Fans will see Shah Rukh Khan deviating from his usual heartthrob roles in his new film “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”.

The Bollywood superstar who has mostly played the young romantic lead in over 60 films, stretching over two decades, will be basing his character on a middle-aged man he met while hosting a popular TV game show.

However, in new film “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, Khan will not be seen in his fitted designer outfits, and will instead play a bespectacled government employee in ill-fitting trousers.

Khan, who was recently conferred the Datuk title in Malaysia amidst controversy, said at a press conference on Sunday, “I want to play the exact opposite of Raj and Rahul, the romantic hero that I have played all these days. I want to show that it is special to be ordinary, which is why I am doing this film.”

Khan said the character was inspired by a “sweet, unassuming” contestant he met last year on the set of "Kaun Banega Crorepati", the Indian version of the worldwide hit TV gameshow, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”.

The movie, helmed by Aditya Chopra, will have Khan in double-role duty. The second character that Khan plays is also inspired by a gameshow contestant, this time, from “Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?”, the Indian version of America's “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?”.

“Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” opens in cinemas across India in December.