Chief Minister explains Shah Rukh Khan’s Datukship (emphases are mine):
Some say the actor did not deserve the award as “he hardly knows where Malacca is” while others say he “promoted Malacca in his songs and movies.” [This, btw, is an example of bad journalism, imho. Who are these "some" people?]
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the decision to confer the title on the actor was … owing to the fact that the actor had shot a movie scene here several years ago. [not the entire movie, mind you]
He said the movie One 2 ka 4 was shot at the A Famosa Resort in Alor Gajah in 2001.
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Mohd Ali said awarding international artistes was also a good way to promote the state and country as a location for movies. [because Datukships mean jack so why the hell not, right?]
WTF?
OMFG.