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"Maybe I'm German since the people here like me so much. I can't explain it any other way," India megastar Shah Rukh Khan quipped about the Bollywood and King Khan frenzy sweeping not just Berlin but also Germany.

"You don't need to sit down and understand a film, you have to make cinema that is felt," he said. "I think the Germans are feeling it."

Police vans and security guards flanked the International Theater on Friday when Khan walked the red carpet as the premiere of his film, "Om Shanti Om," screened as a Berlinale Special selection. Fans who had lined up for hours broke into the film's song and dance numbers not only along the red carpet but also during the screening. More>>>>