In our opinion, Maneesh Sharma's Fan (2016) is a deeply unsettling work of experimentation, creativity, and importance. Join us for a long chat about why it's so weird and yet so great, what it means that Shah Rukh made this artistic commitment and statement, plus speculation on why audiences didn't seem to connect with it the way the makers hoped.

Read Beth's original take on the film when it came out: https://www.bethlovesbollywood.com/2016/04/cause-i-can-play-part-so-well-fan.html

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