The audience also got a reprieve from the testosterone overdose of the ‘80s which was dominated by steroid-fuelled male leads whose idea of romance was to intimidate the female lead with their swagger and bravado. After more than two decades, Bollywood finally received a worthy successor to Rajesh Khanna who till then was considered the ultimate lover on the celluloid. Although SRK had shown some promise as a romantic hero earlier in movies like ‘Deewana’, ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’, ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ etc, it was this film that cemented his position as the numero uno male lead when it came to romantic dramas. Reruns of this 1995 blockbuster still receive a large crowd of audience at the Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. Even today, the craze for this Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer remains intact. This Aditya Chopra film redefined on-screen romantic relationships for generations. SRK’s meandering career got a new lease of life with this romantic drama. This is the film that birthed the ‘King of Romance’.
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