I saw Fan first day!!!!π π π π
It is such a thrilling movie and keeps you on the edge throughout!!!!π π π π π
Shahrukh Khan plays superstar Aryan Khanna and his obsessed lookalike fan Gaurav Chandna!!!!
The film opens with glimpses of shots from Shahrukh's memorable movies, interviews and gives an insight into how he became a superstar!!!! The perfect start to the movie!!!!π π π π
Gaurav hails from Delhi's middle class Indra Vihar neighbourhood and worships his idol Aryan Khanna!!!!
His walls are covered with Aryan's pictures, he mouths his dialogues, watches his movies and won't hear a word against him!!!!π π π π π π
SRK is truly incredible as Gaurav!!!!π π π πOne can totally identify with the things he does because whether it be collecting pictures or mouthing dialogues, all of us have done these things at some point or the other!!!!β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ
On the other hand, Aryan was also once a middle class Delhi boy whose rise to stardom is the stuff of dreams!!!!The clips where Aryan appears in the balcony to wave out to his fans are real-life footage of SRK's interactions with his fans!!!!
He has a wife and two kids, a boy and a girl and is clearly modeled after SRK himself!!!!π π π π
Gaurav walks away with the best performer trophy every year in the colony's local talent contest mimicking Aryan and trouble arises when he goes to Mumbai to meet his idol!!!!
Unable to get to Aryan, Gaurav instead meets and beats up Sid Kapoor (Taher Shabbir Mithaiwala), Aryan's rival!!!!You guys have seen him as one of the leads in the Star Plus show Nisha aur Uske Cousins!!!!π
Aryan isn't delighted and gets Gaurav thrashed up, asking coldly, "Main tumhe paanch second bhi kyun doon?"π‘
Devasted Gaurav promises that one day Aryan will chase Gaurav!!!!
Until now Gaurav's uncanny likeness to Aryan did not invite any gasps of surprise from those who run into him!!!!But suddenly everyone is taken in by his visage and believes him to be Aryan which he uses to repeatedly ruin Aryan's image!!!!
Shahrukh aces both roles with ease!!!!π π π π π π π πWhile Gaurav ranges from innocent and impractical to psychotic and freaky, reminding us of SRK's anti-hero roles, Aryan as the aging superstar is the more trickier role as basically it is a version of himself!!!!
It is Shahrukh vs Shahrukh and you are left feeling for both!!!!SRK unafraidly visits some pretty dark places and it is a refreshing change!!!!π π π
Gaurav leaves you feeling scared as the relentless stalker and I felt for Aryan when his world comes crashing down!!!!
The story is cutting edge and sharp and keeping it songless works in its favour!!!!ππΌ ππΌ ππΌ ππΌ
The thrilling chase sequences will have you on the edge of the seat!!!!I loved locales of Dubrovnik!!!πIt is also the shooting location for King's Landing in the blockbuster series "Game Of Thrones"!!!
Of course the movie isn't without its problems!!!There are moments which defy logic and requires complete suspension of disbelief!!!!Like how does Gaurav suddenly have the resources to get fake ids, Aryan's phone number, and land up at the wedding Aryan is performing at!!!!π π π π
Also why does a Bollywood star with so many men and women at his beck and call go running after his tormentor all by himself??
The ending isn't totally unpredictable!!!!
Nonetheless, Habib Faisal's screenplay is intelligent and Maneesh Sharma's direction is original enough!!!!π π π
But it is Shahrukh's committed performance which keeps you invested in the narrative and the characters!!!!π π π π π³ π³ π³ π³ π³
Waluscha de Sousa is lovely as Aryan's wife and I loved the couple of scenes Aryan has with her!!!!π π π π β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ
Shriya Pilgaonkar is nice as Gaurav's crush "Miss BPO" Neha and Sayani Gupta as Aryan's PA makes a mark despite limited scope!!!!
Of course like many recent SRK movies, there is no dearth of self-deprecatory humour here!!!π π π π π π πAryan dancing at high profile weddings, his starry attitude does leave you chuckling!!!!π π π π π
In all, Fan will give you a reason to become Shahrukh's fan all over again!!!!β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ
A must watch this summer!!!π π π π
Edited by Shaina_b - 8 years ago