Shah Rukh Khan was in Kolkata to promote his forthcoming movie Chennai Express
Highlights
- Overwhelmed by the turnout on July 27, 2013 while promoting his forthcoming movie Chennai Express here, superstar Shah Rukh Khan gushed about not wanting to leave his "favourite city".
- "I love you Kolkata...I mean this is extremely overwhelming. I tour the whole country for my films but when I come here...this is.. you need to pass a law here that you adopt me and keep me here. I don't want to go from here," he said at an event here.
- Thousands of fans braved the monsoons to get a glimpse of the Baadshah of Bollywood as strains of Shah Rukh's hits like Chaiyyan Chaiyyan revved up the energy level of the crowd.
- As part-owner of the Indian Premiere League team Kolkata Knight Riders, the actor has a huge following in the city.
- "Thank you for supporting the cricket team," said Shah Rukh as he elapsed in to the team's anthem Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo.
- As King Khan waved and threw bouquets amid the throng, there was a mad scramble to pick up the flowers, prompting SRK to say "be careful..don't fight."
- A star struck crowd ogled at the star, as he enlivened legions of fans by dancing to Chennai Express hit number One two three four!.
- He also mesmerised the audience by repeating popular dialogues from his films Devdas, Don 2 and Om Shanti Om among others.
- Wooing denizens with the popular phrase from Chennai Express, "Dont underestimate the power of the common man", SRK jazzed up the atmosphere further by distributing hats among the spectators.
- Directed by Rohit Shetty, Chennai Express, is slated for an August 9 release. It stars dusky beauty Deepika Padukone as the lead actress.
Overwhelmed by the turnout on July 27, 2013 while promoting his forthcoming movie
Chennai Express here, superstar Shah Rukh Khan gushed about not wanting to leave his "favourite city".
"I love you Kolkata...I mean this is extremely overwhelming. I tour the whole country for my films but when I come here...this is.. you need to pass a law here that you adopt me and keep me here. I don't want to go from here," he said at an event here.
Thousands of fans braved the monsoons to get a glimpse of the
Baadshah of Bollywood as strains of Shah Rukh's hits like
Chaiyyan Chaiyyan revved up the energy level of the crowd.
As part-owner of the Indian Premiere League team Kolkata Knight Riders, the actor has a huge following in the city.
"Thank you for supporting the cricket team," said Shah Rukh as he elapsed in to the team's anthem
Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo.
As King Khan waved and threw bouquets amid the throng, there was a mad scramble to pick up the flowers, prompting SRK to say "be careful..don't fight."
A star struck crowd ogled at the star, as he enlivened legions of fans by dancing to
Chennai Express hit number
One two three four!.
He also mesmerised the audience by repeating popular dialogues from his films
Devdas, Don 2 and
Om Shanti Om among others.
Wooing denizens with the popular phrase from
Chennai Express, "Dont underestimate the power of the common man", SRK jazzed up the atmosphere further by distributing hats among the spectators.
Directed by Rohit Shetty,
Chennai Express, is slated for an August 9 release. It stars dusky beauty Deepika Padukone as the lead actress.