vIndianz.com (12 Feb, 2010) — Khan, who is in Berlin, tweeted early on Friday morning, “good m’ing mumbai. wotever the fate of the film, never wished this upon the city that made my dreams come true & gave me all. i belong to u (sic).”
SRK’s presence at the Berlin International Film Festival acknowledges that he has fans not only in Mumbai, but all over the world. The online tickets for his “My Name is Khan”, which is being targeted by the Hindu right wing Shiv Sena in Mumbai, were sold out in five seconds in Berlin.
People who phoned the Berlinale authorities five minutes after ticketing opened were told they were way too late.
The film’s tickets were auctioned on e-Bay for €1,000 each.
Fans had not slept all night to keep their places in the queue despite the minus temperature in Berlin. Those who arrived at 6 a.m. were in tears, according to Indian Abroad News Agency.
The film premiered in Berlin on Friday with a red carpet at the prestigious Berlinale Palast theatre on Potsdamer Platz.
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