KJo's starstruck moment with Meryl Streep

Monday, February 27, 2012

(IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar says amongst his rare starstruck moments in life was his chance meeting with American actress Meryl Streep, who just won her third Oscar award for "The Iron Lady".

"I remember being in the same room as Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes in 2009... my only starstruck moment ever," Johar wrote on Twitter.

On Sunday night in Los Angeles, Streep won the best actress award for reprising former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady". Earlier she won golden statuettes for best supporting actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer" and the best actress award for "Sophie's Choice".

"Am thrilled to bits that Meryl Streep won!!!! She for me is the best thing celluloid has ever witnessed," added Johar.

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Meryl Streep won the 3rd acting Oscar award for 'Iron Lady'

Well this is the third time that Meryl Streep won the oscar award. She won this award for the film "Iron Lady" on sunday. Her role in 'Iron Lady' as strident Margaret Thatcher. Streep as Thatcher is the backbone of a nation that goes to war over the distant Falkland Islands after Argentina invades in 1982.

She won as best actress for her 17th Oscar nomination, and she is only the one who has been nominated most of the times by the Academy.

Now she has been included in that category who all are won the oscar third time like Jack Nicholson, Walter Brennan and Ingrid Bergman.

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