When the Russian president met Shah Rukh Khan

Image: Dmitry Medvedev, Yash Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor
Photographs: RIA Novosti / Reuters

On his short visit to India, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made a quick stop to Yash Raj Studios in Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai, to watch Shah Rukh Khan at work.

SRK was shooting for his film Ra.One with Kareena Kapoor.

When the Russian president met Shah Rukh Khan

Image: Shah Rukh Khan, Dmitry Medvedev, Yash Chopra and Kareena Kapoor
Photographs: RIA Novosti / Reuters

Medvedev was initially supposed to visit Raj Kapoor's RK Studios in Chembur, as the actor is one of the most popular Indian actors in Russia. While the venue was changed, Medvedev got to meet Raj Kapoor's grand daughter Kareena.

When the Russian president met Shah Rukh Khan

Image: Shah Rukh Khan, Dimitri Medvedev and Kareena Kapoor
Photographs: RIA Novosti / Reuters

Shah Rukh gestures to Medvedev, as Kareena Kapoor looks on.

When the Russian president met Shah Rukh Khan

Image: Dimitri Medvedev watches the Ra.One shoot
Photographs: RIA Novosti / Reuters

Apparently, the president wanted to meet Raj Kapoor's other celebrity grandchild, Ranbir Kapoor, as well. But the actor was away on a shoot in Delhi.

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