117: Magnificent Obsessions: SRK in Baazigar and Darr
We go back to 1993 to see how our beloved romantic hero Shah Rukh Khan shot to stardom in a pair of thrillers where he plays murderous obsessives.
Show Notes:
- The darkness in Shah Rukh Khan
- Comparisons to Sarah Michelle Gellar
- King of Bollywood by Anupama Chopra
- Baazigar
- Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
- A Kiss Before Dying and the 1991 movie version
- Giallo
- Songs: “Kitaben Bahut Si,” “Ae Mere Humsafar,” “Baazigar O Baazigar,” and “Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen”
- Darr
- Is this film wholesome?
- Norman Bates
- The Bollywood stalker
- Songs: “Darwaza Band Karlo,” “Ang Se Ang Lagana,” “Solah Button Meri Choli,” “Likha Hai Yeh,” “Tu Mere Saamne”
- SRK and Juhi Chawla jodi
NEXT TIME: boxing movies!
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