Why was this specific film so heavily sought after? Directed by Aditya Chopra, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi arrived at a time when Bollywood was shifting from glossy, NRI-centric romances to more grounded, albeit still fantastical, storytelling. The film tells the story of Surinder Sahni (Shah Rukh Khan), a mild-mannered, mustachioed government employee, and his transformation into the flamboyant "Raj" to win the love of his young, grieving wife, Taani (Anushka Sharma).