Shah Rukh Khan Makes Controversial Comments on Ram Charan Stir Backlash at Ambani Pre-Wedding
Global celebrities, such as pop singer Rihanna, business moguls, heads of state from across the globe, and movie stars Shah Rukh Khan. Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, attended the lavish pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Four months before to the wedding. The three-day prenuptial celebration had numerous scenes that one would not have expected to see, even on the big screen. The most notable of them was the reunion of the Bollywood trio. Shah Rukh, Salman, and Aamir, for a dance performance.
Shah Rukh Khan Controversy: Racist Remarks Backlash
While this was going on, Shah Rukh Khan grabbed centre stage despite the presence of several celebrities. He hosted the sangeet night on Saturday and danced with his wife Gauri Khan to the song “Main Yahaan Hoon” from the 2004 film Veer-Zaara. But two days after the ceremony ended, SRK got embroiled in a controversy. Over a remark he made regarding Ram Charan, the actor from RRR. While he was dancing with Salman and Aamir on the first day of the ceremony. Since then, many have attacked his comments, claiming they had racist overtones. Zeba Hassan, Charan’s makeup artist, also expressed her dissatisfaction with Shah Rukh Khan in her Instagram stories.
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Shah Rukh Khan invited Ram Charan on stage to dance on Naatu Naatu with him, Salman and Aamir at Ambani pre wedding ceremony. What a moment 🤌pic.twitter.com/fudFSeJgvN
— sohom (@AwaaraHoon) March 3, 2024
SRK’s Offensive Remark Sparks Outcry
The incident happened when Shah Rukh Khan, Salman, and Aamir tried, but failed. To perfect the hook step from the song “Naatu Naatu” on stage. In an attempt to get assistance, SRK shouted out to Ram Charan. Who had sang the original song in the RRR movie alongside NTR Jr. However, his comment, “Bhend idly vada Ram charan kahan hai tu???,” caused uproar. Zeba Hassan posted the footage on her Instagram stories, stating, “I walked out after this,” in a story posted more than 24 hours ago. Extremely impolite to a celebrity such as @alwaysramcharan.
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Hassan went on to say in an Instagram statement that South Indian artists are not respected or given enough credit. “It’s funny how everyone wants to pay us ‘lesser’ because we’re from South India. But they’re willing to pay an artist based in Delhi or Mumbai three times as much for the same thing,” she continued.
Author- Anshika Sharma