It minted about Rs 89 crore domestically and about Rs 13.5 crore overseas. The movie went on to become the highest grosser of 1995. With his doe eyes, dopey smile and bashful yet flirty demeanour, Khan’s Raj Malhotra won over the heart of not just his ladylove Simran but also millions of audiences across the globe. The men, too, discovered a hero they could relate to, whose USP was not six-pack abs or classic good looks but oodles of charm. The women of the Indian subcontinent finally met their ‘dream man’ who did not shy away from being vulnerable with his emotions and made them feel on top of the world, if only for a moment. The audience also got a reprieve from the testosterone overdose of the ‘80s which was dominated by steroid-fuelled male leads whose idea of romance was to intimidate the female lead with their swagger and bravado. After more than two decades, Bollywood finally received a worthy successor to Rajesh Khanna who till then was considered the ultimate lover on the celluloid. Although SRK had shown some promise as a romantic hero earlier in movies like ‘Deewana’, ‘Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’, ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ etc, it was this film that cemented his position as the numero uno male lead when it came to romantic dramas. Reruns of this 1995 blockbuster still receive a large crowd of audience at the Maratha Mandir in Mumbai.
Even today, the craze for this Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer remains intact. This Aditya Chopra film redefined on-screen romantic relationships for generations.
SRK’s meandering career got a new lease of life with this romantic drama. This is the film that birthed the ‘King of Romance’.
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