Hollywood and Bollywood stars raised eyebrows on Sunday by appearing in Saudi Arabia at a conference to promote the kingdom’s entertainment industry, almost exactly a year after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude van Damme and Aquaman star Jason Momoa took to the stage in Riyadh alongside Shah Rukh Khan, known in India as the King of Bollywood.

The four posed happily for photos inside the Ritz Carlton, host of the two-day Joy Forum, and van Damme playfully showed off a stunt kick aimed at Saudi director Abdulaziz Al-Muzaini.

The fees paid to the four were not disclosed, but Momoa is said to command $200,000 per appearance, according to The New York Post.

The paper reported that the organisers' original first choices - Will Smith and Russell Crowe - declined to attend.