Raj from Darr – Perhaps an absolute Mr. Not-At-All, but you cannot deny that at least half the audience were rooting for this deranged loverboy and wishing he would finally bump off the actual and conventional Mr. Right, Sunny Deol. Shah Rukh played a two other villainous lover boys in Baazigar and Anjaam but it is this Raj that works because his intentions are honourable despite how warped they may be. There is something perversely entertaining with Shah Rukh’s gleeful portrayal of this manic lover, it’s as if the Rahul/Raj persona went into overdrive and put the wooing to an extreme. However, if Raj seems like a crazed Rahul persona on acid, just look at how charmingly he insinuates himself into Kiran’s (Juhi Chawla) household and wins over her family. He is definitely the more romantic suitor for Juhi than her husband, as he sings her lovely songs and though he may go overboard (just a little carving of Kiran’s name is to his chest!) his heart is really in the right place!
