Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' look inspired by Liam Neeson's Darkman? Here's what netizens feel

Shah Rukh Khan dropped the teaser for his upcoming film 'Jawan' on Friday. While many fans were intrigued by his bandaged and bruised look in the clip, some of them expressed if it was too similar to the popular 1990 film 'Darkman'.

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MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan's teaser and first look for his upcoming film 'Jawan' has caught the attention of fans who are raving about the superstar's appearance. The bandaged look seen in the teaser and that had trending on social media platforms, according to some netizens bears a striking similarity to that of the character played by Liam Neeson's in his 1990 hit 'Darkman'. 

In fact, some social media users have even said that they feel that SRK's movie is a Hindi adaptation of 'Darkman' A Twitter user shared a picture of both the actors and wrote "Ek aur copy #Jawaan #Darkman. sure they'll alter the plot story with #Bollywood tadka, mirch masala, romance and item song #SRK but the overall shape would be #copycat #Bollywoodcopy".

Similarly, another netizen remarked, "Wow #Jawan looks to be having all the original elements. #Jawanteaser 'Jawan' is King Khan's third movie to be announced this year. Directed by celebrated director Atlee, the film is scheduled to screens in June 2023.

Another Bullywood copy is here #Jawan is copied from Darkman. pic.twitter.com/tfMtgnDdTH — _ Ctrl C + Ctrl Memes 45 (@Ctrlmemes_) June 3, 2022

Darkman BAKRAMAN _ pic.twitter.com/YLwqvFK8uj

— Paapsee Tannu __ (@iamparodyyy) June 3, 2022

Darkman ki copy lag rahi hai pic.twitter.com/yTQ8Va5m7W — _______ _____ (@oh_bhaai) June 3, 2022

matlb During COVID times pura World Darkman ka look copy karke ghum raha tha ?? ____ https://t.co/Bb6z9w6TQ4 — SRKian (@SRKian987) June 4, 2022

Ek aur copy
SRK's Jawan teaser a replica of 1990 Hollywood film Darkman
Bollywood ka copy culture nahi jayega pic.twitter.com/NyMBTJFSxO — Nandini Idnani ___ (@nandiniidnani69) June 4, 2022

On Friday, Shah Rukh shared teaser of the movie and wrote on Instagram, "An action-packed 2023!!- Bringing #Jawan to you, an explosive entertainer in cinemas 2nd June 2023. In Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada." The teaser video featured Shah Rukh amidst a rugged a backdrop, wounded and wrapped in bandages. 

The first look of the film sets the tone for what’s to come, a larger than life action entertainer that will release across five languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada in theatres across the globe on June 2, 2023.

Meanwhile, Khan is currently busy with two other projects - Siddharth Anand's 'Pathan' starring Deepika Padukone and Rajkumar Hirani's 'Dunki' opposite Tapsee Pannu.