Exhausted with gawking at this idiot box for what seemed like eternity, i decided to call it a day early today. However as i lay drowsily skimming through channels on TV, a trailer of Devdas (2002) came up announcing a- "Shahrukh Birthday Special "! Watching the scenes of my evergreen superstar deliver his most famous Kaun Khambakth Bardasht karne keliye peeta hai and Ek Din aayega jab Woh kahenge duniyaa hii Chhod do in his classic white dhoti & inebriated state just transported me back in time. It seemed not too long ago when i used to cut pictures from Filmfare/Stardust and paste them on my cupboard! Infact had a chronological list maintained too, of his name in each of his movies ( guess not too hard on the gray cells to evoke this -considering it's often a choice between Raj, Rahul or Arjun ! ), possessed (probably still do!) the celebrated "COOL" chain of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai , had a picture of myself clicked outside the daunting gates of Mannat ! ( yeah..hear the 'eeesh' loud & clear !), watched OSO 1st-day-1st show just before my CAT exam, bunked a Fri in office to catch Don2 ( however mediocre it eventually was!) and having LIVED the day to have met the King himself, in the world of cinema- if there is someone who has unquestionably remained my all-time favourite - it has to be SRK !
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| Oct 6th 2010 ~7:40 pm when i lived my dream!! Unabashedly asked him if i can have my arm around him...before posing ;) :P Was generous enough not to refuse ;) |
What about him that makes him so endearing ? Hmm...
Acting?- Not really his prowess! But some movies worth a mention here are- Baazigar, DDLJ, Swades, Chak De!, Devdas, My Name his Khan and Veer Zaara
Looks?- Well-lies in the eyes of the beholder! For me it's about specific movies/scene grabs that come up! His innocent look in Pardes as Master Arjun, the scene in DDLJ when he refuses to attend Kajol's wedding in India (with his pronounced adam's apple endowing more charm!), the getting off the helicopter... ( need'nt elaborate further for SRK fans !!) , balancing his bag strapped across and running the distance to enter the lavishly designed Kjo set in K3G !, the aur paas scene of a love-smitten SRK in DTPH, one more of K3Gs- SRK peeping through the crowd at Kajol in his Lucknowii kurta as he sings a chup chup ke sharmaae dekhe chori chori....aah the list is endless for me!
Dialogue/Dialogue delivery?- Well some stereotypical ones pop up 1st! the oft uttered---"ssshhhhh" !, the "hhhhhheyyy", the done-to-death mockery of "kkkkkkk kiran"! Apart from this my fav picks are- Baazigar's- Kuch jeetne keliye kuch haarna padtha hai....., DDLJ's -"..to bas phir doli uthne ki der hai" and Senorita-bade bade deshon mein choti choti baatein hoti rehtii hai", OSOs- Kehte hain ki …… Agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaaho to puri kayanat usey tumse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai..., DTPH's 'Rahul....naam to sunaa hoga.." ....as much my memory can serve me now!
Well-no one's perfect! He might just not be the best actor time has offered, might not have the best of looks to die for, might be labelled as "oh that's so typical Shahrukh"... but yeah ! he's just who he is- Sum of all parts much greater than the whole :) ! For all those moments he's made my heart skip a beat with his immaculate charm and ineffaceable gestures-Cheers to Kkkkking Kkkkhan on his 47th birthday!! Some stars just shine forever..... :)
