When Shah Rukh Khan Responds To Muhammad Khan's Thanks
JAKARTA - Actor Muhammad Khan has just won the best actor award at the 2019 Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) through his role as Juno through the film Kucumbu Body Indahku. A prestigious award considering this is Muhammad Khan's first role in the film industry. This announcement was made through his award ceremony on December 8th.
Muhammad Khan who was awarded this award was given the opportunity to deliver his long speech. Interestingly, Khan filled his speech with gratitude to the Indian actor, Shah Rukh Khan. Muhammad Khan said Shah Rukh Khan was the reason why he wanted to become an actor.
Muhammad Khan, an Indonesian new actor who won Trophy Citra for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in MEMORIES OF MY BODY, dedicated his award for @iamsrk, his acting inspiration. He sings a part of Mere Mehbob Mere Sanam, one of the OSTs from DUPLICATE (1998). pic.twitter.com/Swegd0uOkt
- CulturePlay😺😽 (@picture_play) December 9, 2019
“You are the reason why I wanted to be an actor when I was 10 years old. So, tonight I want to show you this trophy and I hope I can meet you one day. "
Muhammad Khan
Muhammad Khan also used this speech to express his desire to meet his idol. Muhammad Khan spoke in Hindi and sang a song Mere Mehbob Mere Sanam, the soundtrack of the film Duplicate played by Shah Rukh Khan.
This special speech brought film audiences massively to tweeting Shah Rukh Khan. Luckily, Shah Rukh Khan saw the tweet and the video.
Through his Twitter account, Shah Rukh Khan quoted a fan's tweet by writing: “I am happy for your success. Will see you soon. Live life well and still feel like an actor…. And thank you everyone for bringing this to my notifications. "
I am so glad for your success. Will meet you soon. Have a good life and keep feeling as an actor .... & Thks everyone for bringing this to my notice. https://t.co/hJMZetKn4j
- Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 9, 2019
Seeing Shah Rukh Khan's response, Muhammad Khan made a thank-you video uploaded by Shah Rukh Khan's fans in Indonesia. Khan said, “Shah Rukh Khan, thank you for responding to my video. I really want to meet you. Thank you very much, ”said Muhammad Khan.
Actor Muhammad Khan feels so happy and gets emotional when he reads your tweet @iamsrk sir. He really hoping to meet you soon. Here is the video he just sent to us. @iamsrkclub @ BilalS158 @SRKUniverse pic.twitter.com/oQlZ9pFxOo
- SRKUniverse Indonesia - SRKFCI (@SRKFCI) December 9, 2019
In the video Khan looks sad but happy. Not a few Shah Rukh Khan fans celebrated this interaction. Some fans even wrote that if Shah Rukh Khan had said this, he would have done it. So, the chances of a Muhammad Khan meeting Shah Rukh Khan would be great. This news was also covered by Indian media such as Hindustan Times, Scoop Whoop, and India Today. Congratulations to Muhammad Khan!