Desicritics Comments on Is Shah Rukh Khan Suffering From A Mid-Life Crisis?

Comment by amit

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:49:39 EDT

no doubt shahrukh is the god of acting and a god of bollyhood no actor comes nearer to him.he is the best and he will rule the bolly hood forever. some of the actors are jealous on his achivement.trys to put him down.but god is always with him and a millions of fans support and their love and whoever speaks against shahrukh they are the stone hearted they only deserves to watch blue flims. ha ha ha

Comment by smallsquirrel

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:02:14 EDT

I have no idea what #107 even says! LOL I think more than looks or acting someone should know how to write past 4th standard :P

Comment by Deepti Lamba

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:52:08 EDT

Why am I suffering from a headache after reading the above comment? Aspirin please!

Comment by kamal

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:02:46 EDT

hey deepti lama wat ever u r do u anything about acting or anything u said one should concentrate on acting not on ur looks like body building listen gone r dose days when heroes looked like a coomon man ok na today they must have unique quality u think that aperson if buils body doest not know acting u stupid deepti lama u know nothing salman khan is the example the person has given hits consistently n has a hot body n can act also in todays world one should have good phisique

Comment by chinmay

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:52:59 EDT

hmm i am sure u will change ur opinion after watching chak de. And for the sake of all of us lets hope his new looks is a one time stunt for OSO

Comment by Deepti Lamba

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:28:25 EDT

Die Hard, nothing wrong with being fit- look at madonna but yes, I do feel SRK as far more to over than his brawns.

Comment by Die Hard

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:16:12 EDT

Deepthi, Why is it bad for a 40+ man to have a sculpted body. Why do you think if one is trying to gain a some muscle it is mid life crisis! Look at Brad Pitt. He is 40+ and an equally bad actor. BUT he is easy on the eyes. We all agree that SRK cannot act. So he might as well have a hot-bod since all of us are going to watch him (for various reasons) anyways.

Comment by kela

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:40:27 EDT

ss thats irrelevant,lets talk about the matter here or don't even

Comment by smallsquirrel

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:37:41 EDT

kela... are you done behaving like a petulant child? why did you come back anyway? I wish you were more like the locusts that only appear every, what, 7 years???

Comment by kela

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:07:23 EDT

No he actually decided to strip so that he could sit back and laugh at all you morons bitching about.Just look at the LOW levels this convo has dipped into,making insinuations about someone's sex life(or lack of it) etc etc NASTY.

Comment by ravi

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:57:40 EDT

I find all this talk about him having developed that 6 pac ab to play a role funny to say the least.Is he playing some kind of kung fu master based in korea?(well since it is srk I am assuming that there will be an NRI angle,have to keep them happy) I guess by that logic he has been hamming in most of his roles on purpose to "justify the character".

Comment by kela

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:55:01 EDT

Jay:By the way, a role may demand flaunting but a music video? :D the music video is from the movie duh.I agree with Neela in this much that his role in the movie probably demanded all that.Sharukh has even said so (if you listen to his interviews). Deepa : Shah Rukh has fallen low enough to promote a fairness cream;) yes i agree fair and lovely is too cheap,nivea or garnier maybe ;) ,btw none of them work Small squirrell : "I, SRK, believe that fairer skin is better than darker" which is pretty shitty of him. Ma'am you need to get a reality check.A billion people can't be wrong.

Comment by Jay

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:08:46 EDT

Neela: In order to defend your favorite movie star you are attacking the intelligence, writing skills, credentials and accomplishments of so many women. Is THAT mature? By the way, a role may demand flaunting but a music video? :D Hehe. Who are you kidding?? Yourself??? :) It doesn't matter which film the movie will appear in. If its a tasteless performance its a tasteless performance. Sometimes the best of films have the worst of song sequences. So what? SRK makes a whole lotta money off of his fans...a little bit of criticism won't kill him. Alright?

Comment by Neela

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:34:28 EDT

"She is speaking of a certain scene in which she feels he overdid the flaunting. But in your zeal to defend Shahrukh you overlook this. this can only be immaturity." Is she? What if the role demands flaunting? Has she seen the film or the context in which this number will appear? Is she judging the man or the role? Is it mature to judge based on 90 secs of a promo? I guess it must be for cancer researchers and writers and editors. I only hope that not all cancer discoveries are based on such frivolous judgments and not all writing is as shallow.

Comment by ravi

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:11:39 EDT

I agree with you on the om shanti om video.It seems his clan can't stop talking about it,but honestly it looks bad.It seems people here take body building as a part "trying different things" or "taking risks" for an actor then reflects more on their understanding of the craft than on srk's choices. I don't agree with your mentioning of ajay and vivek in the same bracket.What suits them does not suit srk? Srk was short sighted for a long while and never tried to push the envelope.He was happy sticking to his clan who are easily the worst filmmakers in India but great marketeers.The words "suck up" has been given a new dimension by these guys.His choices and lack of screening of roles with his clan has often disillusioned me. On a positive note when he doesn't try too hard and gets a a meaty role,he does strike the right balance,without the theatrical stuttering and stammering.I felt in chak de and swades he managed that. As an achiever,he is an always and will be an inspiration for me.I think his is one of the great "stories" of our time. As an actor Aamir khan is the greatest of my generation and arguably one the best of all time.One of the few genuinely world class lead actors we have had.

