30 Years of Shah Rukh Khan: The King’s Greatest Speeches

Shah Rukh Khan is one of the globersquos last names to rank among the biggest stars ever The size of the screen never mattered to him be it television or cinema or even the now booming OTT platform There are tons of theories debates discussions as to what made him what he eventually becameThe man isnrsquot Shah Rukh Khan purely because of his enigma and energy The man towered above many names in the business with his dialogues both intimate and infectious Here are some of the most memorable onesBaazigar 1993lsquoHaar ke jeetne waale ko Baazigar kehte hain kya kehte hainrsquo The man draped in sweat and shining with his aura asks the lady twice he has just met in case she missed the point Clearly she hasnrsquot she too is swayed and swept off by his unconventionally charismatic persona Khan recalled in an interview that the dialogue made no sense but sounded so cool Or was it he who made it sound so cool DecideDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995Itrsquos hard to look away from this romance There are critics there are naysayers but fans who swear to this blockbuster perhaps outnumber the ones who look at this with disdain Therersquos a possibility if you threw a question at SRK about the film not really aging well hersquos quip lsquoBade bade deshon mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hainrdquo This would be followed by the moniker Senorita or the name that asked the question DecideDil To Pagal Hai 1997lsquoRahul naam to suna hogarsquo This is what Shah Rukh Khan says to Madhuri Dixit when they meet for the second time The first encounter is wordless with Rahul standing zapped and hooked to his supposed Mayarsquos breathtaking dance moves her grace and elan But personally Dixitrsquos quip lsquoNahinrsquo works even better At least thatrsquos the case for me Not for all perhaps DecideKuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998lsquoPyaar dosti hairsquo these words by Rahul a 32year old college student led all the gennext of 1998 to believe somewhere love blossoms between friends eventually Anjali played by a spirited Kajol has a change of feelings towards what was never more than just a friend merely in seconds The scene is crucial and ultimately becomes the conflict of the story with Anjali falling for Rahul Rahul who has already fallen for Tina and Tina who begins to fall for Rahul Itrsquos a rather infectious dialogue especially for people who are hapless romantics in real and enjoy consuming sappy and sassy sagas on reel For ones looking for realism in cinema this could be yet another dismissive blockbuster from the staples of DharmaKal Ho Naa Ho 2003The title isnrsquot just a regular name It represents the essence of the entire film Debuting director Nikkhil Advani borrows the charm of the classic Hrishikesh Mukherjeersquos Anand and peppers it with the grandeur of Karan Johar So the film shifts base to New York there are your regular disco and wedding songs lavish sets alluring costumes and ample doses of melodrama And at its heart the leading manrsquos spirited sermons about life and love Because you only live once And he ultimately diesSwades 2004Ashutosh Gowarikerrsquos film has more conversations than dialogues and fascinatingly leave better and bigger impact Things can sometimes be more important and impactful when they are not filmy Mohan Bhargavarsquos return to India from the US isnrsquot just a manrsquos return to his country itrsquos also a rediscovery of his roots what he essentially forgot He demands a caravan for his stay in the village because hersquos unsure how the arrangement would be As he begins to encounter the rustic and rooted life and meet a bunch of essential and eccentric characters hersquos far more aware and evolved In what is primarily the most crucial scene of the film he says that Indians always use their sanskaars as a weapon to conceal their failures or maybe flaws Khan and Gowariker highlight what is truly the need of the hour today Being critical of your country doesnrsquot make you an antinational Back in 2004 social media wouldnrsquot have let Swades die an unknown death Today itrsquos regarded as SRKrsquos best And some people say social media is fake and toxic DecideChak De India 2007The Sattar Minute speech was truly one of the most rousing speeches ever We knew India would lift the World Cup but the build up was essential to make us root for the women in blue Not even once Khan mentions India or desh in his speech Itrsquos more about fueling his team with spirit and soul It works both for them and the film KudosAlso Read Have you heard Take five for Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan