‘Fan’ may appeal only to SRK fans


Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma, the latest released Hindi film ‘Fan’ starring Shahrukh Khan & Shahrukh Khan, is nothing but the struggle of a fan to meet his idol in the first half of the film. And, when he comes to know that his Superstar, whom  he treats as a God, has sent him to Police lock up, for manhandling his rival in film industry; he decides to take revenge. And, plays the game of ‘Darr, which his hero had played in that film.Fan homepage

So, in the post interval session, the audience get to see at least three big non convincing  action filled chases, with the 50 year old actor, chasing the young boy of 22 , bearing his looks. But, in the process, you get to see a new place  like Dubrovnik, apart from London  and then crowded Delhi, where we finally see the Superstar tracing his fan, by playing his own game. But, the end is disappointing. Another disappointment is that , the only title song ‘Jabra Fan’ supposed to be part of this film, which was also hyped, during the promotion of this film, is missing from this film. At least,  they could have shown it at the end of the film, with credits, as per the usual practice followed by many film makers.

Though there are certain scenes in this film, which are entertaining, most of the film is based on illogical thinking and hence fails to convince, on many occasions. Barring some scenes of Gaurav ( (Shahrukh Khan) , the Delhi based fan , with his parents( Yogesndra Tiku & Deepika Amin) ) and girlfriend( Shriya Pilgaonkar) , there is not much scope for other artistes. Most of the time, we find Shahrukh Khan v/s Shahrukh Khan scenes in this film, which may appeal to only to SRK fans.  However, Shahrukh khan has tried his best to impress the audience, attempting variety, through his double role. The other plus point  of this  film is its beautiful cinematography, captured by Manu Anand , with good support coming from Special effects team.

Rating (***)