Everything Shah Rukh Khan does (or doesn't for that matter) makes news. And so it's no surprise that his apparent weight reduction hasn't escaped the discerning eye of his well-wishers and otherwise.  

The superstar's past few appearances suggest he's shed quite a few kilos and is looking uncharacteristically gaunt. While some believe it's an outcome of his excessive smoking habit, others attributed it to the A-lister's alleged poor health.  

Khan himself tweeted about it saying, 'Need to feed my face more than I have been. Today my wedding ring nearly slipped and fell through... ha ha.'

Whether its idle talk started by his detractors or Khan's conscious efforts to prepare for a role as superhero in the forthcoming Ra One, the man knows best.

Meanwhile these snapshots reveal the curious case of King Khan's startling weight loss. Take a peek. 

With Om Shanti Om, SRK kick-started the trend of well-publicized body-building after he went overboard to attain a six-pack to flaunt against the Dard-e-disco track, which was followed by Kareena Kapoor's struggle for a pencil-thin frame and Aamir Khan's rigorously-build Ghajini physique. 

Sadly, the lean, mean avatar isn't working well on the famously dynamic 44-year-old. Instead it makes him appear rather sickly and aged.

One of the worst side-effects of dramatic weight loss is its impact on a person's face. That explains the odd-size of SRK's dimples -- they're digging deeper than usual. Nothing charming about that, is there?