perhaps the most easily identifiable connection between india and morocco is nora fatehi the actress has moroccan roots even though she grew up in canada dig a little deeper and we arrive at vishal bhardwajs quirky song ibnebatuta from ishqiya which sampled a famous moroccan travellers name as its title but those whove attended the marrakech film festival will tell you that another common trait between moroccans and indians is their love for shah rukh khan and some of moroccos best filmmaking talents director farida benlyazid and costume designer ayda diouri have not been able to contain their excitement after watching srks pathaanfarida who for long was moroccos only female filmmaker having made iconic movies like a door to the sky 1989 and womens wiles 1998 is in delhi right now along with ace costumer designer and collaborator ayda diouri who is known for her work in films like adam 2019 and rock the casbah 2012 both farida and ayda are certified fans of shah rukh khan and the two women are riding high on the pathaan wave like the rest of the worldat a recent do in delhi both farida and ayda were heard praising srks film and his striking goodlooks in pathaan so much so that srks chiselled looks impressed both ladies and when talking of the highoctane action and stunts of the film both farida and ayda exclaimed that the experience of watching the action on the big screen was like playing an intense video game it was both creatively endearing and dramatically exhiliratingneedless to say we understand the emotions and feelings of both these acclaimed artistes and no wonder then that srks pathaan has managed to rake in more than 800 crores worldwide having impressed audiences in countries like germany usa and more