Shah Rukh Khan honoured in Dubai

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was honoured in Dubai as part of the ongoing Dubai International Film Festival(DIFF).

SRK accepted a memento from Abdul Hamid Juma, chairman of DIFF, at the Souk Madinat Theatre in Dubai on Thursday.

"This is my first ever international award and I want to thank DIFF from the bottom of my heart," SRK said as he accepted the DIFF Salutes trophy for his lifelong contribution to cinema.

Speaking to the media later SRK defended the song and dance sequences and unique format of Indian films as a valid form of story telling that reflects the country's culture.

"Everyone has a story to tell and their own way of telling it. Acceptance of our cinema in the West is desirable commercially, but we do not need to change our way of telling our stories to be accepted," SRK said.