Shah Rukh dared to go grey for this Yash Chopra film, coughing and wheezing his way to give his fans a most unexpected performance.

The film saw his character, Veer Pratap Singh, traverse quite a distance. His hair went from a neat-yet-highlighted hairdo to struggling white strands. His trademark stammers are increasingly hampered by a worn, pained, aged throat.

An old, worn and mellowed Shah Rukh Khan -- thank goodness that's several years away.