Shah Rukh completes 23 years in Bollywood, thanks fans

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his gratitude towards his fans, critics and well-wishers for completing 23 years in Bollywood.
The 49-year-old actor, who reached the benchmark on June 25, shared a video on his Twitter page and blamed his stardom for the delay in posting the message.
"Hi everybody on Twitter. First of all, extremely sorry for the delay... But I'm a star so I can be a little late. No, I really wanted to thank you all for very, anything, actually...
"Thank you for the company you keep me in the middle of the night when I'm still awake and the world is asleep and I'm feeling lonely," the actor said in the one-minute-50-second video.

The "Chennai Express" star pointed out 23 reasons for thanking the audience and said his journey in showbiz would not have been possible without their support.
"Thank you for this thing, that thing, everything, and thank you for all the 23 things and 23 years that you have liked me, loved me so much. I wouldn't be able to do anything if you guys were not there," Shah Rukh, who started off his film career with the 1992 film "Deewana" opposite Divya Bharti and Rishi Kapoor, said.

Sporting a white shirt and denim, the father of three even thanked his haters for their dislikes.

"Thank you for the haters... Thank you for the good thing... Thank you for the bad thing... Thank you for the likes, thank you for the dislikes... Thank you for all the nice messages you send on festivals...
"Thank you for posting different pictures of my children... Thank you for the encouragement... Thank you for the trends you create in minutes and moments... And thank you for all the good things you write about my films," he added.
On a lighter note, the superstar took a jibe on his fans for sharing the posters of his unreleased films and sending stories which he has not read.

"Thank you for the film posters that you make of films... whose posters have still not made. Thank you very much for some of the stories which you are sending which I have not yet read..."
SRK, who shot to fame with TV serials like "Fauji" and "Circus", thanked fans for being with him through thick and thin.
"Thank you for writing the good things about my co-actors and friends and their films. Thank you very much for advice I get... Thank you for the photographs that you post of yourselves, your families...
"Thank you for some of the videos that you make of my songs and post... Thank you for always being there...