'Jawan' is poised to pass the $100 million mark globally this weekend.
The Big Picture In his home country of India, Shah Rukh Khan has been a household name for over three decades. His fame is said to be greater than many of his Hollywood counterparts. Thousands hang around outside his palatial Mumbai residence every day, hoping to catch a brief glimpse of him, and his movies do the kind of numbers that are unheard of across the country’s rich cinematic landscape. And yet, there are many who might not have any idea who he is.
Asked how he’d like to describe his legacy to someone who’s never heard of him, SRK said, “There is an actor somewhere in India who tried, and is still trying very hard.” He also explained why Jawan is different from the kind of films that he usually does. For one, Jawan is the first film in his storied career that has been designed to appeal to what is known as a “pan-Indian” audience.
The esthetics of a south Indian movie can be very different from one made in Bollywood, and SRK briefly touched on this in the video. “There’s a genre of filmmaking which exists in the south , which is louder, larger, bigger than life,” SRK explained. “It’s a rollercoaster ride of everything packed into two-and-a-half hours. And yes, it can be a little mind-numbing, or an out-of-body experience for a global audience, but it’s a good, fun trip.
SRK's Filmography Has Something For Everyone SRK was a household name even before he became the biggest movie star of his generation. Thanks to his role as a soldier in a television show that was broadcast into every corner of India, his Bollywood debut was keenly observed.
In addition to his roles in mainstream romantic hits, SRK also starred in offbeat films such as the magic realist fable Paheli, the epic drama Swades, the sports film Chak De! India and the political drama Hey Ram. But in the 2010s, several of his big-budget experiments began to disappoint both critically and commercially.
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