Film festivals call me only to dance because I am not very smart: Shah Rukh Khan

King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan in spite of ruling the cinemas for an extensive period of time, does not consider himself a smart or intelligent person, as revealed by him at the Kolkata International Film Festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony where the actor’s upcoming film Zero showcased its trailer, marking it as the first time any of his films have gotten featured at a national scale such as this, the 53-year-old revealed:

“I have done 70 films so far, but the only reason film festivals call me is either to dance or come and just speak about welcoming the delegates, and being nice to people, and not do anything intellectual. Reason for that is I am not very intelligent. And I am not very smart.” he stated.

The Raees actor went ahead shedding light on his experience with the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Indian Premier League: “And the 12 years that I have been in Kolkata with a cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders, I am becoming smarter. And I am becoming much more intellectual, spending time in Bengal, with all the wonderful stalwarts of cinema, and all the people I keep meeting.”

“So, maybe, in the next ten years, there will come a time, when one of my film will get selected for an international festival of this kind of rating. It’s really unfortunate and sad, I have never got a national award,” he added.

Furthermore, expressing his delight at the reception of an award by West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Khan stated: “The only award is what I got today, that KIFF, that Mamatadi so sweetly gave me. It’s a special crystal award.”

Concluding the talks, Khan went on to unveil the trailer of the film after seeking the permission of Banerjee.

“So I want to seek Mamatadi’s permission and behave a little cheaply, if that’s all right, because if you have a younger brother like me, there is full freedom to behave as you wish to,” he said adding that: “So I know that none of my films will be ever, ever, ever,ever, ever played in a festival. They don’t deserve too, maybe. But I have got a trailer of my film Zero, so I want to request Mamatadi.”