SRK Deserved An Oscar But Hollywood Is Too Manipulative: Paulo Coelho

The bestselling author maintained that Shah Rukh’s performance in My Name Is Khan deserved an Oscar but Hollywood robbed him of it

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SRK Deserved An Oscar But Hollywood Is Too Manipulative: Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho, one of the most influential authors today, has said that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan deserved an Oscar for his performance in My Name Is Khan.

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The author of bestsellers like The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes,
blamed “manipulated” Hollywood for not recognising the performance. The 69-year-old novelist took to Twitter to praise SRK on the seventh anniversary of the Karan Johar-directed film.

"'My Name is Khan and I am not a terrorist'. Congratulations @iamsrk
for the 7th anniversary of this wonderful movie!" wrote Coelho.

Coelho also posted a screenshot from his Facebook page, where he had written: "His first (and only) movie that I watched (this year, even if it was released in 2008) was 'My Name is Khan'. And not only was the movie excellent, but SRK deserved an Oscar if Hollywood was not manipulated. He kindly offered to send the other titles - as you probably guess, it is not easy to find them in Switzerland."

Shah Rukh too tweeted saying that it was sad that the film is "still relevant".

My Name Is Khan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, revolved around Rizvan Khan, an autistic man who sets out to meet then American President, Barack Obama, after his step-son is killed in a race crime.


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