Thoughts on humanity, fame and love | Shah Rukh Khan

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🗓️ 12 May 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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"I sell dreams, and I peddle love to millions of people," says Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood's biggest star. In this charming, funny talk, Khan traces the arc of his life, showcases a few of his famous dance moves and shares hard-earned wisdom from a life spent in the spotlight.

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features actor, producer, and activist, Shah Ruk Khan, recorded live at TED 2017.
0:18.2	I'm a movie star. I'm 51 years of age,
0:21.9	and I don't use Botox as yet.
0:25.7	I'm clean, but I do behave like you saw,
0:28.1	like a 21-year-old in my movies.
0:31.2	Yeah, I do that.
0:31.9	I sell dreams, and I peddle love to millions of people back home in India
0:36.7	who assume that I'm the best lover in the world.
0:42.6	If you don't tell anyone, I'm going to tell you I'm not,
0:44.9	but I never let that assumption go away.
0:48.3	I've also been made to understand.
0:49.9	There are lots of you here who haven't seen my work,
0:52.3	and I feel really sad for you.
1:00.6	All right. for you. That doesn't take away from the fact that I'm completely self-obsessed
1:04.5	as a movie star should be.
1:07.2	That's when my friends, Chris and Juliet, called me here
1:10.7	to speak about the future you. Naturally, it follows I me here to speak about the future you.
1:12.3	Naturally, it follows I'm going to speak about the present me.
1:19.8	Because I truly believe that humanity is a lot like me.
1:23.8	It is, it is, it's an aging movie star.
1:30.7	You know, grappling with all the newness around itself,
1:37.1	wondering whether it got it right in the first place and still trying to find a way to keep on shining regardless.
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