Monday, May 5, 2008

What makes SRK King Khan?

In an interesting article in the Sunday Express, Sandipan Deb has tried to answer why Shah Rukh Khan is King of Bollywood. He points out four reasons.

Firstly, in every film of his, you can make out that Khan is doing his best to entertain you. He does enter the role; he uses it to appeal to the viewer directly.

Secondly, Khan comes across--and makes sure that he does--as an ordinary guy. For proof check him and Amitabh Bacchan out in KBC.

Thirdly, he does not take himself seriously (in private he must be, but he's built a persona otherwise).

And lastly, SRK is non threatening. If your sister brought him home, you would instantly make him your drinking buddy. This is a rare trait that the man has, and has nurtured carefully.

To all this SRK brings a unqiue awareness that he is brand--just like Aamir Khan does. Which is why he keeps stoking his image efficiently.

Interesting analysis, eh? Now for fun just put each of the four attributes to a Hritik, Abhishek, Amitabh, Aamir, Salman, Akshay or Saif. How do they score?

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