Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘idli’ remark against Ram Charan upset the internet. Shah Rukh Khan was called ‘casually racist’ to Ram on Twitter.
In Jamnagar, celebrities from across the country and world attended Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s three-day pre-wedding festivities. Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Rihanna, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ram Charan, Rani Mukerji, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, and others attended. Read also: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan fail at Naatu Naatu steps, try this weird move at Ambani bash. Watch)
Salman, Shah Rukh, and Aamir performed together on day two after many years. The trio initially attempted Ram Charan and Jr Ntr’s RRR song Naatu Naatu’s hook step. When they completed the hook step together, Ram Charan joined them on stage.
Shah Rukh Khan summoned Ram to their stage to groove. Shah Rukh exclaimed several Telugu or Tamil nonsensical words. Pinkvilla posted a video on Instagram. On the video, Ram’s makeup artist Zeba Hassan said, “I’m a huge SRK fan, but I really disliked the way he called Ram Charan on stage.”
Zeba told Free Press Journal she was disappointed in the actor. On Instagram Stories, she wrote, “‘Bhend idly vada Ram charan kahan hai tu (Saying names of snacks, Ram Charan where are you)???’ I walked out after this. So disrespectful towards a star like @alwaysramcharan.”
The internet didn’t like Shah Rukh calling Ram ‘idli’. One wrote, “Shahrukh Khan is being insensitive by referring to Ram Charan as ‘idli’, which could be perceived as a racial stereotype against South Indians.” One said, “Shah Rukh Khan being casually racist to Ram Charan who is South Indian by calling him idli.” It said, “Shahrukh Khan is being racist to South Indians by calling ‘Ram Charan idli’ after a South Indian director gave him the biggest hit of his career.”
Zeba posted a statement on Instagram but erased it. A portion said, “It’s funny how everyone wants to pay us ‘lesser’ because we’re from south India whereas they’re okay to pay triple the amount for the same thing to an artist if that artist is Delhi or Mumbai based.”
Source : Hindustan Times
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