses were proved wrong. There are plenty of "OMG", "Oh Shit!", "Fuck!", "Wow!!", "WTF?", and all that kinds of moments.

On a side note, it's really hard to write a spoiler free post about Don 2 because all is in the movie itself so now I will shut up and if you have not watched it, please do watch it. If it didn't release in your country, hold on a bit because Don 2 may be coming to steal your breath away at a theater near you ;)

And yeah, I watched the movie in 3D! My first ever 3D movie and it was simply awesome. At the end, I was speechless and thoughtless hence I waited 24 hours before writing this post.

Let me end this post by saying, it's not just difficult to catch Don, but it's IMPOSSIBLE!!

Don 2 in 3 days or 2...

So sorry for this long period of no posts. Well, we are down to a few hours remaining to Shah Rukh's last release of 2011, Don 2! The first ever sequel to a villain's tale.

Don 2 is expected to have lots of twists and turns. Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to this movie. In fact I have been looking forward to it from the time I finished watching Don in theater in 2006. Yes, the moment, the film had ended, I was wanting for more of Don. I'm sure I'm not alone on this. I was thankful that I didn't check online for its reviews and all so the surprise element at the end was surprising to me...if that makes sense.

We have all seen the Don 2 team promoting the movie all these past few days. I must say, this is the Shah Rukh I was missing. Shah Rukh nowadays is definitely living up to the tagline of Don 2, "The King Is Back". What I mean to say is that Shah Rukh now in each of his interview or at every event is being the Don I love to see him as. Don's witty style of talking, get it? ;)

Anyway, coming back to the movie, there is not much to say but just wait and watch. Get ready for a roller coaster ride! Don 2 is that bomb, which I had said before, will explode under SRK haters' main parts on Friday. I am not at all worried about its box office collection because for this movie, I'll be selfish and want to enjoy it myself which I know I will.

Here's looking forward to ending 2011 with Don, my man! Enjoy the movie! My next post will be after I watch Don 2.