Baazigar Review

I knew this was an anti-hero early film for SRK, but I didn't know much about the plot going in. I actually enjoyed it more than Darr. I will give you the acting in the monologue scenes in Darr may be superior, but SRK deserves the Filmfare award he won for Bazigaar, and the plot was much more engaging for me. And literally jaw-dropping surprising in parts. With the different eye colors for "Ajay" and "Vicky" I thought this was a double role for SRK like Don or Duplicate, with one sweet role and one villain. When the first murder happens, my mouth hung open in amazement for almost five minutes. I looked like a cartoon character sitting there stunned at what I had just seen SRK do. I read later than many other actors turned down this negative role, and when SRK read the script, he told the filmmakers no one else could do the role but him -- and he may be right. He completely sucked me in and fooled me in this Bollywood inspired by the noir film A Kiss Before Dying.

Unlike Darr, he's not simply psycho -- he's psycho with a reason for his revenge plot. The film opens showing Ajay as a child calling the doctor for his mother who is in a near catatonic state from psychological trauma. She stays that way for years, and only "wakes up" in the climax to hold the dying Ajay. It was a little disturbing that Kajol is standing there crying for him at the end, but she has learned what a douche her father truly is and what he'd done to Ajay/Vicky and his family. Kajol was pretty good in this movie as she slowly figures out Vicky is not what he seems to be, but the standout really is SRK's performance.

Wow the dancer costumes in Yeh Kaali Kaali are a pyschedelic 90's trip, but it's my favorite song and dance number from the movie. http://youtu.be/3CvSysBhwLg

I was lucky enough to see SRK do part of this number live in a medley at his SLAM concert. Same moves, much better costumes! http://youtu.be/OllYmQcnyUk (about the 4:00 mark).