Summary It did well at the box-office and also received critical acclaim.
MUMBAI: Brazilian novelist Paul Coelho, known for his bestseller "The Alchemist", has hailed Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan s 2010 drama "My Name Is Khan" as the best film he has watched this year, reported PTI.
The film, also starring actress Kajol, centres around a Muslim man (Shah Rukh) from India with Asperger s Syndrome (a form of autism), who travels across the US to meet President Barack Obama, after his world falls apart due to 9/11 terror attacks in the country.
Coelho, 67, took to Twitter to praise the Karan Johar-directed hit.
"My name is Khan" (2009) is the best movie I watched this year http://t.co/tLEGOdNQzX
— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) August 7, 2015
. @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!
— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) August 7, 2015
Thanking him for the compliment, Shah Rukh, 49, replied, "@paulocoelho send me your address sir I will supply you all Indian films as they release. We read you as soon as u write... We are blessed. Thanks"
Johar, 43, was also quick to revert to the author. "What an honour sir!!! Thank you so much!! @iamsrk" he wrote.
The movie, jointly produced by Johar s Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh s Red Chillies Entertainment, was screened as a part of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival s official selection in 2010.
It did well at the box-office and also received critical acclaim.
