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Paulo Coelho praises SRK's 'My Name Is Khan'

India Blooms News Service | | Aug 09, 2015, at 06:54 pm

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IBNS): Renowned Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, who is known for his bestseller novel 'The Alchemist', has praised Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and filmmaker Karan Johar for their work in 'My Name Is Khan'.

Hailing the film, Coelho tweeted: ""My name is Khan" (2009) is the best movie I watched this year."

" @karanjohar @iamsrk Congrats for "My name is Khan" . I wish we could see more of your movies in Europe. I had to wait 6 yrs to watch this!," he wrote.

Replying to his tweet, Karan Johar tweeted: "what an honour sir!!! Thank you so much!! @iamsrk."

My Name Is Khan is a 2010 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.

The film deals about a mildly autistic man (Shah Rukh Khan) travelling across the U.S. to meet President Obama.

#Paulo Coelho # My Name is Khan # Shah Rukh Khan # Karan Johar # autism # Kajol

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