Wamiqa Gabbi Recalls Embarrassing Meeting With Shah Rukh Khan: 'Thought SRK Will Get The Humour, But…' - Entertainment
Bollywood actress Wamiqa Gabbi became a household name after her appearance in the series Modern Love Mumbai. She made her big Hindi entertainment industry debut with Varun Dhawan and Keerthy Suresh’s film Baby John. Having racked in loved from all corners for her versatile performances and beauty, she is currently gearing up for the release of her film Bhool Chuk Maaf, co-starring Rajkummar Rao. She recently recalled her first meeting with Shah Rukh Khan which quickly turned awkward after a suggestion from her brother.
Opening up about the same during an interview with Mashable India’s The Bombay Journey, the 31-year-old actress revealed that her conversation with her was “very weird.” She revealed that she met him for the first time during the mahurat of her previous film, Baby John, as SRK had come to visit the set for 15 minutes. She was accompanied by her brother Hardik that day. As the actor was busy conversing with everyone, the siblings were in a world of their own, discussing what she should talk to him.
Quoted by Indian Express, Gabbi said, “My brother and I were standing at the back and we were having our own conversation, anticipating our possible conversation with the star. I asked Hardik, ‘If he will come to speak to me while leaving, what do you think I should speak with him?’ Hardik joked, ‘Nas kaat de’. We are laughing talking all this.”
However, when she got to opportunity to talk with the 59-year-old actor it didn’t go as planned. She recalled, “He did come to me before he left as I was also in the film. He said ‘okay, bye’ and I said, ‘It was so nice meeting you sir, my brother was suggesting I cut my wrist but obviously I won’t do that.’ Now, as soon as I told this to him, everyone went quiet, and SRK simply left.”
“After he left, a person from the production came running to me and was like, ‘Did you just talk about cutting your wrist?’ My brother was shocked. I honestly thought SRK will get the humour, but he didn’t,” she concluded. For those who don’t know, Baby John was produced by Atlee, who directed Khan in Jawan. The 2024 film was directed by Kalees.
Talking about Bhool Chuk Maaf, the film is directed by Karan Sharma and backed by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films. The Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi starrer tells the story of a man eagerly waiting to get married to his girlfriend. However, he finds himself in a time loop, stuck on the day before his wedding. The movie also stars Seema Pahwa, Sanjay Mishra, and Raghubir Yadav in pivotal roles. The film, after much back and forth, will be releasing on the big screens on May 23, 2025.
