Superstar Humayun Saeed recently shared an unexpected moment from 2005 when he danced alongside Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta at the Zee Cinema Awards.

 

In a podcast, Humayun recalled that he, Reema, Adnan Siddiqui, and other Pakistani artists were invited to the award show in London.

 

He remembered, "My co-actor Fakhar joked on the flight and asked, ‘What if Shah Rukh calls you on stage and asks you to dance with him? How would you feel?’"

 

At the time, he laughed off the remark, not knowing it would soon come true.

 

"Upon landing, I noticed something unusual. Instead of boarding the same bus as the rest of the artists, I was told to sit on a separate one," said Humayun.

 

"When I asked why, they said I had to go for rehearsals because I had a dance performance with Shah Rukh and Preity Zinta the next day. I was shocked. Fakhar’s joke had come true!" he recalled.

 

Speaking about his interaction with Shah Rukh Khan, Humayun said, "He met me as if he already knew me and even helped me with the dance steps."

 

The actor said their performance received an overwhelming response.

 

"Our performance, Indian and Pakistani actors dancing together, was appreciated by 50 to 60 thousand people who gave us a standing ovation," Humayun shared.

The 2005 Zee Cinema Awards featured a rare and memorable collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta from India and Reema and Humayun Saeed from Pakistan, an iconic performance still fondly remembered by fans on both sides of the border.