Shah Rukh Khan touted to be the second richest actor in the world, SRK clearly has won hearts not just in India, but the world over. Hollywood director Brett Ratner has expressed a desire to work with Shah Rukh Khan and has now put Shah Rukh Khan among his favourite actors.

Ratner recently tweeted, “My favorite actors ever are John Cazale, Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers, Timothy Carey, John Cassavetes, and of course Shah Rukh Khan, Robert Deniro and Al Pacino!”

SRK returned the compliment by re-tweeting on the trailer of Ratner’s upcoming film, Hercules, saying, “wow…a man with a cause…”

Ratner also tweeted to SRK saying, “I would love to work with you one day!! Big fan!!!.”

To which, Shah Rukh Khan replied: “It would be my honour. I am an avid follower of ur work & a huge fan of ur films. Would love to come and see you work on sets one day.”

Brett Ratner is known for his films like the Rush Hour series and X-Men: The Last Stand and is all geared up for his film Hercules. Hercules is an adventure film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson (in multiple roles), Ian McShane, Reece Ritchie, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Joseph Fiennes, and John Hurt.

The film is based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars and is slated to release on July 25, 2014.

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