Shah Rukh Khan at the TED Talks in Vancouver talk about India, its spirituality and its culture of spreading love and compassion.
The actor said, "Feeling a little brave just before I came here, I decided to take a good hard look at my face, and I realised, that I am beginning to look more and more like my wax statue at Madame Tussauds. I then asked the most pertinent question to humnaity and me, "DO I need to fix my face?"
He continued, "The land I come from, is a place of inexplicable but very simple, spirituality. India decided somehow, that I, the muslim son of a broke freedom fighter who accidentally came to the business of selling dreams, should become, its king of romance. The Badshah of Bollywood. The greatest lover the country has seen - with this face, which has been described as ugly and unconventional."
"A mystic poet from my land famously wrote, 'From all the books of knowledge that you might read - go ahead and impart knowledge through innovation, creativity, and technology. But mankind will never be the wiser unless it is coupled with a sense of love and compassion for its fellow being. If you are able to understand love, it is enough to enlighten mankind," the actor said.
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