Romancing Kajol biggest stunt for King Khan

DUBAI: Amid the crescendo of screams from his loyal fans in Dubai Shah Rukh Khan, widely known as King Khan of Bollywood, in a lighter mood revealed that romancing Kajol, his co-star for around two decades, was the biggest stunt for him in the past 22 years.

The Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his Diwale' team were in Dubai for the promotion of his next film, Dilwale,' which is slated to hit the UAE cinemas on Thursday and a day later globally.

"I want to thank Dubai from the bottom of my heart for making me the star that I am today," he said, after being felicitated for his contribution to Indian cinema.

"This is special for me. I joke and I make light of matters, but whenever any work, any felicitation is conferred upon me, I take it as the recognition of the work that I have done for 25 years, and I promise you all that I will keep working hard."

SRK took to the stage on Saturday night with his celebrated on-screen lover Kajol, who was also felicitated at the event, to enthral the audience with their new romantic track Gerua'. While the younger pair in the movie, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, were called in for a couple dance-off, SRK and Kajol proved that they were the invincible power pair of romance.

Despite clocking the hours for their packed Dilwale' promotion in Dubai, SRK and his team fought fatigue and stayed for an hour, entertaining the audience energetically.

The couple even re-enacted their iconic romantic scene from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge', leaving the crowd mesmerised.

Rizwan Sajan, CEO of Danube Group, said: "I am happy to announce that Danube Group is a part of the 12th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). The association of Danube Group and Filmfare ME is a union of leaders in their respective fields. DIFF presents an exciting opportunity for two distinguished brands to honour the best of cinema.

Everything from brand equity, brand synergy to brand connect explains Danube and Filmfare ME's alliance for the film festival.

Furthermore, this association will invariably pave the way for a magical new journey to honour the global artists in future as well."

The magazine also honoured four more celebrated faces in the movie world - British-Emirati filmmaker Ali Mostafa, Malayalam star Nivin Pauly, pop star Bappi Lahiri and Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.

After receiving his memento Mostafa broke into Hindi, announcing his desire to make a Bollywood film amid loud cheers from the crowd.

Disco King Bappi Lahiri, who performed his hit numbers on stage, expressed his gratitude for the honour. He topped it with his love for Dubai, announcing, "I always feel Dubai's my second home."