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In 5 Seconds and "My Name is Khan" went Houseful in Berlin
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Shahrukh's fans did not sleep all night and were lining up in the queue to buy their tickets in sub-zero temperature in Berlin. People who arrived at 6 a.m were disappointed because it was all houseful. The online tickets for the superstar’s own people who phoned the
Berlinale authorities five minutes after ticketing opened were told
they were way too late. The films tickets were being auctioned on Ebay for 1,000 Euros, thats about Rs.60,000 and $ 1200 each.
 Jenny Watkinson, assigned the ‘Shah Rukh Khan department’ in the
International Relations office of Dieter Kosslick, Berlin film festival
director, told IANS: “I’ve never seen anything like it. This year it’s
expected to be even bigger than in 2008 (during ‘Om Shanti Om’). The
online tickets for ‘My Name is Khan’ were sold out in five seconds.”
The film premieres in Berlin Friday with a red carpet at the prestigious Berlinale Palast theatre on Potsdamer Platz. The film’s screening has police protection in Berlin. Shah Rukh Khan,
Kajol and diretor Karan Johar are here for the premiere of the film.
India has much reason to celebrate at the Berlin International Film
Festival here as the country has a historic nine feature films in the
Berlinale. This is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Film Festival,
that opens Thursday and runs from Feb 11-21. Source
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