Shah Rukh Khan was in London at press conference ahead of the release of his film Fan
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Shah Rukh Khan has said that he is a fan of the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge. The Bollywood superstar recently dined with the
royal couple as they attended a gala dinner in Mumbai on the first
evening of their six-day tour of India and Bhutan.
The 50-year-old actor was instantly won over when he met Kate Middleton at the charity gala at the Taj Palace Hotel on 10 April which was attended by over 200 leading luminaries from Bollywood.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit Nene were captivated by the Duchess
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Speaking to IBTimes UK
at the London press conference for his film Fan, reflecting on his
evening with the royals, Khan said the Duke and Duchess were "really
cool."
"The royal highnesses were wonderful. They were very
gracious, very beautiful. I spent a lot of time with them. But they are
very cool, very kind and very normal which is unexpected perhaps. I've
met some royalty before but they were older generations and there is a
certain amount of respect there anyway but this was really easy and they
were like a regular young couple. They were very, very sweet and I did
spend a lot of time with them. I am quite a fan of the royal
highnesses."
Khan plays a double role in the action thriller Fan, portraying superstar Aryan Khanna and his obsessive fan Gaurav
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The
actor, who is regarded as Bollywood royalty, also revealed that despite
his own star status he was initially a little wary in his interactions
with the Duke and Duchess. Following a formal introduction, Khan had the
honour of being seated beside Kate for dinner.
"I was very conscious of looking at them as I don't know what the
protocol is," he explained. "At dinner I tried to explain the dishes
they were eating. I don't know food very well and one time I tried to
explain what 'pallak' is in English. 'I was looking around for someone
to tell me ' what is pallak in English?' I didn't want to disappoint
them with my lack of knowledge of food. "
Seeing double as Shah Rukh Khan comes face-to-face withhis wax likeness at Madame Tussauds
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Khan
even volunteered to personally take the royals out on the town. "It's a
very short visit and I said they should come back and spend longer
here. They said they'd love to but they'd had to leave their children at
home as their schedule was so jam-packed. If they spend more time here I
think they'll love it. I could definitely show them a good time! I'll
take them out."
The actor was at Madame Tussauds London today (13 April) to unveil
the new look of his waxwork which was dressed in the garb of Gaurav, one
of the characters played by Khan in the Yash Raj film Fan .An action thriller, the film directed by award-winning filmmaker, Maneesh Sharma, explores the darker side of celebrity obsession, with Shah Rukh Khan portraying the superstar and the fan in a double role. The world famous museum provides the backdrop for a pivotal sequence in the eagerly anticipated film which releases on 15th April 2016.
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