Songs maketh the Indian movie star, and Shah Rukh Khan has been lucky to get some choice cuts in his 30-year career. It helps that his is a...
Songs maketh the Indian movie star, and Shah Rukh Khan has been lucky to get some choice cuts in his 30-year career. It helps that his is an expressive face and he is a nimble dancer. Some of the most enduring images of Khan from the movies, including his head-tilted-and-hands-stretched pose, are snapshots from his songs. Here are 20 that put the Shah in Shah Rukh Khan.
Koi Na Koi Chahiye, Deewana (1992)
He enters into the cinematic imagination biking up a storm on the streets of Mumbai to search for a lover to live and die for, the song says. Has there been a clearer statement of purpose by a star in a debut film?
Baazigar title track (1993)
A horse replaces the bike, and Shah Rukh Khan is no longer just a wannabe loverboy. He is Prince Charming, sealed and confirmed. The song imagines Khan in multiple guises as the perfect lover, which includes images that would go on to define his persona in subsequent years. He is introduced playing the violin against a vast expanse. Later in the song, he bears his chest to reveal the name of his lover inked on it.
Aana Mere Pyaar Ko Na Tum, Kabhi Haan Kabhi...
