Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico met Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan in Mumbai while he was on the sets of his upcoming movie ‘Happy New Year’ on February 11, 2014. The former president was accompanied by his wife Martha and Jamie Nualart, the current Mexican Ambassador to India.
The meeting was organized by KidZania. The ‘Baazigar’ actor owns about 26% stake in the Indian franchise of the company. Shahrukh and the former president discussed everything from Bollywood films to some things related to Mexico, as well as the importance of education.
Fox released a statement which said, “We have been visiting many places, but meeting SRK and talking to him we feel he is a great person. The set is fabulous and the activity is just amazing.” The statement from the former president added that he hopes that Shahrukh would visit Mexico some day, as well as that India is a great country with great people.
In his statement, Fox went on to say that he is proud that KidZania is Mexican and that he is happy that it has Shahrukh’s blessings. The former president added that he is happy about the way the famous actor is looking into the Indian franchise of the wonderful way which educates children with entertainment.