Tom Hiddleston fanboys over Shah Rukh Khan, says his ‘akka’ lived in Chennai. Watch

As Marvel’s Loki is unveiled before the world, actor Tom Hiddleston in a special message for Indian fans expressed his love for Shah Rukh Khan. Loki, the third streaming series from Marvel Studios, is available on Disney+ Hoststar Premium in India.

In the video, the actor plays a word association game. For the word Loki, he came up with ‘me’; for Thor, he said ‘brother’; for Chris, he replied ‘Hemsworth’. The word(s) that Tom associated with India were ‘Shah Rukh Khan’.

When asked to associate a word with Bollywood, he said, “Am I allowed to say Shah Rukh Khan again? Shah Rukh Khan again.” Asked to associate a word with an Indian city, he said “Chennai. My akka lives there. She used to live there. And I have been there a few times. Chennai is great!”

This isn’t the first time that the actor has spoken about either India or Shah Rukh. In a 2012 interview with Hindustan Times, Tom said, “I have family in India. My sister stays in Chennai and I’ve been to India about four times so far. The last time I came was in October last year (2011)… I came very quietly just to see my sister. I love it there.”

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Speaking about watching Devdas, Tom had said, “My Indian family is always introducing me to new films. My sister made me see Devdas that had Aishwarya Rai. The last film I saw was Shah Rukh Khan’s My Name Is Khan on an airplane. I loved it.” He had also expressed his wish to star in a Bollywood movie. “I’d want nothing more but to star in a Bollywood movie,” he said.