Saaya Vaidya
Sung by the legendary SPB, or S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, ‘Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali’ opens with Khan assuming SRK’s signature arms-wide-open pose, only he doesn’t stop until his arms are reaching for the skies.This ballad has been the theme song for generations of Indians.
Those couples we hate because we envy them? The ones who canoodle with every breath they take? Khan and Revathi play one of those in ‘Saathiya Tune Kya Kiya’, sung by K.S. Chithra and SPB.
The video for ‘Mujhse Juda Hokar’ ticks off nearly every box on the checklist of new love. From longingly gazing at each other in a crowd to secret phone calls, Nisha (Madhuri Dixit) and Prem (Khan) live through all the exhilarating experiences of a new relationship in five minutes and 40 seconds.
Not only did Khan look beautiful in these films, Bhansali wrote for him characters that were a charming combination of mischief, irreverence and loyalty. Khan in Bhansali’s films is the boyfriend you dream of having because he’s just the right mix of playful and respectful.
When Sonam Kapoor as Maithili hands Prem (who else but Khan?) a feather and presents the expanse of her back in a modestly-chaste blouse, Prem furrows his brow. Even while the lyrics of ‘Jalte Diye’ promise seduction, our man looks bemused and confused.
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