The actor started with a Muslim benediction at a award ceremony in Riyadh, ‘bismillah al-rahman al-rahim,’ which means to ‘in the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.‘
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One of the 15 actors from around the world who won a Joy Excellence Award at a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday night was Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
The actor started his acceptance speech with a Muslim benediction, “bismillah al-rahman al-rahim,” which means to “in the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.”
Then he said “salam alaikum” to the throng. Khan, a Muslim who has been married to Hindu Gauri Khan for 28 years, is a promoter of religious tolerance in his native India.