Monday, September 14, 2015

Shah Rukh Khan taught the tiny island nation of Timor-Leste to rediscover love


It is difficult to imagine the influence of Bollywood movies in the tiny island nation of Timor-Leste which has a population of hardly 1.15-million – there, one can see poster of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor at the back of a taxi. Timor-Leste, one of the world’s newest nations perched between Indian Ocean and the Pacific. And, the people openly admit that superstar Shah Rukh Khan has taught them how to "love".
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 13 September 2015.
Its important tourist spot is Cristo Rei of Dili, a 88.6-foot-high statue of Jesus Christ that is located on a hilltop high over the city with sweeping views of the surrounding bay.
The latest Hindi songs can be heard blaring out of the music systems while young Timorese boys and girls dance to the tunes.
The love for Bollywood began in 1999 when the Timorese people got their first taste of Hindi films. It was through an Indian architect who had come there. There was only one movie hall and the movie he showed was ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ (Something Happens). The population of Timor at the time would have been 800,000 and everyone went to see the movie. Then followed other hits like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi, Khabi Gham’.
The people of Timor regard Shah Rukh Khan as the King of romance.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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