Shah Rukh Khan indeed carries the entire weight of the film on his shoulders. While it’s good to see him in a loverboy avatar after two back-to-back heavyweight action films like ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Jawan’. He gets the emotional bits so perfectly that at times you’re thinking why are the other things happening and why can’t we just keep listening to monologue after monologue of SRK talking? Keeping the fandom aside, his performance was very well peppered with comedy, romance and patriotism as well. Also, his younger look clean-shaven look is something that’s no longer suiting him. He was the quintessential chocolate boy which everyone loved, but now, in a clean shaved avatar, it just makes him feel so old, and in order to hide that aspect, he seems to use a lot of make-up or probably visual effects, but it eventually doesn’t do justice. On the other hand, his bearded look feels more manly, more his actual age, and much sexier as well. While I won’t call this his best performance, but definitely it’s good to see him making you fall in love once again – something for which he is known.