Mumbai (Commonwealth Union)_ Recently, the popular author Paulo Coelho, whose works include ‘The Alchemist,’ ‘Brida,’ and ‘Eleven Minutes,’ took to Twitter and lauded the Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan. The author openly gave a huge shout-out to the actor on social media. He penned, “King. Legend. Friend. But above all GREAT ACTOR (for those who don’t know him in the West, I strongly suggest “My name is Khan- and I am not a terrorist”)”.
Sharing the post, the author also posted a video featuring a huge crowd of fans waiting outside the actor’s home in Mumbai, Mannat, to catch a glimpse of him. SRK has captioned the post as, “Mehmaan Nawaazi Pathaan ke ghar par… Thank you all my Mehmaans for making my Sunday so full of love. Grateful. Happy. Loved.” The tweet garnered more than 1,300,000 views within a short time and received a variety of responses from social media users and his fans and followers.
Many users expressed gratitude to the author for sharing the video. One user wrote, “Two inspiring people. My favorite Actor & Author. Truer words were never spoken, all above. Additionally ..@iamsrk’s humility and grace while being a huge Megastar.” Another remarked, “Wooww… and what a way to introduce him to those who don’t know him.” The next user said, “Paulo, thank you man, you always stand by our king SRK, with lots and lots of love.”
SRK’s newest release ‘Pathaan’ has broken all records. In its upcoming second weekend, the film is anticipated to surpass Dangal’s overall earnings. Mr Adarsh took to Twitter and wrote, “Pathaan shows no signs of fatigue. Collects a big, fat number of Day 8 (Wednesday). Remarkable. Will cross Dangal in Weekend 2”. Besides, this is not the first time Paulo has lauded the Indian actor. In 2017, the author sent his wishes to the actor on the seventh anniversary of ‘My Name Is Khan’ and appreciated his performance in the movie.
The author also shared a post congratulating him. He wrote, “His first (and only) movie that I watched (this year, even if it was released in 2008) was My Name is Khan. And not only was the movie excellent, but SRK deserved an Oscar if Hollywood was not manipulated. He kindly offered to send the other titles – as you probably guess, it is not easy to find them in Switzerland.” In response to the author’s post, SRK wrote, “Thank you so much. My next journey is to try and meet you in person. Love and health to you.”
