Once an actor transforms into a star, the onus of his introduction scene falls on the writer and the director. It cannot be ordinary or odd, it has to be larger-than-life and over-the-top, especially if he’s acting in a film that’s larger-than-life and over-the-top. Shah Rukh Khan, whose film career completes 29 years of fame, fortunes, frustrations, and failures, has been introduced in every way possible.
A hero’s entry should be celebrated with catcalls, coins, and cacophony. Khan has given us all three of them in his 30-year old (and counting) career. Here are some personal favourites: