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Mumbai, "Jawan", a pan-India film that is on a roll with its record-breaking box office collections, treated viewers to not just one but two Shah Rukh Khans on screen. Directed by Tamil filmmaker Atlee, the movie features the superstar in the role of Vikram Rathore and his son Azaad. Critics and audiences are praising the film for being an impressive blend of high-octane stunts and a politically charged narrative with a strong emotional core. Here are seven more films that feature Shah Rukh in dual roles: 1. "Karan Arjun" (1995) - The story revolves around the titular brothers, who are reincarnated years later to avenge their father's murder at the hands of their property-hungry uncle. Also starring Salman Khan in a dual avatar, "Karan Arjun" was directed by Rakesh Roshan. 2. "Duplicate" (1998) - In this movie, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, Shah Rukh stars as an aspiring chef Bablu, and Manu, a notorious gangster. The film did not do well at the box office. 3. "Paheli" (2005) - Shah Rukh plays Kishanlal and Prem in the film directed by Amol Palekar. A ghost called Prem takes Kishanlal's place at the latter's house and romances his wife Lachchi (Rani Mukerji) when Kishanlal goes away on a business trip. 4. "Don: The Chase Begins Again" (2006) - An updated version of 1978's "Don", originally starring Amitabh Bachchan, this action film saw Shah Rukh play Vijay, a common man aspiring to make it big in Mumbai. Vijay is sent on a secret mission to impersonate Don after government authorities discover he is a look-alike of the most-wanted international criminal. The actor reprised the titular character in its 2011 sequel "Don 2". 5. "Om Shanti Om" (2007) - Another reincarnation drama, but with an ode to the Hindi cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Shah Rukh played Om Prakash Makhija, a junior film artist in the '70s era who dreams to become a superstar one day. Om is reincarnated as superstar Om Kapoor, who sets out to avenge the murder of the love of his life, actor Shantipriya. The Farah Khan directorial also marked the Bollywood debut of Deepika Padukone, who also starred in the dual roles of Shantipriya and Sandy. 6. "Ra.One" (2011) - It may have been dubbed as a failure at the box office, but this Anubhav Sinha-directed movie has gained cult status over the years. It starred Shah Rukh as Shekhar Subramanium, a game designer who designs G.One, the game's protagonist, to look like him. 7. "Fan" (2016) - In this experimental Maneesh Sharma film, Shah Rukh stars in the dual role of film star Aryan Khanna and his lookalike obsessive fan Gaurav Chandna.

Double Trouble: Shah Rukh Khan had played 2x in 7 films other than Jawan

New Delhi, The official trailer of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "<keyword id="6363925" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jawan" source="Orion">Jawan</keyword>" has arrived and it promises to take the fans on a ride filled with action, emotions and powerful dialogues. The trailer comes just seven days ahead of the Atlee directorial's release in three languages -- Hindi, Tamil and Telugu -- possibly the first instance for any mainstream movie. "Of Justice &amp; A Jawan. Of Women &amp; their Vengeance. Of a Mother &amp; A Son. And of course, a lot of Fun!!! Ready Ahhh!!! #JawanTrailer out now! #Jawan releasing worldwide on 7th September, 2023 in Hindi, Tamil &amp; Telugu," Shah Rukh posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. The trailer opens with shots of a wounded person floating on a river before he is rescued by a tribe. "Ek Raja tha, ek ke baad ek jung harta gaya. Bhookha, pyaasa ghum raha jungle me. Bohat gusse me tha," Shah Rukh's character says in the background. The next moment sees him taking commuters of a metro train hostage, along with his team, which includes Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, and Aaliyah Qureshi. In one of the most cracky scenes, a voice from a handheld transceiver asks the actor, "What do you want?", to which he replies, "Chahiye to Alia Bhatt." And this is just the opening moments of the trailer, which offers a lot more to the fans than the movie's prevue, unveiled by the team in July. Throughout the trailer, Shah Rukh can be seen in multiple avatars, including one where he is sporting grey hair and another with a moustache. The variety of looks have inspired fan theories that the actor could be playing a double role in the movie. Nayanthara plays the cop who is tasked with bringing down Shah Rukh's vigilante character but in many moments, she is also seen romancing the actor. Actor Deepika Padukone also makes a special appearance and she is seen wrestling Shah Rukh to the ground in one of the scenes. The main antagonist is played by Vijay Sethupathi. His character is Kalee, who describes himself as the "fourth largest weapons dealer in the world". The trailer then takes a grim turn as it showcases plenty of gore, violence and bloodbath. Like Shah Rukh's blockbuster movie "Pathaan", "Jawan" also strikes a patriotic chord as the actor, donning the army uniform, is seen delivering the dialogue, "Hum Jawan hai. Apni jaan hazaar baar daav par laga sakte hai, lekin sirf desk ke liye.Tumhare jaise desh bechne walo ke liye hargis nahi. (I'm a soldier and I can give my life a thousand times, but only for the country, not for somone like you, who sell our country)." In one of the scenes, Shah Rukh's character makes and a grand entry with a cigar and a hammer. "Bete ko haath lagane se pehle, baap se baat kar (Before touching the son, deal with the father)," the character says. "Jawan" also stars Sunil Grover and Mukesh Chhabra in key roles. It is produced by Gauri Khan and co-produced by Gaurav Gupta under the production banner Red Chillies Entertainment.

'Jawan' trailer out: Shah Rukh Khan-starrer promises action, drama and punchy dialogues

<ul><li>2023 has a series of superstar-studded releases lined up, including three <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> films - two of which will feature him with a new co-star. </li><li><keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword> will also see new next-gen on-screen couples, namely Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday. </li><li>Bollywood will see as many as 8 new on-screen movie pairs in 2023. </li></ul>Bollywood is gearing up to fight for lost ground in 2023. As stiff competition from OTT and regional cinema bit off a large chunk from Bollywood’s box-office earnings in 2022, Bollywood was forced to rethink its strategies to draw back the audiences. While the industry is hoping the return of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to the silver screen after a hiatus will do the trick, it’s also trying other things to draw the crowds. One of them is to feature never-before-seen <keyword id="15864937" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="on-screen-pairings" source="Orion">on-screen pairings</keyword> of lead actors in many of the upcoming movies. Bollywood is hoping the chemistry between these fresh on-screen pairings will sizzle up ticket sales next year. Here’s a look at the on-screen pairings that will be seen for the first time ever in 2023: <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki" comment="subhead2" text="1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki">1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki</cmsannotation> Shah Rukh Khan has been Bollywood’s king of romance for over two decades. And now he’ll be sharing screen space with actor Taapsee Pannu in Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming drama, Dunki. As of now, not much has been revealed about the film’s plot or characters, but the film is scheduled to release by the end of 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="RajkumarHirani" handlename="Rajkumar Hirani" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1558735579658915841/chqHbB5F_normal.jpg" favoritecount="28231" retweetcount="4332" status=".@iamsrk, Aakhir humne ek saath movie banane ka decision le hi liya 😄 Extremely thrilled to announce #Dunki, coming… https://t.co/MdFrx3jMho" createdat="1650366301000" id="1516372289390059523"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" comment="subhead2" text="2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar">2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar</cmsannotation> Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor are all set to star as the lead pair in director Luv Ranjan’s upcoming romantic comedy, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. The film’s poster and title were recently revealed on social media. Not only is this the first time Ranbir and Shraddha are sharing screen space, it’s also the first time the two are collaborating with director Luv Ranjan. <div type="twitter" handle="luv_ranjan" handlename="Luv Ranjan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2889803513/292f263560240175cecf4f80b3051a4b_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="948" retweetcount="173" status="#TuJhoothiMainMakkaar 🤥Nautanki > Couple Goals#RanbirKapoor @ShraddhaKapoor #AnshulSharma @modyrahulmody… https://t.co/oqFYkTSY3i" createdat="1671016712000" id="1602986391511891968"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal" comment="subhead2" text="3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal">3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal</cmsannotation> After Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is returning with another crime drama, Animal. A<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/rashmika-mandanna-joins-ranbir-kapoor-s-animal-after-parineeti-chopra-s-exit-1931078-2022-03-29">s per reports</a>, it will star first-time co-actors Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna. Originally, Kapoor was supposed to co-star with Parineeti Chopra in the film, but Chopra reportedly walked out of the film to take up Imtiaz Ali’s Chamkila. <div type="twitter" handle="imvangasandeep" handlename="Sandeep Reddy Vanga" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1350190696959934464/qH7qQbkq_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5747" retweetcount="1060" status="Experience the emotion.... :-)https://t.co/Qqu3d9308Z#RanbirKapoor @AnilKapoor @ParineetiChopra @thedeol… https://t.co/GluMHMhDPx" createdat="1609439629000" id="1344713386102124546"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="4. Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday: Dream Girl 2" comment="subhead2" text="4. Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday: Dream Girl 2">4. Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday: Dream Girl 2 </cmsannotation>After delivering the hit Dream Girl in 2019, Ayushmann Khurrana is returning for its sequel - directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa. However, his co-lead from the first film, Nushrratt Bharuccha has been replaced by Ananya Panday in the sequel. Khurrana and Panday are coming together for the first time in Dream Girl 2, scheduled to release on June 29, 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="ayushmannk" handlename="Ayushmann Khurrana" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592050625491046401/at7zooBP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="4686" retweetcount="590" status="Dream Girl phir se aa rahi hai! Meet Pooja on 29th June 2023 ki Eid par@writerraj @ananyapandayy @EktaaRKapoor… https://t.co/KYg1jBOOdZ" createdat="1663321033000" id="1570708375150923776"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="5. Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor: Bawaal" comment="subhead2" text="5. Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor: Bawaal">5. Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor: Bawaal</cmsannotation> Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor are all set to romance each other on screen for the first time, in the upcoming romantic comedy Bawaal. The film has been directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who previously delivered hits like Dangal and Chhichhore. Some <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/bawaal-is-varun-dhawan-s-most-expensive-film-so-far-1980572-2022-07-27">reports </a>have stated that the film, which has been shot in Paris, Berlin and Poland, among other regions, is one of Dhawan’s most expensive films to date. It’s being produced by Nadiadwala Grandson and EarthSky Pictures. <div type="twitter" handle="Varun_dvn" handlename="VarunDhawan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1573366672819470338/opUkxpDT_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2096" retweetcount="259" status="Ab hoga #BAWAAL! So excited and grateful to announce my next with the amazing duo, #SajidNadiadwala &amp;… https://t.co/lJvj414Hw8" createdat="1648622059000" id="1509056408691838981"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu" comment="subhead2" text="6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu">6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu</cmsannotation> Netflix’s upcoming action drama, Mission Majnu, brings together actors Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandana for the first time on screen. The film, directed by Shantanu Bagchi, is touted as the “untold story of India's greatest covert operation” and will release on January 20, 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="MissionMajnu" handlename="Mission Majnu" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1602562702823546880/jo4YM-Bt_normal.jpg" favoritecount="18" retweetcount="8" status="Ek jaanbaaz agent ki ansuni kahaani. MISSION MAJNU 🇮🇳Only on Netflix, 20th January#MissionMajnu… https://t.co/vitGpv5Udo" createdat="1670914689000" id="1602558478115127296"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="7. Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra: Sam Bahadur" comment="subhead2" text="7. Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra: Sam Bahadur">7. Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra: Sam Bahadur</cmsannotation> Actor Vicky Kaushal, who previously worked with director Meghna Gulzar in the hit spy action-thriller Raazi, is collaborating with her again to play the titular role in the upcoming biopic, Sam Bahadur. Based on the life of war hero and India’s first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the film stars Sanya Malhotra as his wife, Siloo Manekshaw. The film also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh, who will play India’s former PM, Indira Gandhi. <div type="twitter" handle="meghnagulzar" handlename="Meghna Gulzar" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1559589687030718465/mqgsXm5U_normal.jpg" favoritecount="209" retweetcount="25" status="Only Gratitude as we set out on this extremely special Journey... #Samबहादुर Now FilmingWe are thankful for your… https://t.co/DXdCsaPMSK" createdat="1659935460000" id="1556508252124262400"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="8. Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara/Sanya Malhotra: Jawan" comment="subhead2" text="8. Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara/Sanya Malhotra: Jawan">8. Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara/Sanya Malhotra: Jawan</cmsannotation> Shah Rukh Khan is returning with three movies in 2023 - one of which is director Atlee’s Jawan. Jawan also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, and Nayanthara. As of now, there is no confirmation on who will play Khan’s romantic lead in the film. However, certain reports state that Khan may have a double role in the film - which opens up the possibility of both Nayanthara and Malhotra being Khan’s co-leads. Both of them will be sharing screen space with SRK for the first time. <div type="twitter" handle="Atlee_dir" handlename="atlee" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1350341031376523268/5JPfVBHQ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="52874" retweetcount="11866" status="Feeling emotional, excited &amp; blessed .Grew up admiring you but never imagined that I would be directing you sir.… https://t.co/Z5Yiv5F1Li" createdat="1654245062000" id="1532640991051661314"></div> SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/google-pixel-fold-flip-launch-by-2025-leaked/articleshow/96447142.cms">From a foldable Pixel to a compact Pixel flagship, here’s what Google is rumored to launch in the next three years</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/most-anticipated-sequels-of-web-series-movies-and-shows-releasing-in-2023/slidelist/96429356.cms#slideid=96430674">From Shark Tank S2 to Indian 2, a look at the most anticipated sequels releasing in 2023</a>

From SRK-Taapsee to Ayushmann-Ananya: First time on-screen Bollywood pairings in 2023

Bollywood superstar <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword>, who would next be seen in <keyword id="6361860" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Raees">Raees</keyword> and <keyword id="3437671" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dear-Zindagi">Dear Zindagi</keyword>, is in Prague these days, shooting for Imtiaz Ali’s yet to be named film opposite <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Anushka-Sharma-lip-job/articleshow/52359634.cms">Anushka Sharma</a>. 
 
Khan, who was last seen in a double role of a superstar and his look-alike in the movie Fan, shared his first look from the film on his social media. 
 
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Sporting a blue shirt, blazer and a red tie, Khan can be seen discussing a scene with the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Imtiaz-Alis-new-short-film-India-tomorrow/articleshow/51714134.cms">director </a>in one of the pics shared by a fan. 
 
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			<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW-2Wrhy32/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">@iamsrk #srk #srkeyes #kingofbollywood #kingkhan #shahrukhkhn #thering</a>
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As per some reports, the movie is titled The Ring, and would feature Khan as Harinder Singh Nehra, a Punjabi tour guide who will fall in love with one of his Gujarati tourists, played by Sharma. While most of the movie would be shot in Europe, some parts of it would also be shot in Punjab, the state where Khan’s character belongs to. 
 
Shah Rukh, who is known to have a hard time trying to kick the butt, couldn’t stop himself from puffing one up during the shooting. 
 
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			<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BJXi_IAh3ma/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">"Harinder Singh Nehra" is a character Name of #SRK in Imtiaz Film. #TheRing #shahrukhkhan #kingofbollywood #kingkhan #iamsrkian #srk</a>
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In a video that surfaced on social media, Khan could be seen waving a flag while standing on a platform, a common practice for tour guides to signal their tourists to listen to them. 
 
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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Raees-teaser-How-Shah-Rukh-Khan-loves-to-tease-his-fans/articleshow/48109350.cms">Raees</a>, directed by Rahul Dholakia, would release on January 26th 2017, and Khan would be seen playing the role of a bootlegger, opposite Pakistani actress <keyword id="701143" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mahira-Khan">Mahira Khan</keyword>, while in Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi, he would be sharing the screen space with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Alia-Bhatts-Femina-photoshoot-with-her-father-Mahesh-Bhatt-and-sister-Shaheen-Bhatt-is-adorable/articleshow/52866947.cms">Alia Bhatt</a>.

SRK starts shooting for Imtiaz Ali’s next, shares pics from Prague

The last time we saw Sunny Leone on the silver screen was when she appeared in a double role in the failed sex comedy Mastizaade, after two not so successful movies Ek Paheli Leela and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai. However, looks like a failure is not going to stop the actress from marching ahead in the world of <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword>. 
 Her latest assignment has come from none other than the Baadshah of Bollywood, <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword>, who reportedly wants Sunny to do an item number in his upcoming movie <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Raees-teaser-How-Shah-Rukh-Khan-loves-to-tease-his-fans/articleshow/48109350.cms">Raees</a>. 
 Directed by Rahul Dholakia and co-starring Pakistani actress <keyword id="701143" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mahira-Khan">Mahira Khan</keyword>, Raees is loosely based on the life of Gujarati illicit liquor business tycoon Abdul Latif, and is slated to release <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Salman-Khan-avoids-Box-office-clash-with-good-friend-Shah-Rukh-Khan/articleshow/48265347.cms">around Diwali this year</a>. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Shah-Rukhs-just-got-sued/articleshow/51224833.cms">Shah Rukh just got sued</a> 
 
The movie has been produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, who wanted it to have a sizzling number, for which they have decided to sign Sunny Leone, owing to her popularity amongst Indian men and her sensual dance moves. 
 
After Aamir Khan saying that he <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Aamir-Khan-says-Yes-to-working-with-Sunny-Leone-after-infamous-interview/articleshow/50653084.cms">would be happy to work with Sunny</a> one day and SRK actually going ahead and approaching her for a song in his movie, we can safely say that Mrs Karenjit Kaur Vohra, whom the world knows as Sunny Leone, has finally arrived in the big picture of Bollywood. 
 
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Is Bollywood finally accepting Sunny Leone?

Shah Rukh Khan is back and how! His first 2016 release, <keyword id="112723" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Maneesh-Sharma">Maneesh Sharma</keyword>’s ‘<keyword id="6385067" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="fan">FAN</keyword>’ in which King Khan essays a double role of both Aryan, an egotistical superstar and Gaurav, his obsessive fan released to packed theatres today. 
 
The movie has generated positive responses with the actor being lauded for his performance of a life-time. It is gripping, dark and unusually good and we have no one but Maneesh Sharma to thank for that. (<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/FAN-Review-Maneesh-Sharmas-gripping-dark-movie-returns-SRK-the-actor-to-us/articleshow/51839523.cms">Read our review here</a>) 
 Incase you haven’t watched it yet, you should waste no time and head out to watch <keyword id="6359862" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="SRK">SRK</keyword> in his glory. But, before you do, we compiled a list of six facts you didn’t know about the movie- 
 
 
 
1. The film’s logo is made up of a college including <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=srk&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Shah Rukh Khan’s</a> real-life fans: Intended to be a special treat for all of SRK’s fans, the FAN logo comprises profile photos of over 100 lucky fans, who won a contest that the entire team had run. 
 
 
 
2. The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=mannat&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Mannat</a> you see in the movie is not in reality SRK’s house: Some of the scenes in the movie are shown to be taking place inside his house, though it is actually not the real <keyword id="38356" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="mannat">Mannat</keyword>. It was actually recreated in Mumbai's Film City after the makers didn't get permission to shoot inside SRK's house for security reasons. 
 
 
 
3. The make-up and prosthetics for Gaurav’s character was done by a three-time Academy Award Winner: Greg Cannomm, the make-up artist who was hired to create Gaurav’s look is a three-time Academy Award winner and has worked for films like A Beautiful Mind, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and the recent <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=kapoor+and+sons&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Kapoor and Sons.</a> 
 
 
 
4. FAN is the first film to be shot inside <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=madame+tussauds&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Madame Tussauds Musuem</a>, London: The makers had to take their entire unit to London for this one scene and even had to seek special permissions for this. 
 
 
 
5. No use of mobile phones was allowed during the shooting of FAN: s Shah Rukh Khan plays a double role in the movie, one of which required the use of make-up and prosthetics to alter how he looked, the makers were very strict about the use of mobile phones during the shoot of the movie as they didn’t want the look to be leaked. Thus, no one was allowed to use their phones. 
 
 
 
6. The film has used real footage of SRK’s fans: Among the first few scenes of the movie comes the scene where fans gather around SRK’s house on his birthday and the actor comes out on his balcony to acknowledge and wave at them. Some scenes for this included real footage that was shot for his birthday on 2014 and 2015. 
 
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Here are 6 facts you didn’t know about Shah Rukh
Khan’s ‘FAN’

In a video post on <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword>, the 50-year-old actor said the Maneesh Sharma-directed film was special to him. "On behalf of Aryan Khanna, Gaurav, Maneesh, Adi and everyone, who has made '<keyword id="6385067" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="fan">Fan</keyword>', thank you for the overwhelming response. "We are extremely thankful that you liked it so much because it's a very different film. We never expected it to be embraced so lovingly and so universally. Thank you so much all around the world for liking it. 
 
 
 
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		Thank you for the overwhelming response... <a href="https://t.co/9Abbw2Wskz">pic.twitter.com/9Abbw2Wskz</a> — <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> (@iamsrk) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsrk/status/721428497659338752">April 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
 Normally, I won't do this but this film was special as you made it even more special. Love you all and keep watching 'Fan' again and again. Baar baar nhi dekha toh kya dekha," he said. 'Fan', produced by <keyword id="6385240" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aditya-Chopra">Aditya Chopra</keyword>, features Shah Rukh in double role of a superstar Aryan Khanna and his lookalike admirer Gaurav Chandna. The film released on April 15 
 
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SRK thanks people worldwide for the overwhelming response to 'FAN'

<keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword>'s highly anticipated film "<keyword id="6385067" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="fan">Fan</keyword>", which features King Khan in a double role of a superstar and his obsessed fan, has impressed the audiences in India. The <keyword id="112723" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Maneesh-Sharma">Maneesh Sharma</keyword> directorial has minted over Rs.19.20 crore on its opening day on Friday. 
 
Made on a budget of Rs.105 crore, including publicity and advertisements, "Fan" released in over 3500 screen in India and over 4600 screens around the world. The film, which also stars Waluscha De Sousa and Shriya Pilgaonkar, has collected Rs.19.20 crore on its opening day, said a statement. 
 
Released under the Yash Raj Films banner, "Fan" tells the story of Gaurav, who wishes to meet his favourite star Aryan and later turns obsessed by him and tries to destroy his stardom. 
 
Interestingly, both the characters have been played by Shah Rukh himself. 
Not only the critics and the audience, the film has been given a thumbs up by a lot of celebrities who have applauded the film over social media. 
 With such an impressive start, the buzz for the film is now expected to grow at the box office over the weekend, says trade analyst <keyword id="107593" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Taran-Adarsh">Taran Adarsh</keyword>. 
 
"'Fan' records fantastic biz on Friday. Multiplexes/metros are rocking. Friday Rs.19.20 crore. India biz. Saturday and Sunday biz is crucial to put up a strong total," Adarsh posted on Twitter. 
 
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SRK's 'FAN' mints a whopping Rs 19.20 crore on opening day

Superstar <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> would be seen playing a double role in his upcoming movie <keyword id="6385067" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="fan">Fan</keyword>, that of a <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> superstar Aryan Khanna (like himself) and his lookalike Gaurav Chanana, who is also his biggest fan. 
 
The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/First-teaser-of-Shah-Rukh-Khan-in-and-as-Fan/articleshow/48004949.cms">teaser</a> of the movie was launched a few months back, while we got to see SRK as Gaurav only in the second teaser, and the look left us amazed. There was an uncanny resemblance, but the makers were sure that Gaurav is not the exact replica of Aryan, or Shah Rukh for that matter. 
 
However, to know Gaurav more closely, we needed him to show his love and admiration for the star like a true fan, and he has done it in the best way possible. 
 
It was yesterday that Khan launched the first song of Fan in his Alma Mater Hans Raj College (Delhi University), and got a thundering response from the faculty and thousands of students who were there to have their “fan” moment. 
 
Have a look at the Fan anthem here, and know how he celebrates his idol’s life dancing around Delhi streets. The energy-packed song shows the 50-year old dancing like a 24-year old, for which we have to give him a huge applause. 
 
 
 
Also, it was yesterday that Khan finally had the time to come to his college to collect his graduation degree. Be known that it’s been 28 years since Shah Rukh graduated from Hans Raj College, but it was only in 2016 that he collected his degree, which we are sure would adorn the wall of Mannat, along with several awards and doctorates that he has got since then. 
 
The actor also shared an image holding the degree in his hand, calling it a beautiful day. 
 
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		Yesterday was beautiful. Thank you university mates &amp; faculty. Love to all for such a memorable emotional moment.
	Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IamSRK/">Shah Rukh Khan</a> on&#xa0;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/IamSRK/posts/1390630730963186:0">Wednesday, 17 February 2016</a></blockquote>

Shah Rukh Khan launches Fan Anthem in his alma mater; gets degree 28 years after graduating

In a bid to expand its viewership data transparency, <keyword id="19897536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netflix" source="keywords">Netflix</keyword> released its first biennial report covering six months of streaming habits on the platform late last year. Now, the second edition, titled "What We Watched: A <keyword id="19811142" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="netflix-engagement-report" source="Orion">Netflix Engagement Report</keyword>," offers valuable insights into global streaming habits from July to December 2023. And it sheds light on the content resonating most with viewers in India, a crucial market for the streaming giant. The report unveils a significant surge in viewership for Indian series and films, accumulating over 1 billion views in 2023. Leading the pack is Sujoy Ghosh's suspenseful thriller <keyword id="20075862" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaane-Jaan" source="keywords">Jaane Jaan</keyword>, captivating audiences with 20.2 million views and securing the 83rd position on the global Top 400 list. In case you missed it, this multi-starrer mystery/thriller has <keyword id="19901583" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kareena-Kapoor" source="keywords">Kareena Kapoor</keyword> Khan, <keyword id="1109461" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaideep-Ahlawat" source="Orion">Jaideep Ahlawat</keyword> and <keyword id="196455" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vijay-varma" source="Orion">Vijay Varma</keyword> playing a single mother, a maths teacher and a cop, respectively. When single mother Maya D’Souza is caught in a crime investigation, her neighbour Naren Vyas, a gifted maths teacher, offers to help. But as Inspector Karan digs into the case, he manages to catch up to them. Jaane Jaan is an adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. While critics and the audience did complain about the somewhat patchy writing and rather disappointing ending, the characters do justice to the plot and the movie does make for an enjoyable watch. Ahlawat, in particular, stands out with his impeccable performance. And Kareena, with her days of “overacting” behind her, does justice to her role, too. Following Jaane Jaan is Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action-packed Jawan, directed by Atlee, with 16.2 million views. Beyond these top contenders, the report highlights the continued popularity of diverse Indian content genres. Viewers enjoyed comedic offerings like OMG 2 and Lust Stories 2, while the true-crime documentary Curry &amp; Cyanide boasts 8.2 million views. The report also explores the performance of web series within the Indian market. <keyword id="19987742" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yash-Raj-Films" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Yash Raj Films" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Yash Raj Films">Yash Raj Films</keyword>' debut series, The Railway Men, captured viewers' attention, securing the top spot with 10.6 million views. Kohraa emerged as the second most-watched Indian web show, garnering 6.4 million views. While Indian content dominated viewership in the region, the report acknowledges the enduring appeal of international shows and movies. Most notably, Julia Roberts-Ethan Hawke starrer Leave the World Behind generated 121 million views in just over three weeks after premiering December 8, 2023. The first three parts of the captivating French series Lupin amassed nearly 100 million views in the latter half of 2023, demonstrating the global reach of captivating storytelling. And One Piece, with nearly 72 million views, more than doubled viewing across Netflix’s anime film and series.

Netflix released its list of most viewed Indian content and Kareena Kapoor’s Jaane Jaan was the most-watched film

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Zendaya is the most in-demand actor in the world, according to Parrot Analytics.</li><li>Her popularity helped "<keyword id="12644052" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="euphoria" source="Orion">Euphoria</keyword>" double its audience in season two.</li></ul><keyword id="11921392" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hbo" source="Orion">HBO</keyword>'s "Euphoria" saw a massive jump in popularity during it second season, which ended on Sunday. Its star, Zendaya, is a big part of that.The actress, who also recently appeared in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," is the most in-demand actor in the US and worldwide, according to Parrot Analytics. The data company measures audience demand, which accounts for engagement with and interest in, or overall popularity, of a series, movie, or celebrity. Zendaya's demand hit its highest level yet during the second half of "Euphoria's" latest season.It grew steadily from when she appeared in "Dune" in October to the season finale of "Euphoria" in February. During this period, which also included the December release of "No Way Home," her talent demand was 150% higher in the US than the No. 2 most in-demand actor, Andrew Garfield (who also appeared in "No Way Home"). Internationally, she's also a sensation. Her global demand was 38.5 times more than the average celebrity during the same period from October to February. That's ahead of the No. 2 actor in the world, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who was 36.8 times more in demand.Zendaya's popularity has no doubt propelled "Euphoria" to new heights. The show more than doubled its demand during season two compared to season one, according to Parrot Analytics. It was 62.9 times more in demand than the average series during season two, and peaked as the No. 2 show worldwide.The chart below illustrates the show's demand for its two seasons:<div type="image" title="euphoria demand chart" height="1585" width="2114" msid="89954007" hostid="261"></div>HBO announced on Monday that "Euphoria" season-two episodes were averaging 16.3 million viewers across HBO and <keyword id="11899360" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="streaming" source="Orion">streaming</keyword> service <a href="https://www.hbomax.com/?offer_id=5&amp;transaction_id=10288024bf946fd9343b46b3327026&amp;affiliate_id=1012&amp;aff_click_id=&amp;utm_source=Business+Insider&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=27047578" rel="nofollow sponsored">HBO Max</a>, making the series HBO's second-most watched since 2004, behind "Game of Thrones."The season-two finale was approaching 19 million viewers since airing on Sunday. The series has been the top title on Max for seven straight weeks, HBO said. Beyond Zendaya's popularity, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-hbos-euphoria-doubled-its-audience-in-season-two-2022-2">social-media buzz also contributed</a> to the show's rise. Engagement on social networks was far ahead of where season one was, according to the social-analytics company Diesel Labs.The show saw the most engagement across platforms where video plays an essential role thanks to viral clips, such as when the character Cassie is told by her classmates that she looks like she's dressed for the musical "Oklahoma!"YouTube accounted for 41% of engagement, the most of any platform, during season two, as of the Diesel Labs analysis on February 14.The chart below illustrates how much more engagement "Euphoria" season two was driving at the time of the analysis compared to the first season.<div type="image" title="euphoria season two engagement data" height="1260" width="1582" msid="89954008" hostid="261"></div>

Zendaya is the most popular actor in the world and propelled 'Euphoria' to new heights, according to new data

<ul><li>Since the beginning, BYJU’S secret has been to focus on engagement and effectiveness. It has made learning fun for students by adding videos, interactive media, and gamification on its platform.</li><li>It all started when Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO, identified a gap between how the concepts are learned and how it should be learned by students in India. </li><li>BYJU’S plan now is to ‘expand to international markets, achieve scale and build a global brand while simultaneously working on creating learning programs in regional languages to provide access to quality content and teachers to the students even in the remotest parts of the country.’ </li><li>Mrinal Mohit, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Sales and Marketing, BYJU’S shares his vision for making the platform an industry leader, content marketing mantra, and revenue goals for the year. </li></ul>For a relatively non-existent segment that started shaping up a decade ago, BYJU’S has come a long way in a short span of time. India has around 3500 edtech startups and BJYU’S has an edge for it is the fourth-highest valued company -- placed at $5.7 billion. BYJU’S added 40 million registered users onto its platform and 2.8 million paid subscribers this year; nearly doubling from 1.26 million in June 2018. It also became profitable in 2018 – cut down its losses by over 76% to ₹8.8 crore from ₹37.1 crore. It is now eyeing to be a ₹3000 crore brand by end of the fiscal year. It is all set to become the leader of edtech industry. The company plans to do so by adding more regional languages, spreading awareness around its platform with omni-channel approach, and deeper penetration across India. Mrinal Mohit, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Sales and Marketing, BYJU’S – The Learning App shares the secret of achieving fame so soon, advantages of tying up with cricket tournaments, developing a brand from scratch on the back of strong marketing tools, leveraging the strength of population by going deeper in markets, revenue goals, and much more. Excerpts: How has the year been so far for BYJU’S? Earlier in the year you announced that you had become profitable, a first in the consumer internet start-up space. What helped you achieve this, which is no mean feat? At BYJU’S, we understood the challenges the ecosystem faces and one of the key challenges we could address immediately and effectively is the method with which students consume knowledge and information. We began the journey with conviction and understood the potential to bring in transformational change with respect to the format for interaction and learning. The core challenges traditional education formats face are (a) good teachers are hard to find at scale (b) ability for personalization is limited (c) format of learning (rote memorization vs. wanting to learn). Our approach from a content creation perspective has always been to focus on engagement and effectiveness i.e., if it will be useful to students and it will be used by students. We approach subjects by first identifying concepts and curriculum that need to be covered and then identifying the best mode to teach these concepts be it through video, gamification or interactive media. With over 40m downloads, 2.8m paid users, and average engagement time ~ 71 minutes, our approach, both in terms of engagement and effectiveness, has been received positively by students, parents and education providers which is helping propel our growth. We have been fortunate to reach scale relatively quickly due to our student and learning-focused approach and are increasing year-on-year which is helping us achieve progressively higher earnings, enabling us to invest more organically in improving engagement and effectiveness in the product. There is no real playbook for success here and our approach has been based on first principles, especially since this was a relatively non-existent segment a couple of years ago. Everything we learnt was first hand – from business model tinkering, expansion, to raising funds. BYJU’S has been aggressively marketing itself in the recent past, be it the advertising during this year’s world cup or replacing Oppo to find a place on the jerseys of Indian players. As a learning company, we have always recognised the critical role that sports play in a child's development. They teach you unmatched life-skills and crucial lessons like teamwork and collaboration. Cricket is the heartbeat of India and as a platform, gives us unmatched reach to even the deepest parts of the country. Our focus is to go deeper into India and make better learning experiences accessible to students who need it the most. We are thrilled about being the jersey sponsors of the Indian Cricket Team. Just as cricket inspires a billion budding dreams across India, we too as a learning company hope to inspire the love of learning in every child's heart. What kind of investments are you keeping aside for marketing this year? Your FY18 advertising spends was up 77% at Rs 188.5 crore. What kind of money did you spend in the current financial year? What was the percentage increase? During our campaigns around cricket matches, we have noticed a big spike in the number of downloads we see. In fact, our last set of advertisements with Shah Rukh Khan received the highest recall among celebrity endorsements during the 2019 ICC World Cup Cricket, according to a survey by the Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB). Our daily organic downloads are close to 50,000-60,000 and the marketing expenditure has gone up over the year, on the back of an increase in revenue. However, the cost of customer acquisition has dropped to 25%. For digital, we use a combination of channels including display, banner besides advertising on YouTube. Additionally, we also use TV, print and outdoor. What role has advertising played in cementing a place in the hearts and minds of Indian consumers? Our advertisements celebrate the power of visual learning and is aimed at helping our end users understand how it could be beneficial for them. TV has helped us reach out to our primary and secondary customers - i.e.; children and their parents, across geographies. Advertising on TV has primarily helped us with customer acquisition, i.e. increased downloads, while we have specifically used print medium to explain the how and the why of the app to our target audience. From the very beginning, we were able to measure the ROI from our ad campaigns, through downloads, subscriptions, etc. Our campaigns were based solely on where the product stood at a certain time and if it made sense for us to scale up or reach out to a wider audience then. We are very paranoid about the performance of an ad; if we see it performing well, we are ready to invest. There is a direct link in how downloads spike with ad campaign releases. With regards to mediums, we have seen that TV when used simultaneously with social media amplifies our ROI. Hence, we also share timely and relevant communication across our social media handles to reach out to a large set of audience and create awareness about our brand offerings. Considering you had taken on Shah Rukh Khan as an ambassador pretty early on in your journey. You also roped in actor Mahesh Babu to target Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. How did this help in winning your