Then came Darr! Darr is the core that defines Srk.. He was so uninhibited, energetic, un-diluted in this movie... his performance was like a hurricane.. which got everyone and anyone.. Just imagine standing in front of Sunny deol and getting beaten up by him, I mean NO ONE stands in front of Sunny and takes away all the credit... and that too in a movie with significant amount of action.. His obssesive scenes, the chase scenes between him and Sunny, his last dying scene.. his infamous kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkirannnnn... everything was just mindblowing!! I read it somewhere that everyone who came out of the theater after watching that movie just forgot about Sunny.. only Srk was on their minds!!
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDMJbhS-KwI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Darr forever will be my fav Srk performance coz in this movie he was as original as it can get.. later on in his career he did get influenced by many actors but in darr he was just SRk.. From the songs jadu teri nazar, to tu mere saamne.. every song had a soul.. and I just loved Srk and Juhi in darr beyond words.. altho it wasn't a rosy love story.. but juhi played the part of a sensual heroine pretty well.. and added a sweet touch to her performance..
Which takes me to Srk and Juhi's scene in KHKN.. When sunil loses anaa I was more than happy that he found Juhi at the end..π SRk and juhi are something else... the comfort level and the friendship and the ease in their relationship offscreen can be easily seen in their performances on screen...
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VezHc7Pv6eI[/YOUTUBE]
From Darr Srk impressed YRF.. and they gave him his launchpad DDLJ.. I remember Srk saying in one of his interviews.. that Yashji told him that all the actors got launched by their dads and by their relatives.. and by big banners.. there you go... we will launch you with DDLJ.. and my my what a launch that was!! And he never looked back after that..
This has to be my fav scene from DDLJ.. raaj running late to class just like me.. and "Chutti to nahi hai aaj" was just an epic...π
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYJVFVUm59M[/YOUTUBE]
After that his career was pretty rock steady.. he saw some ups and downs.. here and there but he still maintained his position well.. Dil se was another movie that impressed me in the time being.. he played another obsessed lover in this one, but there were different shades in his character, the movie itself carried other messages and was an intriguing love story set in an amazing backdrop.. from that time.. his song Chaiya Chaiya.. made an impact on me.. it is rated as one of the most pop song of its time in Asia.. Amazing lyrics by gulzaar.. awesome choregraphy by farah.. and Srk and malika were sizzling together.. very trendsetting song..
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2gW3zwMMQ[/YOUTUBE]
After that the next imp event in his life acc to me would be the lauch of dreamz unlimited with Phir bhi dil hai hindustani.. THe way Srk promoted that flick was just OTT, I don't think that any movie before that was promoted like that.. even 10 min before the release of the movie he was giving interviews.. appearing on talk shows.. its songs were everywhere.. i would say acc to my knowlege of hindi cinema.. which could be wrong.. the OTT promotion of this movie was very trendsetting and it was the begginning of the times for actors to come out and promote their movies properly....And the disaster was that the movie ended up being a huge flop.. lol.. but it did not dampen the spirits of SRk and Juhi's dreamz in any which way.. My fav song from the movie was this one...
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81nvP8sPof8&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Then he went on to produce Asoka.. which was darring considering his last production's disaster.. But Asoka will always be one of my fav Srk movies.. and my fav Srk flop.. Just the beautiful setting of the movie.. the magical air about the movie.. Kareena.. Santosh sivan's spectacular cinematography.. was spellbounding for me.. my fav song from asoka..
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iclYb1jUwKY[/YOUTUBE]
After that him and his production house finally found success with MHN.. with Farah's direction..
I still think that Sushmita is one of the most beautiful Indian woman that I have ever seen in a saree..π³
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3mD3HFT2Gk[/YOUTUBE]
Forgot to mention Chak de.. which will always be very special in Srk's filmography.. this was one performance where he shutted critics mouths.. and stayed away from his cliched mannerisms and adas and gave a very realistic performance.. people.. also credit swades as one of his performance where he underplayed a character.. but give me chak de India any day over Swades...
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2L_BKawy8[/YOUTUBE]
Then came OSO.. one of his biggest hits.. and then Rab ne and MNIK.. which I liked and enjoyed in parts.. hehe
Its impossible to write about Srk without mentioning his other abilities.. he is my fav orator in bollywood.. the way he speaks in events and interviews is just soo elequent and charming except ofcourse when he is taking jibes at others..lol.. His career path has been pretty amusing.. from getting early success to seeing failures in his businesses and also his movies.. but his spirits have always been high despite failure which is very commendable in my eyes..His ability to say even the most eerie and controversial things and still get away with it is very shocking and amusing..Nobody knows what future holds for him.. but one thing is for sure that he will keep on going forward in his true Srk style.. and he will forever be the most inspiring factor in my life..
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