Fan (2016)

Interesting facts

Fan is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language psychological action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as Aryan Khanna, a film star, and his obsessive fan and lookalike, Gaurav Chandna. Gaurav beats up a rival actor to appease Aryan, but is instead punished by his idol; heartbroken, the fan plans revenge.

Production

After serving as an assistant director in the Yash Raj Films productions Fanaa and Aaj Nachle, Maneesh Sharma narrated the story of Fan to Aditya Chopra in 2006. Chopra felt that the film was too ambitious and expensive for a debut and advised him to abandon the idea, after which Sharma took up Band Baaja Baaraat. Yash Chopra narrated the story to Shah Rukh Khan in 2006, and Khan became interested in the project.

On 16 December 2013, Yash Raj Films announced the project with Shah Rukh Khan as the main lead and Sharma as the director. The project was discussed for over a year before Shah Rukh agreed to sign the film. On 25 March 2014, it was announced that Greg Cannom would develop the look of Shah Rukh in the film and be responsible for the prosthetic makeup. Khan underwent 3D scanning for his look as a young boy.

Amid speculation, Shah Rukh confirmed the film would have two heroines, but added that the film "did not require a big female star". Model Waluscha de Sousa played an important role in the film. She was cast following an audition with Shanoo Sharma. Ileana D'Cruz, Vaani Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra were each considered for the role of Aryan's wife before de Sousa was cast. She had previously acted with Khan in a few commercials.

The film also marked the debut acting role of Shriya Pilgaonkar, the daughter of Sachin Pilgaonkar, who had an important role in Fan. She was selected after an audition. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Sharat Katariya and Habib Faisal respectively. Manu Anand and Namrata Rao were hired as the cinematographer and editor, respectively. Parveen Shaikh and Oh Sea Young served as the film's action directors.

Principal photography began in July 2014. The film was shot in Mumbai, Dubrovnik, London and Delhi. In October 2014, Shah Rukh reported that he had finished shooting a 20-day schedule for Fan. Parts of the film were shot outside Shah Rukh's residence in Mannat. In April 2015, Fan became the first film to shoot at the Madame Tussauds in London. Khan's statue was temporarily moved to the London Eye for filming.

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