The internet is also not happy about Shah Rukh Khan calling Ram Charan an “idli”. Some tweeted that Shah Rukh Khan was Ram’s “racist”.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s three-day pre-wedding ceremony in Jamnagar was attended by celebrities from across the country and the world. Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Rihanna, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan Aamir Khan, Ram Charan, Rani Mukerji, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and many guests attended the event.
Shah Rukh invited Ram Charan to the stage
The next day, the three Khans – Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir witnessed the show for many years. He then returned to the stage. The trio first attempted the remix of Ram Charan and Jr Ntr’s RRR song “Naatu Naatu”. At one point, Ram Charan also joined them on stage and they performed the song together.
Shah Rukh calls make-up artist Ram ‘idli’
Ram was invited by Shah Rukh Khan to perform with them. Shah Rukh jokes around with some gibberish in Telugu or Tamil. Pinkvilla shared the same video on Instagram. Ram’s make-up artist Zeba Hassan commented in the video: “I am a big fan of SRK, but I didn’t like what he said to Ram Charan on stage. “Zeba said, SRK disrespects Ram According to Free Press Journal, Zeba expressed her disappointment with the actor. She wrote on his Instagram story: “‘Bhend idle vada Ram Charan Kahan Hai Tu (Name your snacks, Ram Charan where are you)???'” After that I left. No respect for stars like @Alwaysramcharan
Shahrukh Khan is being insensitive by referring to Ram Charan as "idli," which could be perceived as a racial stereotype against South Indians. SHAME ON YOU @iamsrk#RamCharan pic.twitter.com/kUFRd6fTUj
— YoungTiger | Fan Account | (@Sallu_Stann) March 4, 2024
Internet Reacts to Shah Rukh’s Comments
Internet is also not happy with Shah Rukh calling Ram ‘idli’. “Shahrukh Khan calling Ram Charan ‘idli’ is insensitive and can be seen as a racist stereotype against South Indians,” one person tweeted.
Another comment read: “Shahrukh Khan is casually racist by calling South Indian Ram Charan Idli.” One tweet read: “Shahrukh Khan has spoken out against the South Indian director who called Shahrukh Khan ‘Ram Charan idli’ after giving him the most power in the workplace, as a gift of hate to South Indians.”
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Zeba published a post on Instagram but it was later deleted. In one section he wrote: “The funny thing is that everyone wants to pay us ‘less’ because we are South Indian, if an artist is from Delhi or Mumbai they can pay three times as much as the Old Artist.”
