SRK says 'Fan' won’t be a blockbuster

Superstar asks diasppointed Dilwale fans to watch out for his next if they are looking for novelty

Dilwale has turned out to be a true-blue commercial Bollywood potboiler. But if you're looking for a novel film, then you'll have to wait for Fan, says Shah Rukh.

“If you’re looking for novelty, then you should watch out for Fan. It’s a different kind of film, meant to be a niche... not a blockbuster,” said the megastar.

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Fan, directed by Maneesh Sharma, features Shah Rukh as Gaurav, a fan of Shah Rukh Khan, the superstar.



SRK believes that “films are novel in their storytelling, unless you have a completely niche or offbeat subject, and you take a subject not touched upon”.

For Dilwale, he was clear that it was meant to be an “in-the-face” commercial entertainer. Directed by Rohit Shetty, who’s known for his stylish action and comic scenes, the movie has impressed Bollywood buffs, primarily SRK’s fans.



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“Dilwale is an unabashedly popular commercial film. It doesn't pretend to be something else. It’s meant to be watched by everyone -- it has romance, comedy, drama.



"I don’t even think that having Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan is a novelty factor, it’s just that we are doing a film together after a long time. If you ask me generically, no Dilwale is not reinventing cinema. It’s a fun commercial movie," added SRK.

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