Trust Shah Rukh Khan to make news. His presence at the Locarno Film Festival over the weekend was no different. The actor received the Pardo Alla Carriera Award at the 77th edition of the prestigious film festival and his acceptance speech has gone viral ever since. “Thank you all for welcoming me with such wide arms—wider than the ones I do on screen,” he joked, referencing his famous open-armed pose. Downplaying the weather of Swiss city, he called it a “beautiful, cultural, artistic and extremely hot city with so many people crammed into a small square.” He humourously added, “It is just like being home in India.” King Khan didn’t shy away from flaunting his funny side as he seemingly struggled to pronounce the name of his award—Pardo Alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism. “This award here, which, for the life of me, I’ve been trying… I can’t pronounce,” he joked, before playfully renaming it “the Leopard award for being the most awesome in the world, in the history of humility and kindness and goodness.” On the flipside, a video of SRK appearing to push an old man has polarised netizens. While some called him rude, others stated that it was a friend of superstar. One fan added, “Now try spreading negativity. LOL!”

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