Says SRK, "It's difficult to describe what one goes through when such a thing happens. It was amusing, weird and a humbling experience.
I had an idea of what my statue would look like, as I had been shown the head the night before.They needed me to be there to touch up the skin tone, but it's a strange feeling when one is more used to seeing two-dimensional pictures. The statue is exactly the same, especially the eyes and the eyebrows, which look very real."
At the unveiling, the actor made time to attend to one of his kiddie fans – a mentally challenged boy who had driven down from the outskirts of London to catch a glimpse of the star.
"I believe that people who are physically and mentally challenged are very close to Allah. It's strange when people like them see my films and feel that I have made them better. It's very touching and very humbling. Recently, a 16-year old paralysed girl from USA felt that she started walking because of me. She flew down with her entire family to meet me.
Had met her while I was performing for my world tour the first time.
She had started walking out of her own will; she feels it was because of me. I find it strange, but it's a beautiful experience.
If they find happiness looking at me, I feel gifted in a nice way," he says, with conviction and without a trace of modesty.