'Fan' trailer: Welcome back Shah Rukh Khan, the actor

Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film Fan’s trailer was launched by his fans at the Yash Raj Studios on Monday night. Shah Rukh, who was at his best at the event, interacted with his fans and also answered all their queries. Fan revolves around a young boy from Delhi named Gaurav who embarks on a journey to the city of dreams, Mumbai, in order to wish his favourite actor on his birthday. He is Aryan Khanna’s (the star) biggest fan and even has a striking resemblance to him - how difficult could it be for the world’s biggest fan to get an audience with the world’s biggest star? [caption id=“attachment_2650060” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Fan’. Youtube screen grab.[/caption] But when things don’t go according to plan, Gaurav’s love and passion for his idol turns in to a dangerous obsession. Directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra, Fan also features Shriya Pilgaonkar among others. The film is slated for April 15 release. At the trailer launch, SRK denied that one of the two characters he plays in Maneesh Sharma’s film Fan bears resemblance to his ‘psycho’ characters in films, Darr and Baazigar. _"_People keep saying that I do the same acting for the past 25 years… even the critics say that, but I have tried that this is different. And Maneesh was very clear about the way this character is played, and I would not take any credit for having done it any differently when people find it different," said Shah Rukh, at the trailer launch of the film. “But it is a lot different, the genre maybe the same, of an anti-hero or bad guy, to put it in general compartments, but as a film and as a character, it’s very different from ‘K..K..Kiran’ or ‘Harkar jeetne walo ko baazigar kehte hai’,” he added. After the teaser of the film and even the anthem track “Jabra Fan” gave the impression that it was a “sweet and simple” kind of film, the trailer might have surprised his fans, considering that this ‘fan’ gets agitated after an unpleasant experience with his favourite star and wants to get even with him. But Shah Rukh clarified that his character is “not psychotic, he’s not a psychopath”. “It’s the story of a very innocent boy, who does not get how he feels life would be, when he meets his biggest star. “It’s about innocence, it’s about when you’re young, you have stars in your eyes, you feel that every thing or person that you love, will love you that much in return but when sometimes things don’t happen the way you think, you go a bit disturbed,” he said. Considering Shah Rukh’s ‘king of romance’ tag, it is surprising that no lady love is seen in the trailer. On this, he quipped: “As a matter of fact, it is not that I didn’t get anyone so I’m running behind myself. It’s safer when you love yourself, the fear of rejection is lesser.” Fan is gearing up for release in April. Watch the trailer here:

(With inputs from IANS)