Comment by Seema

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:30:32 EDT

Neela: Ah, so basically you can exercise your liberty in refering to the author a hater, other people's dementia etc. and applauding comments that reference her libido but when we do it..."it says a lot about the Desicritics team"!!! How convenient! You can make personal attacks under the anonymity of the internet but when we do it it offends you thus? :) The reason your age matters is because once you mature up a little, even if you are a fan and an ardent admirer you learn to accept faults. Nobody has to be perfect and if Shahrukh is over the top in one movie while being very good in another, a mature fan will not have any qualms in admitting it. An immature or teenie-bopper on the other hand will immediately take offense to the tiniest bit of criticism :) like you have. We all like some Shahrukh movies and then don't like some very much. Deepti is not reviewing Paheli, Chake de or Dil Se. She is speaking of a certain scene in which she feels he overdid the flaunting. But in your zeal to defend Shahrukh you overlook this. this can only be immaturity. If someone chooses to criticize our fav. movie stars we don't take it personally. SRK is a public figure and will receive both admiration and critique in equal measure. Being a little older, we see that. You on the other hand have made it a personal issue...and are fighting the author on her opinion, which she is entitled to. And we will try to buy that you are a teen, and Anjali etc but from your comments we wouldn't pin you as a cancer researcher or editor or a Nobel Laureate (!!!) :D

Comment by Neela

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:16:34 EDT

"Hmm, lets see....on one side we have a cancer researcher, some accomplished DC authors, some editors etc and one the other side we have you Neela a self-professed teen with nothing better to do than defend a Bollywood filmstar. Who should we dismiss? Easy one huh? And why do posters Moondust, Stella, Neela all seem like the same person? :) Maybe its the use of ad hominem instead of logical argument. " Seema - I am all of them, and a cancer researcher and a published author, an editor and a teenager and Anjali. And Papa never paid for my education - you see I have no education, that is why I am not calling other people names and putting them down for being too young or too old. Why on earth does my age matter? Did I ask you for your's or Deepti's? And neither did I ask anyone for their occupation nor disclosed mine. This is the internet and I can be a Nobel laureate or a scum bag as any one pleases. If you and Deepti and your cohort choose to ignore valid comments and instead pick on who I might be as a person, then more power to you. Says a lot for the credibility of the Desicritcs team!!!

Comment by Sakshi

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:00:53 EDT

Could this new get up be his last attempts at trying to out-shine the contemporary macho young actors like John Abraham, Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi?

Oh! Please pray tell me you seriously don't think Jhonny boy or (always sulking) Mr. Oberoi are Macho Men of today!!! Nahiiii...yeh nahi ho sakta. BTW...my version of SRK and his abs .

Comment by Deepti Lamba

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:39:35 EDT

As it happens I haven't seen any of Johns movies since I am very choosy about where I spend my three hours. I just happened to see him on the Indian Idol and thought he carried himself well, don't act so paranoid and try to distinguish between dignified persona (that Shah Rukh had previously exhibited) and exhibitionism that younger artists have to indulge to get to the top. But as Seema said maybe its your age that deters you youngsters from understanding the difference between relying on your personality rather than brawns to reach the top.

Comment by Seema

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:46:16 EDT

"Any one who says they never saw Sharukh act and calls other posters Anjali is demented" Hmm, lets see....on one side we have a cancer researcher, some accomplished DC authors, some editors etc and one the other side we have you Neela a self-professed teen with nothing better to do than defend a Bollywood filmstar. Who should we dismiss? Easy one huh? And why do posters Moondust, Stella, Neela all seem like the same person? :) Maybe its the use of ad hominem instead of logical argument. I'm thinking anyone who loses their decency to bring up the author's libido and make personal attacks because their favorite movie star received some well-deserved criticism is a loser in the making. If it bothers you so much don't stay up late and read stuff on the internet. Study for your exams. Papa cannot pay for one more year at school now can he?....and Shahrukh won't! Jab bade baat kar rahein hon to bacchon ko beech main nahi bolna chahiye.

Comment by Moondust

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:06:36 EDT

No Neela! The fact is that a woman writing off a shirtless SRK for three minutes is also afraid to give out an impression of coming up too cold. Mentioning John (shirtless ever but was in a shirt for a change in Indian Idol...ha ha!) might prove not the entire libido is lost from instincts... Didn't work but... *yawn!

Comment by Neela

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:41:36 EDT

LOL! You go Stella - now watch the Shahrukh haters brand you a teenager with no brains. I am amazed that the haters who disliked a 1:30 shirtless promo loved John - as far as I could tell in ripped-off films like Jism all he did was go shirtless the entire time and let his abs and pecs do the acting! I think some people need to lather-rinse-repeat to clear their head. Any one who says they never saw Sharukh act and calls other posters Anjali is demented. Come out of your Johar induced fog guys. Johar films sell but there is a world beyond them for SRK that includes acting and it is in films like Dil se, Swades, Paheli, Chak De!

Comment by STELLA

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:10:34 EDT

not understand everything ..... who's right?... who's wrong?... we all have our own opinion... just want say this....... SHAHRUKH IS ONE OF THE BEST ACTORS !!!.. His different looks make him unique ..... noone can be able to change as he does........He is more as an actor !!!!... HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY SHAHRUKH KHAN !!!....

Comment by smallsquirrel

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:24:17 EDT

ravi... what I think she means is that fairness cream is racist... it reinforces the stereotype that light skinned people are more beautiful, smarter, etc. and you'd hope that someone in a position of leadership/power/authority/able to sway public opinion would not feed that monster. it is not the same as doing a shampoo/soap commercial. it is basically saying "I, SRK, believe that fairer skin is better than darker" which is pretty shitty of him.

Comment by Ganadeva Bandyopadhyay

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:35:26 EDT

comments stretching upto 86 is a fair estimate of SRK's imposing presence. wot say fellas!!!