He made India swoon.
Women couldn't resist Shah Rukh Khan, the undisputed king of Bollywood romance.
Right from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge onwards, the superstar wooed his leading ladies with effervescent charm -- and noone could quite handle a chessily worded ballad with as much panache as King Khan.
As for the chemistry, it was obvious: his actresses simply fell in love with him.
In recent times, we haven't been seeing much of that.
Love seems to be bugging SRK as he makes a bid for versatility, playing NASA engineers, ghosts, and limping football coaches with no fidelity qualms.
And now, with Chak De! India, the star plays a hockey coach to a group of women -- but there isn't a heroine to be found.
Tell us, dear reader, are you dying to see SRK embrace romance again?
Wouldn't you just love to see him do the whole Swiss Alps serenade again? Or are you only too glad he's trying to reinvent himself?
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