KUALA LUMPUR: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was spotted performing the umrah in Makkah when several pictures and videos of him in the Holy Land surfaced online.
Photos of him dressed in ihram were shared by a Twitter user yesterday, with the caption that read: "Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan @iamsrk performed umrah in Makkah today. May Allah accept his umrah. Ameen."
India Today recently reported that the 57-year-old actor took time off to perform the shorter pilgrimage after filming a new film titled Dunki in Saudi Arabia.
He is expected to attend the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah later.
The star also shared a video on his Instagram after filming wrapped up, thanking the production team and the host for the filming arrangements there.
"Especially to Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture, (you have made) amazing arrangements, (showed us) warm hospitality and (given us) this spectacular location.
"A very big shukran (thank you)," he said.