Bollywood is For Lovers

117: Magnificent Obsessions: SRK in Baazigar and Darr

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We go back to 1993 to see how our beloved romantic hero Shah Rukh Khan shot to stardom in a pair of thrillers where he plays murderous obsessives. 

Show Notes:

  • The darkness in Shah Rukh Khan
  • Comparisons to Sarah Michelle Gellar 
  • King of Bollywood by Anupama Chopra
  • Baazigar
  • Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
  • A Kiss Before Dying and the 1991 movie version
  • Giallo
  • Songs: “Kitaben Bahut Si,” “Ae Mere Humsafar,” “Baazigar O Baazigar,” and “Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen”


    • (INTERVAL (“Jaadu Teri Nazar” from Darr)

    • Darr
    • Is this film wholesome?
    • Norman Bates
    • The Bollywood stalker
    • Songs: “Darwaza Band Karlo,” “Ang Se Ang Lagana,” “Solah Button Meri Choli,” “Likha Hai Yeh,” “Tu Mere Saamne”
    • SRK and Juhi Chawla jodi

      • NEXT TIME: boxing movies!

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