Fan is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma and co-written by Sharma and Habib Faisal. Produced by Aditya Chopra, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as film star Aryan Khanna and his obsessive fan Gaurav Chandna, who looks just like him.
Gaurav beats up a rival actor to appease Aryan, but is instead punished by his idol; heartbroken, the fan plans revenge.
This movie provides examples of the following tropes:
- Big Bad: Gaurav Chandna.
- Broken Pedestal: The conflict of the movie kicks off when Gaurav is arrested for beating up a fellow actor who talked smack about Aryan, on orders from Aryan himself.
- Celebrity Resemblance: The whole plot revolves around Gaurav's uncanny resemblance to Aryan.
- Driven to Suicide: Gaurav at the end, after seeing that his life is destroyed and his idol never apologized to him.
- Everyone Has Standards: Aryan isn't at all pleased with Gaurav for beating up Sid Kapoor.
- Go Out with a Smile: In the end, Gaurav flings himself off a room to his death, while smiling up at Aryan.
- Hero Antagonist: Aryan opposes the protagonist Gaurav.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Sid Kapoor, Aryan's rival, doesn't have a lot of screentime, but the whole movie wouldn't have happened if he didn't talk badly about Aryan, prompting Gaurav to beat him up.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Beating up someone to try and gain your idol's approval isn't exactly a good idea.
- Villain Protagonist: Gaurav is the main character but he is the one causing all the conflicts in the story.
