FAN: What fandom and stardom might do to each other in the age of pervasive social media and surveillance..?
FAN (Maneesh Sharma 2016 Hindi) #FAN #FAN_Review #SRK #ManeeshSharma #Spoilers_Ahead With the much-delayed Fan , SRK must be hoping to reclaim his image as an actor (Gaurav is easily one of his top acts, more so in the recent years) and remedy the damage done by Dilwale (2015); but his acting prowess and good technical work are damped by an unlikely yet predictable plot thereby giving a less-than-satisfying feel while leaving the theatre hall. Nevertheless, it is worth a watch: it is interesting, mostly engaging but a couple of implausible plot-twists curtail it from becoming great. Gaurav Chandna (SRK) is a Delhi lad who since his childhood days has lived and breathed the superstar Aryan Khanna (SRK). His fondness and fandom for the star get intensified by his striking facial and bodily resemblance to the actor. To the world and Gaurav’s parents (Yogendra Tiku getting typecasted as a father again, last seen as Neerja ’s father), Aryan Khanna is just another actor; for Ga...