Straight away, no-one does freaky with more flair than Shah Rukh Khan - and Fan proves this. The movie takes you right back to the 1990s when Shah Rukh stormed Bollywood with a stammer.
A pout and hooded eyes that looked at the world with hate. Back then, Shah Rukh thrilled with his mix of volatility and vulnerability - in Fan, he dSuperstar Aryan Khanna(Shah Rukh) is running out of steam - yet, his devoted Delhi fan Gaurav(Shah Rukh) won’t hear a word against him. Gaurav worships Aryan, mimicking him in his’clony’ competitions, wanting five minutes to meet his star.
Instead, Gaurav meets - and beats - Sid Kapoor, Aryan’s rival. Aryan isn’t delighted. He gets Gaurav thrashed, asking coldly, ’Mein tumhe paanch second bhi kyun dun?’ As Aryan leaves Gaurav imprisoned, devastated Gaurav promises that one day, Aryan will chase Gaurav - because’asli drama toh ab shuru hua hai’. oes it again.