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Fact Check: Bollywood Hasn’t Insulted SRK Over Pathaan; Viral Video is Misleading

Posted on January 15, 2023

#BoycotttPathaan was trending in all places not too long ago in opposition to the much-awaited film, Pathaan, by Shah Rukh Khan. The film has been amidst controversy ever since its first tune launch ‘Besharam Rang’ the place netizens accused Deepika Padukone of allegedly hurting the spiritual sentiments of a selected group by disrespecting the saffron color.

In opposition to this backdrop, a viral video of Vidya Balan roasting Shah Rukh Khan at an award present is doing the rounds on social media. Customers have shared the video claiming that even different Bollywood actors have began insulting Khan over Pathaan.

A Fb person posted the viral video with a caption: पर्दाफाश पठान का बहिष्कार जनता कर ही रही है किंतु शाहरुख खान की बेज्जती अब बॉलीवुड वाले क्यों कर रहे हैं … ?? गई भैंस पानी में (English translation: Busted Public is boycotting Pathaan, however why are Bollywood individuals insulting Shah Rukh Khan now…?? the buffalo went into the water)

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FACT CHECK

NewsMobile fact-checked the viral video, and located it to be deceptive.

Working a Google Key phrase Search in regards to the incident, we recognized a YouTube video titled: IIFA Awards 2019 Shah Rukh Khan Full Efficiency, printed on an unverified channel named iamsrk official.

Though the title of the video means that it’s from the IIFA awards 2019, on watching the video we acquired to know that it’s really the footage of the 2013, Macau version of IIFA. At 28:46 we noticed the viral clip the place Vidya Balan jokes with SRK and Shahid Kapoor about shopping for awards.

One other Fb put up from November 7, 2019, printed on an unverified account, exhibits a small a part of the IIFA 2013 ceremony the place SRK and Shahid joke round with Vidya Balan. The clip ranging from 2:12 matches the viral video.

A Fb put up on the official deal with of IIFA Awards, dated December 24, 2019, informs that the video is from the 2013 version and its excerpts, too, match the viral clip, proving that it’s from IIFA 2013.