Fans thronged the entrance of Kolkata airport on October 29 as Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the other cast members of recently release film Happy New Year arrived in the city for a special performance to celebrate the success of the film.
Directed by Farah Khan, Happy New Year, which released on October 24, has turned out to be a gold spinner by minting Rs108.86 crore in the opening weekend.
Shah Rukh is slated to entertain audiences at a show in St. Xavier's College in the evening. The actor, who is also the brand ambassador for West Bengal, is scheduled to call on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before the event.
Shah Rukh tweeted:
In Kolkata I always get so enthused about life when I meet MamataDi. Her energy and the fish I get to eat. Now to Xaviers in a bit.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 29, 2014The heist drama also features actors Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah.
Shah Rukh arrived in style with Farah beside him and was instantly surrounded by a huge crowd of people snapping photos and clamouring for autographs. Ringed by his security detail, he was whisked away in a vehicle.
Sonu and Vivaan are supposed to join SRK during his live act.
Produced by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainments, the film raked in Rs 104.10 crore in Hindi. The dubbed Telugu version of the film grossed Rs 2.92 crore, while Tamil version earned Rs 1.84 crore.
Happy New Year has become the highest opening weekend ranker in Indian films so far.
