Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has thanked his admirers for the overwhelming response his recently released thriller 'Fan' has been receiving.

In a video post on Twitter, the 50-year-old actor said the Maneesh Sharma-directed film was special to him. "On behalf of Aryan Khanna, Gaurav, Maneesh, Adi and everyone, who has made 'Fan', thank you for the overwhelming response.

"We are extremely thankful that you liked it so much because it's a very different film. We never expected it to be embraced so lovingly and so universally. Thank you so much all around the world for liking it. Normally, I won't do this but this film was special as you made it even more special. Love you all and keep watching 'Fan' again and again. Baar baar nhi dekha toh kya dekha," he said.

Thank you for the overwhelming response... pic.twitter.com/9Abbw2Wskz

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 16, 2016

'Fan', produced by Aditya Chopra, features Shah Rukh in double role of a superstar Aryan Khanna and his lookalike admirer Gaurav Chandna. The film released on April 15.