Out to avenge the grave injustice to his family, Shah Rukh Khan as Ajay turns in a fine performance. Ajay woos Seema played by Shilpa Shetty and Priya played by Kajol, the daughters of his enemy Madan Chopra played by Dalip Tahil, as part of his game plan to destroy Madan. This was the simple and basic story line of Baazigar, a psychological thriller. This was a movie of the Anti-Hero.
Baazigar was not typical bollywood film where the hero is always 'nice-guy.' Hindi films illustrate the hero as being the one fighting the crime, not the one being the criminal in any sense. Filled with suspense and intrigue, Baazigar casts aside the usual sweet and innocent hero for something a bit darker. In so doing, the usual Bollywood conventions are torn asunder, leaving the audience unprepared for the twists and turns before them. The audience is placed in a world where people are not what they seem, and situations are not what they appear This movie offers a unpredictable ending and offers a something different from the average bollywood flicks.
In hindi cinema heroes do not become heros, so when an actor such as Akshay Kumar was offered the role of Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra in this thiller, he turned it down. ShahRukh Khan was still a newcomer when this role was offered to him after it was rejected by established actors such as Salman Khan. For him to take on such a role was a risky step. It is very rare for an actor who plays the role of a villian to become a hero. But it is this path that ShahRukh Khan took. Baazigar only proved that this newcomer has versatile talent. He, truly, can not be tight casted into any role.
This movie shot Shah Rukh Khan to super stardom.
