On Why That Express and Why That Khan
"Note: This is NOT a review of the movie. No spoilers.
All my life, if there’s one thing I have been ridiculed about to no end, then it would be for my loyalty – to favorites and to peculiarities, to people and to places, to memories and to sentiments. The quirk however that has drawn so many people to poke my ribs for (I’m figuratively all black and blue there now)- the man called Shah Rukh Khan.
It’s funny that for someone who has reviewed quite a few books, series and movies, I have never given writing about SRK a thought before today. And today being the day when I was buried under a deluge of messages on FB, What’sApp and on other forums – private and public. All because I watched a movie called ‘Chennai Express’ two times in as many days.
Yes, there are better movies out there. Despicable Me 2, The Conjuring, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Lootera, Wolverine, Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani – all these were a great watch and maybe better cinematic works than Chennai Express. There will be better and intelligent movies – some dealing with real/reel life heroes, some art & off-beat movies, even more masala flicks. There will be more of Farah Akhtars and Priyanka Chopras, there will be more of the Prakash Jhas and there will always be your Akshay Kumars and Salman Khans . But there will be only one SRK for me – one mellifluous baritone (he could narrate one entire 3-hour movie for all I care), one guy who could do that open-arm pose without looking foolish & gay, one guy who could spoof his own great work (Rahul – naam to suna hoga?). So he made a Ra.One for kids. He did a Chak De too. So he made a Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Then again, only he could have pulled off the Army fatigue-Ladhakh-Engfield-poetry look. The only actor I cry and I laugh with (****, thank GOD you weren’t with me during My Name is Khan!). It’s probably the world’s oldest affair – my fascination with the man. It’s been 20 years exactly – he had me at Ka-ka-ka-kiran! (Darr in 1993) (Some guy’s life just got so much more difficult!)
And then you ask me why did I watch the same movie twice?
I don’t want to eulogize the movie or SRK the entertainer or SRK the man. It would just end up sounding very defensive. But don’t ever ask me why I love his movies, because you now know. You may not understand, but you still know.
PS: I still love all my friends,can’t do without them humbugs! Keep writing in guys!!
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Source : On Why That Express and Why That Khan | TaniSi's Reverie
. See I know things get very weird if you have a complete opposite point of view person 
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Now people will go to theaters only to judge how bad the movie really is. Either ways they will be in profit. Please stop free publicity.
