Mumbai: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has wished Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on the letter’s 60th birthday in his own unique manner.
According to Tharoor, things don’t add up and there is a whiff of a conspiracy behind Shah Rukh claiming that he is 60.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP took to X to wish “the ultimate King of Bollywood” a Happy Birthday and playfully question the credibility of his age, declaring that the actor’s age was “deeply suspicious”.
A crack team of “independent fact-checkers and forensic detectives, who investigated the number 60 claim, found no visual evidence to support the claim”, Tharoor said.
“Their verdict? “No grey hair, no slowing down, and an overall vibe of someone decades younger,” he noted.
“Happy 60th Birthday to the ultimate King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan! I have to admit, I’m finding this ’60’ number deeply suspicious. A crack team of independent fact-checkers and forensic detectives investigated this ’60’ claim & concluded: “In the complete and absolute absence of any discernible visual evidence – specifically, no non-photoshopped grey hair, no undeniable signs of slowing down, and a persistent appearance of someone significantly younger – the claim that Shah Rukh Khan is turning 60 cannot be factually confirmed,” Tharoor wrote.
“I suspect the official story is a cover-up & that SRK is actually starring in a real-life, decades-long, global-scale Bollywood adaptation of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. He’s ageing in reverse,” he further added, referencing a Hollywood movie.
The MP went on to present the “findings” of the so-called probe in his characteristic manner.
“Look at the evidence: 1. His energy levels today seem higher than they were 20 years ago. 2. His hairstyle has become progressively more youthful. 3. There are no wrinkles a decent lighting crew can’t explain away,” Tharoor said.
“I predict that by his 70th birthday, he’ll be auditioning for teenage roles,” he said.
He won’t be around when Shah Rukh finally reverts to a child actor, Tharoor, who will be 79 by the time SRK turn 70, said.
The former diplomat also congratulated the actor on his “unbelievable milestone,” urging him to “keep defying physics and biology” for years to come.
Incidentally, Tharoor had praised Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s ‘The Ba****ds of Bollywood’ web series last week.
“I’ve been battling a cold & cough and cancelled engagements for two days. My staff and my sister, @smitatharoor, persuaded me to turn my eyes away from the computer part of the time towards a @NetflixIndia series, and it’s one of the best things I have ever treated myself to: absolute #OTT GOLD!” he has noted.
