So, last night was the big night.
“Dinner with SRK” at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City.
My friends found it funny that, in spite of being a native New Yorker, it took Shah Rukh Khan to get me to visit the famous New Jersey shore-hugging locale for the first time in my life.
If you’ve never been either, here it is:
First glimpse from the parking lot
The view from the street as you approach
Teen hathis
As you would expect, there was a lot of waiting around before his arrival (though this time, the star had a valid excuse for being late).
There were appetizers:
Hey, who knows what time dinner will be served?
Hmmm, never heard of this one before:
Lost in translation
But finally, after 90 minutes of warm-up acts, he was there:
Not looking too bad after a two-hour interrogation
Keeping order was a challenge:
Sit down, please
No really, please sit down
"This is definitely above my pay grade"
Clearly, it had already been a long day for some:
"A big Indian dinner always makes me sleepy"
There was a Mini Khan rushing the stage:
"Over here! Look over here!"
How bizarre it is to see one's tiny twin waving from the crowd...
Can’t help but wonder if there was also a Rachel Ray effect in play at Newark Airport, if he traveled in this scarf:
But everybody's wearing these nowadays!
After SRK departed, Mini Khan relaxed on the $75 doorstop Still Reading Khan:
"At least I paid less than what it was listed for on Amazon."
This Mini is owned by the lovely Pebbles, a die-hard SRK fan from Philly who paid tribute to King Khan by wearing an Indian ensemble designed to call to mind Kajol’s engagement party outfit in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Pebbles cut quite a striking figure last night, and I predict you will be seeing her on AVS next Saturday:
Saajan-ji ghar aaye...
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Thanks for all the details and photos.
Lizzie, well, it’s one of those modern, thinner variations of the kafiya that have been selling on street stalls in lots of big cities for the past year or two, and they now come in a wider variety of colors. Last year, the TV chef Rachel Ray got into some hot water in the US because she was seen wearing one for an advert for Dunkin Donuts. I’m guessing that with SRK, much as Rachel Ray claimed, it was probably some stylist that got it for him. (“Karan, you got some ‘splaining to do…..”)
Virginia, no, never got to see the ocean at all, though you could smell it as we headed for the GSP under a crescent moon at almost 2am. Will have to go back another day and take a stroll on the boardwalk.
Great report!!
Did you see the ocean at all?
Is that a Palestinian scarf he is wearing?