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Shah Rukh Khan had strong ideas about the lead character's portrayal in Baazigar, reveals filmmaker Sriram Raghavan. Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, known for his thrillers, recently shared that he once wrote a story that turned out to be very similar to Baazigar — without realising it at the time. In a chat with Pinkvilla, he said he noticed the overlap much later.
He also spoke about how Shah Rukh Khan had strong ideas about how the lead character should be shown, and that he wasn’t fully convinced by the version directed by Abbas-Mustan. Sriram Raghavan revealed that his version of the story was strongly inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, which had been made into a Hollywood film and later loosely adapted into Baazigar. He said his script followed the book more closely.
In his version, the main character is a psychopath whose only goal is to marry into a rich family. “I was more faithful to the book. And in the book, the guy is just a psychopath.
.. uska kya hai.
.. he wants to get married rich.
.. usko ek ameer ghar mein shaadi karna hai.
Aur usmein kya hai, the first girl he loves...
she loves him too. But she gets pregnant, and her father is so orthodox ki usko malum ho gaya hai ki aisa kuch hua hai." Sriram Raghavan said that Shah Rukh Khan wanted the Baazigar character to stay dark, like in the original novel.
The filmmaker recalled, “Shah Rukh had said, ‘Why are we even doing this? I like the guy being the maniac. Why do you want to give him a reason?’" About Baazigar Baazigar (1993) is a Hindi thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles. The film tells the story of a young man who takes revenge on a wealthy businessman by targeting his daughters, hiding his true identity and dark motives.
Baazigar became a major commercial success and is considered a milestone in 90s Hindi cinema..
