Overview

• Anurag Kashyap said he saw fans queueing from morning for Shah Rukh Khan at the Berlin Film Festival even though Leonardo DiCaprio was slated the same day.
• Hindustan Times, PinkVilla, and News18 published the filmmaker’s account on September 22, bringing renewed attention to SRK’s draw in Berlin.
• The 2012 Berlinale context included Khan promoting Don 2, DiCaprio linked to J. Edgar, and Kashyap present with Gangs of Wasseypur.
• Khan attended the festival in 2008, 2010, and 2012, with 2010 reports noting several hundred fans camping outside the Friedrichstadt Palace.
• Background reporting recalls a near‑collaboration on Paul Schrader’s Xtreme City featuring both actors, which reportedly stalled over budget and scheduling.