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A Shah Rukh Khan film is always special. No wonder, when Fan was announced and the news spread that Shah Rukh Khan was playing the dual role of his own fan in the film, one being a superstar and another being a commoner, it seemed like a volatile affair in the offering.
This was meant to be an unconventional and offbeat yet commercial affair. Of course there was no hero-heroine angle here, and the songs too were not in there, what with the solitary track ‘Jabra Fan’ even missing from the final cut. Still, one expected that director Maneesh Sharma would come up with something special for Yash Raj Films after a hattrick of successful films Band Baaja Baaraat, Ladies va Ricky Behl and Shuddh Desi Romance.
Alas, that was not the case to be as the film turned out to be quite disappointing. The film had the best set for emotions, drama, action and thrills. There were scenes written as well for each of these angles too. However, it all came across as set piece affair with no real depth whatsoever. What was meant to be a clutter breaking affair turned out to be a damp squib as after an initial excitement of watching a younger version of Shah Rukh Khan with heavy dose of (rather inconsistent) prosthetics and VFX, the interest level fizzled away as the film progressed.
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