Fan trailer out now: Shah Rukh Khan back with a dark, edgy role

In quintessential Shah Rukh style, the trailer was released at Mumbai’s YRF Studios in the presence of over 4,000 fans.

You can never write-off Shah Rukh Khan from the numbers game. At a time when the industry’s other big Khan, Salman, has made a habit of crossing the Rs 200 crore mark, Shah Rukh is back to reclaim his superstar status with Fan, which releases on 15 April. If the trailer of the film, released late on Monday night, is anything to go by, Fan is the film SRK fans cannot afford to miss.

SRK will be seen in a double role in Fan. (YouTube)

Watch: The much awaited trailer of SRK’s Fan

In quintessential Shah Rukh style, the trailer was released at Mumbai’s YRF Studios in the presence of over 4,000 fans. The traditional family audience is SRK’s strength and he has appealed to them in this trailer. In fact, it aligns perfectly with the brand placements of both SRK and the Yash Raj Films.

The trailer presents Shah Rukh Khan as superstar Aryan Khanna, who has c chance meeting with his fan Gaurav. And their begins a relationship that leads both of them to a dark path.

Full of action scenes, it showcases Shah Rukh Khan as a mentally unstable fan who vows to make Aryan Khanna realise the importance of a fan in his life.

Directed by Maneesh Sharma, Fan will also feature Shriya Pilgaonkar in a prominent role.