A 'Khan' worth Emulating

The Khan I am talking about is undoubtedly the world's most popular Khan, Shahrukh Khan. I am neither a fan of his "kind" of movies nor of his acting skills, except for Swades. But the kind of clout he has over the Indian Film Industry is quite remarkable for a person who has had no Godfather from the industry. The rise of Shahrukh Khan is quite remarkable, it is testimony to his hard work, dedication, self-belief and vision, the Airtel advertisement does give a glimpse.

The man has an amazing stage presence matched by only the great Amitabh Bachchan, whenever I see him perform or compare a show, the first thing that comes to my mind is the scene from the movie Gladiator where Proximo tells Maximus, " Win the crowd and you will win your freedom ", he knows that very well and never for one moment losses touch with the audience. He has no qualms in accepting that money and fame are important drivers, I don't think that anyone else would accept such a fact, let alone talk about it. Entertainer to the core. Everyone raves about Aamir's quest for perfection but Shahrukh achieves it without any fuss. Movie-wise Aamir definitely makes much more meaningful cinema than Shahrukh, but people don't want to see Shahrukh doing any other roles. Vox populi would pair him with Kajol for all his movies, he has made romantic cinema his forte for the past 2 decades, unchallenged.

Shahrukh's business acumen is one trait which has belatedly grabbed the attention of one and all. He has slowly and surely made sure that even after his glorious acting days he wouldn't cease to be the King Khan. He will definitely leave a legacy behind for others to look upto. If we look at his moves in a more chronological order, owner of, one of the the most beautiful residential property in Mumbai, a profitable production company, other actors have tried their hands at it unsuccessfully till now and owner of Kolkata Knight Riders - the most valuable (profitable too) IPL team, not because of the team's cricket performance but by the unmatched star branding power of it's owner.

In my eyes his business acumen is much better than his acting skills alongwith his determination to succeed and unwavering self-belief. My name is Khan and Mr. President I am a King.