Why Shahrukh Why?

Why does a powerful and influential superstar like shahrukh has to dish out something so nonsensical and illogical as OSO? At the end of the movie, there are only 2 sequences that stayed with me- Awards ceremony and the Stars song.

Good performances come from Shreyas, Deepika and Akshay Kumar. I chuckled when Akshay reacts on not getting the award. It stays with you. I also liked the dialogues- "Rahul. Naam to suna hoga.". But thats it. Overall, the movie did not work for me

I wonder if SRK has seen his own performance and realized how he has grossly overacted and hammed, specially in the second half. Sure it can be argued that due to the theme of the movie, he was supposed to overact and ham. But I have seen better performances in the same genre of movies which are so restrained and controlled that they land a sense of believability to their characters and make us laugh. I expected a lot better from a seasoned actor like him. But I guess the problem is that he is not an actor anymore, he is just a star. He does not want to act like his character but he wants the character to behave like shahrukh khan- the star.

I have no problem with Shahrukh doing a Don. I even can tolerate Paheli from his own production. But I want him to do something more meaningful and go to the next level. Its high time for him. Probably try something from heart(not just for box office) as Aamir is with Taare Zameen Par. I dont care how TZP will fare. It might even be a flop but at least Aamir is doing something that he believes in.

I am just telling my opinions as a normal person with middle class mentality. I can't really argue with those fans who worship SRK blindly and cant see his flaws. I have no problems if they think that OSO is a landmark in SRK's career, a revolution in the history of Indian film industry and a milestone in the whole World of Cinema. But I am sure that they know its not and SRK really needs to try something different.

I am sure that SRK fans will say look at the fantastic box office figures and collection around the world. I am sure that the movie is a big hit. But i feel that its fraud and cheating when you are making money by selling something which is lower than the expectations of the buyer. OSO is way lower than what SRK made us to expect from the movie. I definitely feel cheated.

I am a fan of SRK as a personality. He is charming and has charisma. But lets face it- he is not a great actor. Of all his career, I have liked Yes Boss(great comic timing), DDLJ(who does not like it) and Swades(honest performance). I think Chak De India's real hero was the script and dialogues and even if there was a lesser star, the movie would have been a hit.