Julia Roberts Meets Irfran Khan

In LA for the Oscars Irfan Khan met up with Julia Roberts for what turned out to be a memorable rendezvous.

“On the day after the Oscars ceremony we were doing a photo-feature for a magazine when I was told Julia Roberts was closeby , and would I like to meet her? I said she didn’t know me . But I was told she did know my work. I ran to meet her . It turned out, Julia had seen The Namesake very recently. She was doing a photo-session when we met up. She was sooooo sooooo genuinely pleased to meet me. She told me it was an honour to meet me. ‘What a beautiful film you’ve given us,’ she said. I swooned.”

Irrfan was bowled over by Julia Robert’s gracious compliments. “Such a big star and so little vanity. She not only had wonderful things to say about my film , she also lavished praise on India. ‘My kids and I love your country,’ she said. They were in India and plan to return again.”