You are probably a latchkey kid, left to your own devices while mom and dad are at work. You watch these films on the colony cable channel without parental guidance. Play Kya Hua, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992).Ī year later, in the months of November and December in 1993, you are stunned by his negative turn in Baazigar and Darr. ‘Love, love, love, loveria hua.’ Love love love, I have loveria.’ You hum that tune all through 19, much to your mother’s chagrin. In November 1992, you encounter him in Aziz Mirza’s wonderful Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, playing an ambitious young civil engineer from a small hill-town, hustling to get ahead in brash Mumbai, but still able to sing a song about ‘Loveria’. Your parents are embarrassed and reprimand you. In the mid ’90s, you start calling your local cable bhaiya, urging him to play pirated prints of Shah Rukh films. You ache for him and for the possibilities he represents.
You’ve never seen genetic material like this before. And, for the first time, you encounter your hormones. Taking in the sights, he looks at the camera, raises his arms to the sky, and offers his opening salvo, ‘Koi na koi chahiye, pyar karne wala.’ I need someone to love me. His first Hindi film song, also his first scene in the film, follows him on a joyride along the streets of Mumbai. His character casually stalks the woman he loves, eventually winning her heart and walking away from his family money to become a mechanic. In June 1992, thanks to your mother being a Rishi Kapoor fan, you watch Shah Rukh’s debut in Deewana as the disgruntled son of a wealthy industrialist.
Needing to defend 16 in the final over, the responsibility to win the game for Karnataka was handed over to left-arm paceman Prateek Jain. The 26-year-old’s knock proved to be pivotal for his side, helping them win a closely-fought encounter in Delhi. Chasing a target of 152, Tamil Nadu reached 153 for six in 20 overs with Shahrukh playing a match-winning unbeaten knock of 33 off 15 balls, packed with one four and three maximums. Needing five runs off the last delivery, the Tamil Nadu batter slammed a huge six to seal the win in dramatic fashion. Shahrukh Khan once again showed his power-hitting skills during Tamil Nadu’s win over Karnataka in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final on Monday.