When it comes to catching a glimpse of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, 27-year-old Mehjabeen Alim will stop at nothing, even if it means spending more than one lakh rupees.
The young Bangladeshi, who is a student at a local university here, said that she has spent 1,50,000 rupees in the last two months just to have a photograph taken with her idol who is currently shooting in Malaysia for 'Don 2'.
"I paid about RM 8,000 (1,20,000 rupees) last month to get a VIP seat at Marina Bay when he was in Singapore on Jan 14 for the Zee awards," she said, adding that "sadly, I only got to see the back of his head."
To pay for that trip, she worked part-time for a month and saved her birthday money.
Her latest pursuit of the celebrity saw her renting a car and booking into a hotel in Malacca after she found out that King Khan was filming there.
Accompanied by her boyfriend, she braved the scorching sun yesterday to catch a glimpse of the Bollywood heartthrob outside the location set in Sungai Udang yesterday, local Star newspaper said.
"I have been his fan ever since he first appeared as an actor on TV. I know everything about him and my dream is to have a photograph taken with him," she said.
She waited under the sun for almost four hours before getting a glimpse of the actor from a distance.
The 45-year-old is extremely popular in Malaysia especially among the Malays who don't understand Hindi but follow the movies with the help of subtitles.
Meanwhile, Khan, who was bestowed the title of 'Datuk' by the state of Malacca, said that he was happy to be able keep his promise to shoot a movie here.
He is currently in Sungai Udang to shoot the sequel to his 2006 hit 'Don', which he described as an action thriller in the same genre as the Bond movies.
"However, I play the villain but one which the women love," he said after a luncheon with Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam yesterday.
The Bollywood heartthrob said he was also considering doing a romantic movie in Malacca.
"There is a lot of beautiful and romantic scenery in Malacca especially near the Malacca River," he said.
Khan was conferred the Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka which carries the title 'Datuk' by Malacca Governor Mohd Khalil Yaakob in 2008,
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