Shah Rukh’s remarks on Ram Charan spark social media debate

However, the Instagram story by Upasana’s personal makeup artist Zeba Hassan stirred controversy.

Zeb Hassan’s Instagram story. (X)

She alleged that Shah Rukh addressed Ram Charan with derogatory terms like “Bhendi, Idli, and Vada”, thus offending the Telugu actor.

This sparked a widespread debate on social media since Monday, 4 March.

The words spoken by Shah Rukh Khan in the video were unclear due to the poor recording quality of the phone camera. While “Idli” was heard, the context remains ambiguous.

Meanwhile, Ram Charan’s fans argued that such comments are inappropriate regardless of their intentions.

They also took serious objection to the remarks made by the Bollywood star.

However, Shah Rukh’s fans defended him by saying Bollywood Badshah mouthed similar terms in the movie One 2 Ka 4 (2001) in a different context. They pointed out the actor’s dialogue in the film where he used words like “Idli, Vada, Rajani, Kamal, Venky, Nag.”

Shah Rukh Khan’s fans also stated that he didn’t mean to mock Ram Charan by saying “Idli” or “Vada.”

Some opined that Shah Rukh should not have made such remarks on such a prominent stage, even in jest.

Some felt that one’s speech and actions must be cautious when millions of cameras are recording, to avoid unnecessary controversies.