Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan added another award to his illustrious career at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where he received the Career Achievement Award on Saturday.
The superstar, known as much for his wit as his on-screen performances, delivered an acceptance speech that combined candid reflections on filmmaking with his trademark wit.
Addressing the packed 8,000-strong crowd in Locarno’s Piazza Grande, Khan began by acknowledging the warm reception he received. “Thank you all for welcoming me with such wide arms – wider than the ones I do on screen,” he quipped, referencing his famous open-armed pose.
The actor, affectionately known by his initials SRK or King Khan to his fans, went on to praise the festival’s location. “It’s a very beautiful, very cultural, very artistic, and extremely hot city of Locarno,” he remarked, adding with a grin, “So many people stuffed up in a little square and so hot. It’s just like being home in India.” The temperature touched 95º F (35º C) in Locarno on Saturday and the Piazza Grande was humid as well.
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