India, July 21 -- Most people recall Shah Rukh Khan's Baazigar (1993) as the film that introduced a morally ambiguous lead and changed the trajectory of mainstream Hindi cinema. Director duo Abbas-Mustan pondered the film's inspiration and the reasons behind their belief that Shah Rukh's character remained the protagonist despite his deeds more than three decades after the fact.

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While interacting recently, the filmmakers discussed the daring narrative choices they made with Baazigar, a film that was derived from several sources and moulded to appeal to the Hindi movie audience at that age.

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