Shah Rukh Khan recently announced his new movie ‘Jawan’that left many of his fans really excited. On Friday, Shah Rukh Khan took to social media to release the teaser of the action-thriller “Jawan”, which is his much-awaited project with Tamil filmmaker Atlee. Atlee is famous for directing blockbuster movies “Raja Rani”, “Their”, “Mersal” and “Bigil”.
After watching the teaser, many fans have been raving about Shah Rukh Khan’s look. But, the internet has a very different take on it.
Many netizens pointed out how Shah Rukh Khan’s look from ‘Jawan’ is very similar to Liam Neeson’s bandaged look from Darkman.
Many movie lovers also further pointed out that Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan might be an adaptation of Darkman.
Fans also started comparing SRK’s look to that of Neeson’s:
Copied look #Jawan #ShahRukhKhan pic.twitter.com/Ykda2KtUPs
— 𝓛𝓪𝓪𝓵 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓱 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓭𝓭𝓱𝓪 (@samidsiddiqi91) June 3, 2022
@iamsrk look from #jawan inspired by hollywood film Darkman? 🤷🏻♀️ @Atlee_dir pic.twitter.com/K0GyfESt9I
— Swarnima (@swarnimaaaa) June 3, 2022
1990 Darkman SRK Jawan pic.twitter.com/jQHGvYK0tl
— Sameet Thakkar (@thakkar_sameet) June 3, 2022
ek aur Copy #Jawan #Darkman
— Somenath (@shomer_A) June 3, 2022
sure they’ll alter the plot story somewhat in the middle
with #Bollywood tadka , mirch masala, romance & Item song #SRK
but the overall shape would be #copycat #BollywoodCopy pic.twitter.com/hZs5pmSqgD
This is 100% “inspired “ by Sam Raimi’s underrated gem Darkman pic.twitter.com/Gs0sRU9iEY
— Amit Khaira (@Amitkhaira) June 3, 2022
Yes loading copywood😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/Fi9xYpksQ4
— Agent Dhaakad 🇨🇭 🇮🇳 🇨🇭 🇮🇳 (@PeterKueng1) June 4, 2022
Another Bullywood copy is here #Jawan is copied from Darkman. pic.twitter.com/tfMtgnDdTH
— 𓃵 Ctrl C + Ctrl Memes 45 (@Ctrlmemes_) June 3, 2022
Darkman ko copy kar diye lagta hai 🤣🤣
— केसरिया मच्छर (@oh_bhaai) June 3, 2022
Movie ka naam Jawan hai lekin original film buddhi ho chuki hai.. 😆 pic.twitter.com/2hnY4WDiPm
SRK fans have already declared ‘Jawan’ a hit, saying it has ‘SRK written all over it. Sharing the teaser of ‘explosive entertainer’ Jawan, SRK on Friday wrote: “An action-packed 2023!! Bringing #Jawan to you, an explosive entertainer in cinemas 2nd June 2023. In Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.”
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The movie also marks Nayanthara’s Bollywood debut. Based on various sources, the movie also stars Priyamani, Suniel Grover, and Sanya Malhotra.
Talking about Jawan, SRK said, “Jawan is a universal story that goes beyond languages and geographies and is for all to enjoy. Credit goes to Atlee for creating this unique film, which has also been a fantastic experience for me as I love action films! The teaser is the just tip of the iceberg and gives a glimpse into what’s to come”.
For many SRK fans, 2022 is a great year as this is his third film that has been announced. Earlier, SRK has announced Pathaan, which also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham.
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The other movie is Rajkumar Hirani—Dunki. The movie stars SRK and Taapsee Pannu. Jawan will hit the theatres on June 2nd, 2023.
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*Images: Screengrabs from teasers
Recently, Laal Singh Chaddha was announced, that’s also inspired by Hollywood’s Forrest Gump. Do you think Bollywood should focus on originality rather than Hollywood or South Indian remakes? Do let us know in the comments below.