Shah Rukh Khan walked the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards and also presented the award winning film Slumdog Millionaire. The superstar spoke to CNN-IBN hours before the event.
CNN-IBN: You are the first Indian star to grace the Golden Globe stage. What is your take on that?
Shah Rukh Khan: I am very honoured and at the same time I accept with full humility that I have not been called because of who I am, it is because Indian cinema is being looked upon with importance by the Western world now.
I just happen to be one of the faces of Bollywood and so they chose me. I am presenting the movie Slumdog Millionaire. First I was giving away an award but now I am presenting this film.
CNN-IBN: Slumdog Millionaire’s director Danny Boyle offered you the movie first. You were supposed to do the guest role initially. Any regrets?
Shah Rukh Khan: I would have loved to do the role but at that time I was doing Om Shanti Om so I couldn’t leave it mid way.
CNN-IBN: What do you think about the awards ceremony?
Shah Rukh Khan: They have been very gracious. I hope I don't make a fool of myself. I hope I don’t trip or fall on the red carpet. I am a very shy person, very odd at social gatherings. I am sure most of the people don’t know me there so I will just do my job and say hello to a few people who know me there.
CNN-IBN: My Name Is Khan is your next movie. Tell us something about it.
Shah Rukh Khan: Yes, it is a post-9/11 movie on Islam and Islamic people. The protagonist is called Khan and he vehemently says that he is called Khan. It is a different movie from all the films I have done so far.
