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A ‘simple’ congratulations for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, after the former won the National Award, drew a Tharoor-esque thank-you from Khan!
Shah Rukh said he would not have understood something more “magniloquent and sesquipedalian” from Tharoor.
The 71st National Film Awards marked Shah Rukh Khan’s maiden win in a 33-year career. On August 2, at the National Film Award, Khan was feted with the National Award for the Best Actor for his 2023 film Jawan.
Shashi Tharoor, an eloquent man, had a simple wish for Shah Rukh. “A National Treasure wins a National Award! Congratulations @iamsrk!” wrote Tharoor on X.
The congratulations followed a thank-you note from Shah Rukh Khan in Tharoor’s own style.
SRK wrote, “Thank u for the simple praise Mr Tharoor… would not have understood something more magniloquent and sesquipedalian… ha ha (sic).”
Also read: ‘Grateful & overwhelmed’: SRK on winning first National Award
