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The classical Hollywood pattern of dealing in the fate of its protagonists and vivisecting them aptly summarizes their narrative.The story of old HW classics was woven around a simple story but it brought out almost all the qualities that life must have and all the emotions a human being might go through.This was an effective narrative pattern that encompassed an array of emotional flavors and focused on the quitessential aspect of a story–the climax.But before the climax there was always a mishap,there was always a chance that a misunderstanding would erupt,that a point may arrive where the boy may never meet the girl.But then it all culminated into a happy ending. HW classics thrived on this hope.

SRK’s story carries enough clues from such emphatic narratives and presents to us a most exhilarating canvas of work where the most important attribute is the emotions of a character.Rather than following the novel pattern of neo-noir that hides the important aspects of a story till the end until it unravels them all,SRK has been that simple story that had accurate pauses,exquisite moments,terrific narrative and immaculate presentation.His story as a star on celluloid might be seen from two perspectives–one from the outside taking the superstar angle in contention and the other from within where you can palpate the immense contribution he has had in bringing the emotional quotients to the forefront.He might have gone “OTT” as his detractors suggest but even in that the emotional saga never lost.People do not understand that if it takes a Sunny Deol to shout at the top of his voice and go mad[which can be termed OTT] to display his anger in a Ghaatak,a certain SRK also needs to express his emotions in a manner that the softer ones touch the heart.Albeit it is no surprise that displaying the softer side of a character is far more a daunting task than to express anger that comes naturally to almost all of us.