consumer’s trust? It was great to have Mahesh Babu and Mohanlal associate with us and spread the message that conceptual and life-long learning is far superior to learning by rote. We believe that every region, especially in South India, is really unique and it is crucial that we customize our message to truly gain mindshare here. Both the ad campaigns highlighted evolving learning habits of students and celebrated the long-term benefits of conceptual understanding. Our TVCs were specially targeted at the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Kerala respectively to connect with parents and help them understand real, tangible benefits of technology powered learning. The core objective of our TVCs was to address the apprehension among parents and show them the real advantage of learning through a product like the BYJU’S Learning App. Mahesh Babu and Mohanlal’s immense popularity and credibility amongst parents and children in the respective regions made them a perfect fit for our brand. What kind of uptake has BYJU’S been seeing among parents and children? Can you share some user figures with us, and where do you aim to take this number to, in the next few years? Today we have over 40 million registered users and 2.8 million paid subscribers; nearly doubling from 1.26 million in June 2018. The average number of minutes a student spends on the app has increased from 64 minutes to 71 minutes everyday from across 1700+ towns/cities. More than 60% of our students are from outside the top 10 cities. But there is still a long way to go before we call this a learning revolution. India today has the largest K-12 education system in the world, with around 300 million school going population. Going forward, there will be a strong focus to further accelerate our reach and create awareness about digital learning in deeper parts of India. This is one segment where the real fun is not in creating a billion dollar company, but in creating a billion thinkers and learners. When you launched the platform, what was your vision? How has that vision evolved over the years? What BYJU’S stands for now for you and what is the BYJU’S of the future? The main idea behind starting BYJU’S was to make learning accessible, effective, engaging and personalized for everyone. We noticed that there was a huge gap in the way students learn and how concepts should be learnt. In a traditional, face to face learning set up, access to high-quality education and personalization of learning has always been an issue. In our system, children are still getting trained to solve questions and not ask questions. Learning happens because of fear of exams, and not for the love for learning. Students memorize and forget after exams. The need of the hour is for a product that brings the childlike curiosity back in students and makes them look forward to learning something new everyday. When we launched, learning was not actively taking place through digital media, even though children were browsing on the internet and watching videos online. This medium was not viewed as a reliable learning source. We have managed to change that and have created and established the ‘app learning’ segment. Our vision is to now be viewed as not just a ‘digital learning’ medium but the leaders of the ‘learning at home’ segment. By 2020, we would like to transform into a learning at home platform. Everything a student needs to learn at home, BYJU’s will be able to provide that. You are looking at expanding to international waters now. Can you throw some light on your strategy to navigate these markets? When can we expect you to launch and are there markets other than the US and the UK that you are considering currently? We are in the process of building a product for international markets. Our recent acquisition of Osmo, the US-based award-winning playful learning system, is also aimed at bolstering our international plans to innovate, explore and set new benchmarks for tech-enabled personalized learning solutions. Currently, there are no products like the BYJU’S learning app which can reach out to such a large number of students and create great engagement at the same time. We strongly believe that such a product can come out of India. The market opportunity is huge and we believe our product can create the kind of engagement one has never seen before What kind of growth have you been witnessing? What kind of growth do you hope to achieve this year and what are the factors that will help you achieve it? In terms of revenue, the company has been growing at 100% year-on-year for the last 3 years and have tripled our revenue to INR 1430 crore in FY 18-19 and also turned profitable on a full year basis. We are estimating a revenue of over INR 3000 crore this year. Today we have over 40 million registered users and 2.8 million paid subscribers. Our numbers and growth over the past few years speak for themselves. Where will the next phase of growth for BYJU’S come from? While our focus is to expand to international markets to help achieve scale and build a global brand, we are also working on creating learning programs in regional languages to provide access to quality content and teachers to the students even in the remotest parts of the country. We have also launched language switch option in Hindi, that will not only help in on boarding the platform but also help gain a better foothold in English. Going forward, there will be a strong focus to further accelerate our reach and create awareness in deeper parts of India. We are also working on creating learning programs in other regional languages. The availability of BYJU’S learning programs in multiple vernacular languages will make quality learning accessible for children in every nook and corner of the country and fulfill their aspirations of building better lives. Tell us a bit about your partnership with Disney and what more can we expect out to this partnership? Can we expect some more similar partnerships with other global players too? The Disney.BYJU’S Early Learn app is specially crafted for young children aged between 6 to 8 years old (classes 1- 3) in India. This app offers personalized learning programs while entertaining them with Disney’s timeless stories and characters from Disney Princess, Frozen, Cars, Toy Story franchises and more. BYJU’S pedagogy and content expertise are enhanced by the compelling storytelling of Disney in this app and provides a strong head start to the way young children learn their first concepts in India. The Disney. BYJU’S Early Learn App offers a first-of-its-kind integration of offline to online learning experience through BYJU’S acquired Osmo platform. Where do you want to see Byju’s three to five years from now? Our vision is to be one of the largest education brands in the world. While starting a mission company is easy, sustaining a mission-led organization is challenging. The market needs standardized education and new methodologies/formats to be introduced so as to engage students. To move from the traditional classroom system where teaching is one-way traffic to the one where teachers are facilitators of learning and also, mentors for discussions in classrooms is essential. At BYJU’S, we have made small strides in this direction and with increased traction we believe this is possible in the near future.

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