SRK shares his fanboy moment with Christopher Nolan

The King of Bollywood took to Twitter to share his excitement

MUMBAI: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan was happy to meet acclaimed film-maker Christopher Nolan on Saturday in Mumbai.

"My fanboy moment. Inspiring to hear Nolan and Tacita Dean talk of the virtues of celluloid as an artist's medium," Shah Rukh tweeted today.

My Fanboy moment. Inspiring to hear Mr.Nolan & Ms.Tacita Dean talk of the virtues of celluloid as an artist’s medium. Thanks @shividungarpur for having me over pic.twitter.com/08dyi0kmwz

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 31, 2018

Nolan is regarded as one of the most influential film-makers of the 21st century courtesy titles like Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, "The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk.

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Work and love for cinema has brought him to the country. Nolan is in India to draw attention to the importance of celluloid in the digital age.

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Indian film-maker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), is hosting Nolan at a three-day event 'Reframing the Future of Film' here from March 30 to April 1. Celebrated visual artist Tacita Dean will also be part of it.

Shah Rukh also thanked Dungarpur for making him a part of this initiative. Nolan will also be present for the screenings of two of his recent films - Oscar-nomianted Dunkirk and Interstellar.

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The Hollywood director, who had previously come to India to shoot The Dark Knight Rises in Jodhpur back in 2011, is expected to fly out on April 2.

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