MUMBAI: Superstar Shahrukh Khan has made it onto the cover of a special edition of Forbes Middle East, and was in Dubai to launch it.

The magazine has rated him the first in its ‘Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World’ list, said a statement.

“Forbes Middle East made me feel special with their special edition cover story on my work in entertainment. Off to Dubai for the launch. Thank you all,” the co-owner of an Indian Premier League franchise and Red Chillies Entertainments, posted on Twitter on Tuesday.

The event included a glamorous gala dinner and an awards ceremony on Tuesday in the Godolphin Ballroom, Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

’Raees’ starring superstar Shahrukh Khan and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, will commence shooting on Nov. 1, confirms producer Ritesh Sidhwani.

“All those asking ‘Raees’ begins filming on Nov 1 with Shahrukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar,” Sidhwani posted on Twitter. Following the tweet, Shahrukh, whose birthday falls Nov 2, requested the producer to give him a day off to celebrate his day. “Ritesh you will give me a day off on my birthday na and not be a tough producer please,” SRK posted on the microblogging site.