BAAZIGAR: The Reason Why I Became A Hardcore SRK Fan

I still remember vividly that we had gone to our relatives' place in Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. It was drizzling outside and I was insisting that I go outside and play football along with my brother and cousins. But my uncle was reluctant as he thought that we would fall ill if we played in the rain.

'Instead of football, we will all watch a movie', said my uncle.

'Which movie?', I quickly retorted.

'Baazigar, its a new actors' movie', he replied.

Back then I only liked watching action movies of Sunny Deol or Sanjay Dutt. I was contented when my uncle told me that it was also an action movie, which starred 'some new actor'.

He put in the video cassette (there were no CDs at that time) and we all sat watching the movie. Initially I was not lliking the movie nor was I liking the 'new actor'.



For the uninformed, the coin which the 'new actor' tosses in the beginning of the movie is the now extinct Rs. 10 denomination coin. It was in this scene that I came to know that the name of the 'new actor' was actually Shah Rukh Khan.

Slowly I began getting engrossed in the movie. I specially enjoyed the go kart race part in the movie. But the best part was when after the race, SRK removes his helmet and walks over to Madan Chopra. I still remember wetting my hairs with water and trying to shake my head just like SRK did in the movie.



Then followed the now legendary dialogue:
'Kabhi kabhi kuch jeetne ke liye kuch haarna padta hai,
Aur haar kar jeetne waale ko,
BAAZIAGAR kehte hai'

Then comes one of my all time fav songs: Baazigar O Baazigar. I still remember telling my uncle to rewind the song once again after it was played and slowly the horse riding SRK began etching his place in my head. The best part of the songs was when SRK emerges from the water blowing his trumpet.

The movie then progressed very interestingly with a bit of action and comedy thrown in. Then comes the song Ae Mere Humsafar. At that point of time, I hated that song but now it is one of my fav songs and I don't need to tell you why?????

Then comes the 'HIGHLIGHT' of the movie;
'Main tumhe azaad kar raha hoon,
Mujhe maaf kar dena'



This scene hit me like a thunderbolt. I was like Fu#$ing hell!!! How could he throw a woman he loved from the top of a building like a toy. But then he was a man seething in the rage of revenge.

Another scene that stayed with me was the way he changed his eye lenses. Till that time I was totally oblivious to the fact that it could actually be done that way.

The movie then proceeds again with a fast pace and you are totally into the movie as it unfolds. It in now that it is actually shown why SRK is out to ruin the world of Madan Chopra and now you begin to empathize with Vicky Malhotra aka SRK aka King Khan. The movie then leads you to the engagement of SRK and Kajol and the heart wrenching song 'Chupaana bhi nahin aata'.

This song is followed by the out of the world murder of Shilpa Shetty's friend by the ever mesmerizing SRK and the way he chews the photo which could lead to him getting implicated in Shilpa Shetty's murder is a masterpiece.



It is when Madan Chopra decides to make SRK the attorney of his company that the film starts gearing up for a dramatic climax. Kajol decides to pursue the killer of her sister with the help of Inspector Karan and this makes SRK uncomfortable. Beacuse he has begun lovng Kajol and fears that if the truth comes out in the open, he would lose her.

The song 'Yeh kaali kaali aankhen' is the last song of the movie and as they say 'All is well that ends well'. This song wraps up the amazing melodious music score of Baazigar. Specially the typical jeans that SRK wears in this song always stays with me.



But as in a typical masala hindi movie, Kajol and Madan Chopra both come to know the truth about SRK and it is when the the entire hell breaks lose. The climax is SRK's show all the way. The performance he puts in the climax could be easily the best performance ever. The way SRK laughs when he is pierced by the rod by Madan Chopra simply begs an explanation from all your senses.



The ways SRK rushes to his mom after killing Madan Chopra is superb. The way he lies in Rakhee's lap and the performance and the dialogue delivery is simply uncomparable.

'Ab main jee bhar ke sona chahta hoon, Maa'. This dialogue brings a lump in your throat. And the song that plays in the background after SRK dies;

'Mujhko galat naa samajhna,
Main nahin badal awara,
Dil ki deewaron pe maine,
Naam likha hai tumhara.

Tere pyar pe kurbaan,
Mera dil meri jaan,
Tujhe lag jaaye meri ..........'

If you want a proper defination of a POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE, then it is of SHAH RUKH KHAN in BAAZIGAR.