Shah Rukh Khan Gets Loudest Cheers At 77th Locarno Film Festival; SRK's 'Intellectual' Speech Goes Viral

Shah Rukh Khan Speech At 77th Locarno Film Festival Goes Viral: Shah Rukh Khan has proved once again the power and craze of his Shah-dom. The 58-year-old added yet another prestigious accolade to his illustrious career as he was awarded with the career achievement award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. The actor won hearts with his powerful and witty speech. Read on...

Shah Rukh Khan Receives Career Achievement Award At 77th Locarno Film Festival

On Saturday (August 10), Shah Rukh Khan was honoured with the prestigious 'Pardo alla Carriera' award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in Locarno's Piazza Grande for his significant contributions to the world of cinema. Several pictures and videos from the event are surfacing on the internet.

The actor looked dapper in an all-black attire. SRK made heads turn at the event as he donned black shirt, jacket, and matching trousers for the special night.

Shah Rukh Khan's Speech With Pardo Alla Carriera Award Goes Viral

Shah Rukh Khan, known for his trademark humour, made the crown go gaga over his 'intellectual', powerful and witty speech. Addressing the packed 8000-crowd, the actor delivered a heartwarming speech that is going viral on the internet.

Upon receiving the award, SRK said, "I want to thank you all for welcoming me with such wide arms, wider than the ones I do on screen in this really pretty, very beautiful, very cultural, very artistic, and extremely hot city of Locarno."

"So many people stuffed up in a little square and so hot, it's just like being home in India. So thank you so much for having me here. It's been a wonderful last two evenings," he continued.

During his speech, when a fan screamed 'I love you' from the audience, SRK replied, "I love you also. All dramatics continues after the serious speech. It's the Locarno Film Festival, we all need to sound intellectual, ok?"

He added, "My day has been wonderful, the food has been nice, my Italian is improving, so has been my cooking." He then spoke Italian and translated, "I can cook pasta and pizza also. I'm learning here in Locarno."