Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan has informed followers “it is good to be again” after profitable the perfect actor award on the Worldwide Indian Movie Academy Awards.
Khan was referring to his return to motion pictures in 2023 after a hiatus lasting 4 years.
“I believe I’ve slightly happiness from the viewers this 12 months as a result of I labored (once more) after a very long time,” he declared to crowds at a star-studded present in Abu Dhabi.
Khan, a family title in India, can be one of many nation’s hottest stars with thousands and thousands of followers domestically and overseas.
He not solely received the prize for his position in motion thriller Jawan but additionally co-hosted the occasion in within the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a metropolis with an enormous Indian inhabitants.
Fireworks greeted his arrival on stage, and the whole event was peppered with tributes to him.
“I really like awards, I am grasping about awards,” he introduced. “I simply wish to let you know it is good to be again.”
Khan’s return to the massive display was Bollywood’s largest success story final 12 months. He additionally starred within the spy movie Pathaan.
The roles – wherein he portrayed a rugged motion hero – marked a departure for the 58-year-old, who, over three many years of his film profession, has been finest identified for taking part in the tender romantic hero.
His comeback on the massive display comes after a collection of setbacks in his private {and professional} life. They embrace the arrest of his son Aryan Khan on pretend fees of drug possession – the charges were eventually dropped – and a lot of movies that did not do effectively.
However his break from the limelight is unlikely to have dented his recognition. Charming and humorous, the actor is usually described as Bollywood’s “most vital cultural export”, with thousands and thousands of followers who endearingly check with him as King Khan or the King of Bollywood.
Different Bollywood megastars additionally attended the occasion on Saturday, together with Rani Mukerji, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol.
Mukerji received the perfect actress award for the child-custody drama Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway whereas Vidhu Vinod Chopra received finest director for twelfth Fail.
In the meantime, Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal scooped up six awards together with finest image, and finest supporting actor for Anil Kapoor.
Bollywood, India’s dominant movie enterprise, produces tons of of movies yearly and has an enormous following amongst Indians globally.
However like others internationally, it has seen ups and downs for the reason that coronavirus pandemic shuttered cinemas for months and led many to show to streaming companies. It’s but to return to its former glory.
This 12 months has been explicit troublesome, due to a lacklustre pipeline of recent releases.
Compared, 2023 was a stellar 12 months, helped partially by the return of “King Khan”.
It’s the third time Abu Dhabi has hosted the occasion, which is working over three days this 12 months.
Karan Johar co-hosted the ceremony alongside Khan. The famend filmmaker additionally scooped up a particular award marking his 25 years in cinema.
