Mumbai, Feb 3: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Friday expressed gratitude to celebrated author Paulo Coelho for calling him a "legend".

Commenting on Shah Rukh's January 30 post on Twitter, where the actor is seen greeting to his fans outside his house Mannat in Mumbai, the novelist had praised the superstar as a "great actor".

In response to his tweet, SRK thanked the author for being "too kind" and asked him to meet up soon.

"You are always too kind my friend. Let us meet up sooner than soon!! Bless you," Shah Rukh wrote.

In his post on Thursday, Coelho had recommended his followers to watch Shah Rukh's 2010 drama film "My Name is Khan".

"King. Legend. Friend. But above all GREAT ACTOR (for those who don't know him in the West, I strongly suggest "My name is Khan- and I am not a terrorist")," the author wrote.

"My Name is Khan" featured Shah Rukh in the role of an autistic man who embarks on a journey to meet the US president after facing a hate crime.

Coelho and Shah Rukh have often interacted on social media.

Shah Rukh's "Pathaan", directed by Siddharth Anand, has earned Rs 696 crore gross worldwide in nine days.

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Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday night and urged him to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state in view of its growing administrative and security needs.

The two leaders also discussed the recent surrender of several senior Maoist leaders before the Telangana Police and other issues.

"During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the issue of Maoist surrenders and their rehabilitation. The chief minister informed Shah that significant improvements in policing have taken place in Telangana over the past two years," an official release here said.

Highlighting that 591 Maoists have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream of society during this period, the chief minister said the state government was providing them compensation and rehabilitation assistance as per the rules.

He requested the Union home minister to extend financial support from the central government for development works in the backward regions of the state.

Reddy also urged Shah to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state from 83 to 105 in line with the state's growing administrative and security needs, the statement said.

The first cadre review after the formation of Telangana was conducted in 2016, while the next review, due in 2021, was delayed and finally carried out in 2025. Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were allocated to the state, the chief minister informed Shah and requested that the third cadre review be conducted in 2026 as per the schedule.

Reddy explained that Telangana, like the rest of the country, is facing several modern challenges, including cybercrime, drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and other emerging security threats.

He highlighted the reorganisation of the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri Police Commissionerates, the proposed formation of the Future City Commissionerate and the rapidly growing population in Hyderabad to underline the increasing administrative requirements of the state.