Shahrukh 'king of hearts' in Bali
Back home, Amitabh Bachchan might be the superstar of Bollywood, but here in Bali, Shahrukh Khan rules the hearts. His Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is the most talked about film and its songs are on everybody's lips.
"I have seen almost all his films. He is so appealing," gushed a young girl found shopping for Hindi film CDs at a shop in Bali. "He is very handsome," said the housekeeper at the Melia Bali Hotel, who claims to have seen KKHH four times.
In fact, the film ran to 'full houses' for several months in cinema theatres in this country. Hindi films and songs are very popular among the locals, where 95 per cent of them are Hindus.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The huge popularity of Hindi films can be gauged by the fact that television networks provide a stable diet of Indian cinema with at least three Hindi films shown on television channels everyday, with sub titles in the national language, Bahasa.