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Sahir Lodhi’s Raasta, trailer revealed

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Wed, 12, 16

Television anchor Sahir Lodhi’s biggest dream, his debut film, could be your worst nightmare. Innumerable spoofs and memes have been created,

Television anchor Sahir Lodhi’s biggest dream, his debut film, could be your worst nightmare. Innumerable spoofs and memes have been created, over the years, on Lodhi’s obsession with Shah Rukh Khan. His gradual physical transformation, to look more and more like Khan, has just echoed his deepest desire to be SRK. Well, it appears that he has managed to make his own dream come true as he’s directing his debut film, Raasta and he’s coming across as nothing short of an SRK reincarnate. This could either delight you, if you’re a fan (of Lodhi, not SRK) or it could creep you out. We have to confess that we’re suffering a bit of the latter.

The one minute trailer opens with Rahat Fateh Ali crooning in the background and Sahir Lodhi serenading his leading lady Abeer Rizvi (seems to be fashion model Abeer though we would have known better had the camera focused a little more on her and less on him). The shot completely channels his inner Yash Chopra and the chiffon pallu along with the vast desert landscape provide the visual you need. It’s reassuring that Bollywood may not be permitted in Pakistan but who needs Bollywood when we have our own Yash Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan! Joke, guys, joke. Don’t take this seriously.

Raasta is scheduled to premiere this weekend. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Though, that said, we all need to let go and have a good laugh every now and then.