Entertainment · Indian Cinema · 6 hrs ago
BJP MLA threatens boycott of Shah Rukh Khan’s film over Deepika outfit
Delhi BJP MLA Ravi Negi has threatened a nationwide boycott of King unless a scene with Deepika Padukone is changed.
The dispute began after the film’s song Tu Mil Jaaye was released, showing Padukone dancing with Shah Rukh Khan in an orange dress.
Negi objected to the outfit, which he described as saffron, and called Khan a “Jihadi.”
He said the scene should be removed and warned that protests could take place across the country.
Negi linked the dispute to the 2023 Pathaan controversy, when Padukone’s orange bikini also drew objections.
He claimed the King scene was intended to hurt religious sentiments, but the account provides no evidence for that claim.
The film faces a threatened boycott and possible protests if the scene is not changed.
BJP MLA Ravi Negi threatened a nationwide boycott of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film King unless a scene featuring Deepika Padukone in an orange outfit is removed.
The controversy followed the release of the song Tu Mil Jaaye, which shows Padukone dancing with Khan in an orange dress.
Negi called Khan a “Jihadi” and said the scene would hurt religious sentiments.
He compared the dispute to protests over Padukone’s orange outfit in the 2023 film Pathaan.
- Who
- BJP MLA Ravi Negi made the threat. Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are involved in the film.
- What
- Negi threatened a nationwide boycott of King unless a scene featuring Padukone in an orange outfit is removed.
- When
- The article was published on November 5, 2026. The song had been released before the controversy.
- Where
- The threat concerns the upcoming film King and a possible nationwide boycott.
- Why
- Negi claimed the scene was against Sanatan Dharma and would hurt religious sentiments.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Padukone’s orange bikini in Shah Rukh Khan’s film Pathaan prompted a controversy, Negi said.
The song Tu Mil Jaaye from King was released, showing Padukone in an orange dress while dancing with Khan.
Negi threatened a nationwide boycott of King unless the scene was removed.
- Film
- King
- Song
- Tu Mil Jaaye
- Actor
- Deepika Padukone
- MLA
- Ravi Negi, BJP legislator from Delhi’s Patparganj
- Threat
- Nationwide boycott unless the scene is removed
- Published
- November 5, 2026
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What people are saying
If Shah Rukh Khan does not remove the bhagwa scene, we will call for a nationwide boycott of King
SRK and all these Jihadi people in this country, they earn money from the country and defame it, and they have a problem with saffron
We warn Shah Rukh Khan that if this scene is not changed, there will be protests across the country, and no one will tolerate anything against Sanatan Dharma
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KING: DEEPIKA'S SAFFRON DRESS SPARKS ROW BJP legislator Ravinder Singh Negi, also known as Ravi Negi, issued a stern demand to Shah Rukh Khan regarding the upcoming film King's musical track Tu Mil Jaaye. The lawmaker directed the actor to delete footage featuring co-star