Shah Rukh Khan was present at a business summit in London where he was felicitated for being a “Game Changer for his Unmatched Contribution to Globalising Indian Cinema”.
Shah Rukh Khan represented India at the ET India - UK Strategic Conclave, a special business summit discussing the economic relations between India and UK.
Representing the entertainment industry for a chat session on the ‘Growth of the business of entertainment across the globe and its impact on India”, Shah Rukh Khan said,
“The growth for Indian films has been much smaller compared to the growth of television in India. The ratio of theatres to the audience area is still very small, we have very few theatres compared to the audience we can garner. In the Interiors of India, there are not many screens for people to go and I think there is a huge market here for entrepreneurs to get into making low-cost theatres.”
Check out photos from the event here:
- 01/06“When you become a game changer you cannot take it upon yourself, there are loads of people involved,” said SRK at the business summit. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)
- 02/06SRK thanked everyone who gave him the platform and “ability to just go ahead and give it a shot”.(Photo courtesy: Twitter)
- 03/06The global business summit was held in London, wherein top CEOs, government officials and the global elite come together to focus on the India-UK relationship.(Photo courtesy: Twitter)
- 04/06SRK was felicitated with The Economic Times Game Changers of India” – Hall of Fame for “His Unmatched Contribution To Globalising Indian Cinema”.(Photo courtesy: Twitter)
- 05/06SRK accepts his award at the summit held in London. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)
- 06/06A coffee table book titled ‘Game Changers of India’ was also unveiled at the summit which features Shah Rukh Khan along with other accomplished leaders.(Photo courtesy: Twitter)
Accepting this honour Shah Rukh Khan said, “I take this opportunity to thank a lot of people, actors, actress, and audiences, for allowing me to continue unencumbered with any idea that I had, they gave me the ability to just go ahead and give it a shot, try and go wrong if I may, and more often than not they allowed me to go wrong”.
He further added, “Business is become about millions, targets and projections, though I fully respect the managerial capacity of business, but I like to think of it as the people who work with me allowed me the imaginary capacity, they allowed me to imagine and they managed that imagination. So, when you become a game changer you cannot take it upon yourself, there are loads of people involved and the audience as well around the world accepts you doing the stuff you do and think it’s entertaining”.
Themed 'New Economy, New Rules' the global business summit was held in London today, wherein top CEOs, government officials and the global elite come together to focus on the India-UK relationship and future trade and business opportunities that could exist between the two countries.
The conclave features speakers and panelists of respected delegates from their respective fields, providing a platform to enable delegates to interact and exchange ideas.
On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan is currently gearing up for his upcoming next Zero directed by Aanand L Rai, starring Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.
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