Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- paranoid
- intense
- heightened
- bollywood movie night
- action thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Shah Rukh Khan's compelling double performance, visual effects, and action sequences while finding the script and editing uneven.
What sets it apart
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Gaurav's devotion to Aryan Khanna turns the machinery of fandom into the film's central source of conflict.
Shah Rukh Khan plays both the obsessive fan Gaurav and superstar Aryan Khanna, repeatedly blurring their similarities and differences.
Gaurav travels to Mumbai to meet his idol, then pursues revenge and chaos when the encounter fails.
The story uses Aryan's status as a Bollywood superstar and Gaurav's fan identity to examine Indian celebrity culture.
Films like Fan, and why
The King of Comedy
celebrity obsession, escalating pursuit, and psychological thriller tension
Misery
fan culture, unstable identification, and a dangerous relationship between admirer and celebrity
The Fan
identity doubling, obsession, and a dark critique of performance and stardom
Movie Details
- Director
- Maneesh Sharma
- Release Date
- 2016-04-14
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (285)
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Deepika Amin
- Yogendra Tiku
- Shriya Pilgaonkar
- Sayani Gupta
- Waluscha D'Souza
- Indraneel Bhattacharya
- Taher Shabbir
- James Richard Marshall
- Glenn Webster
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fan about?
- A devoted Delhi fan's failed attempt to meet his Bollywood idol mutates into a volatile campaign to ruin the superstar's life.
- What is Fan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fan violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Fan as moderate.
- What did critics think of Fan?
- Critics broadly praised Shah Rukh Khan's compelling double performance, visual effects, and action sequences while finding the script and editing uneven.
- Which films are like Fan?
- Films with a similar feel include The King of Comedy, Misery, and The Fan.
- How long is Fan?
- Fan runs 138 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fan?
- In United States, Fan streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
