"He pushed that old man!!! Shame on you, Shah Rukh Khan."
Shah Rukh Khan received flak after he appeared to push an elderly man while posing for pictures on the red carpet.
The Bollywood star attended the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, where he became the first Indian celebrity to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award – the Pardo alla Carriera.
However, a video on X seemed to show SRK in a bad light.
It showed Shah Rukh moving towards a man who was standing near the photographers on one side.
SRK then appeared to push the man away to prevent him from getting into the frame while he posed on the red carpet.
The footage went viral and some netizens slammed Shah Rukh for his apparent actions.
Tweeting the video, the user wrote:
“He pushed that old man!!! Shame on you, Shah Rukh Khan.”
One believed Shah Rukh puts on a facade, commenting:
“Always knew he is not a nice person, he tries to pretend to be…”
Another tweeted: “Indeed, it was not a playful behaviour but Shah Rukh’s arrogance! What if the old man did the same with Shah Rukh?”
Slamming Shah Rukh, one comment read:
“Always rude. He behaves as if he is above all and also an immortal.”
Others came to Shah Rukh Khan’s defence, pointing out that the star was with a “friend” and was being “playful” with him.
One person said: “King (Shah Rukh) having fun times.”
Another wrote: “Yes. That guy is his old friend.”
A third added: “That’s one of his old friends. Now try spreading negativity lol.”
. #ShahRukhKhan he pushed that old man!!! Shame on you @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/eA1g3G66xb
— Azzmin? SIKANDAR? (@being_azmin) August 10, 2024
At the event, Shah Rukh wore a sleek black suit.
One of the highlights was Shah Rukh’s speech, which drew cheers.
He told the audience: “Thank you all for welcoming me with such wide arms – wider than the ones I do on screen.”
Praising the festival’s location, SRK added:
“It’s a very beautiful, very cultural, very artistic, and extremely hot city of Locarno.
“So many people stuffed up in a little square and so hot. It’s just like being home in India.
“I truly believe cinema has been the most profound and influential artistic medium of our age.
“I’ve had the privilege of being part of this for many years, and this journey has taught me a few lessons.”
Emphasising the universal nature of art and filmmaking, adding:
“Art is the act of affirming life above all. It goes beyond every man-made boundary into a space of liberation.
“It need not be political. It need not be polemical. It need not sermonise. It need not intellectualise. It need not moralise.
“Art and cinema only need to say what it feels from the heart, to express its own truth. And that, to me, is the biggest creativity, honestly.”
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