Shah Rukh Khan gave his first ever TED talk at the TED 2017 conference in Vancouver yesterday and shared stories about his life with great humour. He described himself as an “ageing movie star grappling with the changes around him”. Lol. SRK is far from that. He also did the classic Lungi dance which enthralled the audience.
Here are 5 things SRK said at the event.
1. I sell dreams and I peddle love to millions of people back home in India who assume that I am the best lover in the world.
2. The present you is annoyingly indefinable. It has to be you who creates a world that is its own best lover, that should be the future you.
3. You can use your energy to spread the darkness of destruction or you can use it to spread the joy of light to millions.
4. Humanity is a lot like me. It’s an aging movie star, grappling with all the newness, wondering whether she got it right.
5. We had expected an expansion of ideas and dreams; we had not bargained for the enclosure of judgment.
Here are some videos and tweets that sum up SRK’s magic.
“You can use your energy to spread the darkness of destruction or you can use it to spread the joy of light to millions.” @iamsrk #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/SOIytaFhiE
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) April 28, 2017
“We had expected an expansion of ideas and dreams; we had not bargained for the enclosure of judgment.” @iamsrk on the Internet #TED2017
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) April 28, 2017
“Humanity is a lot like me. It’s an aging movie star, grappling with all the newness, wondering whether she got it right.” @iamsrk #TED2017
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) April 28, 2017
Video-: #ShahRukhKhan dancing #LungiDance on the stage of #TED2017 .. #TEDtalks @iamsrk #TEDtalksWithSRK @TEDTalks pic.twitter.com/pCDa8bwzc8
— SRK♡ (@SRKs_rule) April 28, 2017
Video-1: #ShahRukhKhan in the Hous! @iamsrk ‘s entire at #TED2017. The audience applauds him happily. #TEDtalks (via #ted on Instagram) pic.twitter.com/EORPO77C2k
— ♡ SRK RUSSIAN FC ♡ (@SRKFC_Russia) April 28, 2017
.@iamsrk announces new @TEDTalks India show he’ll be hosting in Hindi. His talk was a big hit at #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/gNrFri7gmq
— Dena Takruri (@Dena) April 28, 2017
Humanity is just like me. An aging superstar….grappling with new things….wondering how to get them right. @iamsrk has charmed #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/8Nxn3Jf3br
— Parmesh Shahani (@parmeshs) April 28, 2017
Shah Rukh Khan is one of the funniest people I’ve seen speak. #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/y6fyhv3oJC
— Davey Alba (@daveyalba) April 28, 2017
@iamsrk rocked @TEDTalks and brought the house down!! #tedindia #humor @kellehermatch #TEDTalks #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/KXBgoxDeKJ
— Amber Kelleher (@amber_kelleher) April 28, 2017
“The future you is an infinite you. A circle that has no end or beginning.”@iamsrk #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/2FKbLikyA0
— Khaliya (@Khaliya) April 28, 2017
“I want to tell the other @TEDTAlks speakers – they paid me for this and they’re not paying you.” Great @iamsrk irreverent humor #TED2017 pic.twitter.com/vdH20wsepQ
— Cindy Gallop (@cindygallop) April 28, 2017
Charming as ever, SRK!