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Shah Rukh Khan charms Yale crowd
Saturday April 14, 2012 06:15:28 PM,
IANS
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New Haven
(Connecticut): Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan
enthralled the students of Yale University as he came to the Ivy
League institution as a Chubb Fellow, one of its top honours.
A crowd gathered outside the Shubert Theatre early in the
afternoon and as the day went on the line snaked around the
corner.
Fans travelled from as far as Alabama and California to join with
members of the New Haven and Yale community to hear Khan speak to
a capacity audience of about 1,700.
Khan charmed the crowd as he spoke to them about success and
failure and how to live life to the fullest. He encouraged young
people to find fulfilment in creativity, to learn to laugh at
themselves and to never become cynical about their lives.
"Failure is a fiendish friend that can lead to success by teaching
one to be pragmatic, to work harder, and to be true to oneself,"
he said, adding that the true strength of one's friendships is
tested in the face of strong adversity.
Khan emphasised the importance of young people appreciating and
cherishing their parents' love.
"Whatever you do, whichever mistakes you make, your parents are
your best friends," he said.
The lecture took a light-hearted turn when Khan danced his
signature 'Chammak Challo' moves with Yale student Natalia Khosla.
"This is the most fun I have had in months!" Khan said.
Khan was introduced by Yale student Isha Ambani, who is president
of the South Asian Society at Yale and participated in a
conversation onstage with Jeffrey Brenzel, Yale dean of
undergraduate admissions and master of Timothy Dwight College, the
Yale residential college that administers the Chubb Fellowship;
Yale College alumna Sarika Arya; and Yale Law School student
Nihkil Sud.
As part of the Yale Chubb Fellowship, Khan attended a reception
and dinner at Timothy Dwight College with over 120 Yale students
including members of the South Asian Society at Yale, fellows of
Timothy Dwight, and other members of the Yale community.
Each year three or four distinguished men and women have been
appointed as visiting Chubb Fellows. Former Chubb Fellows include
presidents George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter;
authors Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, and Toni Morrison; filmmaker
Sofia Coppola; architect Frank Gehry; choreographer Mikhail
Baryshnikov; and journalist Walter Cronkite.
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Bollywood
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Bollywood dance steps.
(Photo: Michael
Marsland, Yale University)
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