I’m a cigar smoker, and I can tell you with my hand on my heart that Shah Rukh Khan smoking a cigar while performing breathless action and death-defying stunts in his new film ‘Jawan’ is the epitome of swag. He is not a cigar smoker, I know. He chain smokes cigarettes. So the cigar was an act. But he nailed it.
Scenes in ‘Jawan’ were just as effortlessly cool and stylish as everything else he did in the double role. He nailed those scenes like a champ, making them look easier and more natural than any action sequence Schwarzenegger or Stallone has ever pulled off in a Hollywood thriller while munching on a stogie. And they are confirmed cigar aficionados. On-screen and off. So, does that mean SRK is the better actor? Obviously, he is.
I saw ‘Jawan’ on opening day, the first show. My job requires me to. And the older I get, the more I am beginning to enjoy Bollywood films just because I have accepted that I must suspend all beliefs and drop expectations and go just with the intention of watching entertaining cinema.
I’m not a critic, so I can’t say whether ‘Jawan’ is good cinema or not. I’m just a member of the janta, the audience. And like every other paying customer in the packed auditorium yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Jawan’ because I went to see SRK. They were all his fans. I was not. But I know the man. And I admire the actor in him.For the price of their ticket, SRK could have just as well been doing the Bharatanatyam, but the fans got paisa vasool.
My advice is go and see ‘Jawan’. Written and directed by legendary Tamil filmmaker Atlee. I think this is the first time the South has got it right with Bollywood. And if you thought SRK had come back with ‘Pathaan’ – then with ‘Jawan’ he shows that despite his 57 years he is here to stay.
Jawan is an absolute cinematic treat, top-notch from start to finish. All you need to do is leave your opinions at the door for 169 minutes and sit back for the ride of your life. It’s a mass masala film at its finest, with not a single dull moment. And while it may have its flaws, who cares when there’s twice as much SRK on screen? He’s irrepressibly witty, utterly charming, and there’s nothing he can’t do and get right. It’s his film, and the box office already knows it.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
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His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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