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Whether
its their champagne eyes or their radiant warmth and energy, there is something
... some quality which clicks so well that one can't help acknowledge that
these two are made for each other.
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 Baazigar
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The Kajol-Shah
Rukh Khan saga began with the landmark film
Baazigar
in 1993. This was not just a picture, it was a cinematic phenomenon - different
from anything the Indian screen had ever seen before. The story was unconventional
with the protagonist being a cold-blooded killer. It also had a new star
pairing: a young one-film old actress Kajol; and Shah Rukh Khan, who had
not yet become a superstar. The publicity was low-key, the film's story
was kept under wraps. When it hit the theatres, there was a reaction like
never before! Never before had such a ruthless character become so popular
with the audiences.
The
story revolved around the revenge of the protagonist and how many risks
and chances he takes to achieve his aim. The suspense is built up at a
steady pace: the picture starts with Shah Rukh Khan wooing both Shilpa
Shetty and her younger sister Kajol. Just as the frivolity of the beginning
of the film begins to gnaw at the audience's patience, SRK throws the unsuspecting
Shilpa Shetty (in a small role) off a terrace of a multi- storeyed building!
Why
he does this is learnt through a series of flashbacks revealing a story
of intrigue where Kajol's father is the villain. Meanwhile SRK, in an attempt
to get closer access to the family, courts Kajol who falls head-over-heels
in love with SRK. She suspects foul play in sister's death, which could
prove dangerous for the 'Baazigar'. Only now he has a problem - he discovers
that he's fallen in love with her too! The rest of the story is how he
deals with a tightening-noose situation and handles his relationship with
his lover who's father he is trying to destroy.
| One
of the highlights of the movie was their famous dance number Yeh
kaali kaali ankhen was
performed with such energy and fervour that it is remembered as one of
the most successful dance numbers of all time! |
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Although
both claim not to be very comfortable with dancing, they were both so charged
and easy with each other that it was hard to believe that it was only their
first film together. |
Then
1995 saw them both together again in Karan
Arjun - a film which both of them admit
"not to understand as artists". However their Jaati
hu main number, very suggestively picturised
on the two of them at a stud farm rose to the top of the charts and contributed
in a major way to the phenomenal success of the film. The urgency in their
love as they cavorted around lent a sensual aura to an otherwise mundane
song. The sheer screen presence and spontaneity of this couple made the
song popular, which might have, on any other pair, seemed crass and awkward.
Karan
Arjun was one of the top grossers of all
time and would have been the top grosser of 1995 but for one picture, which
came along and shattered all box-office records.
The
movie was Dilwale Dulhania
Le Jayenge (popularly called DDLJ)-
a typical Yash Chopra romantic film directed by his debutante son Aditya
Chopra.
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Note:
All the images presented are from various Web sources. Some have only been
modified slightly to suit this publication. Please correspond with the
author Sanjana Khanna at sjana48@hotmail.com
