Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7 : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who became the first Indian actor to be conferred on a prestigious Malaysian title, has agreed to help Malacca in developing local film industry and scout the state for movie locations.

The 43-year-old said that a team from Mumbai would visit Malacca sometime next August or September to explore locations for movies.

“There is a film I am planning to shoot some time in August and Sep­tember and I will send a team to look around Malacca,” The Star Online quoted him, as saying at a press conference after receiving his Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) from Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob at a ceremony in Ayer Keroh yesterday.

He will also be shooting for a movie, tentatively titled ‘Happy New Year’, in Malaysia next year.

The actor insisted that Malacca was a beautiful state with many locations ideal for movie making – and suggested that the state should set up at least one or two studio floors and labs to attract movie-makers.

When asked about his Datukship, the actor said it was an honour not only for him but also for actors from India.

“I am very happy that I have found a big space in the hearts of the people here,” he added. (ANI)