Abhishek Banerjee Can’t Keep Calm As He Meets ‘Generous King’ Shah Rukh Khan

The press conference for IIFA 2024 in Mumbai saw superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar and Abhishek Banerjee along with a few other notable names coming together for an exciting evening. Several clips from the event have surfaced online depicting some fun-filled moments shared by the stars on stage. The one that has all our attention was shared by Stree 2 fame Abhishek himself. In the clip posted on Instagram, the actor is all joyous and excited after meeting Shah Rukh.

The heartwarming video begins with Abhishek Banerjee sharing a warm hug with Shah Rukh Khan. Later, they are seen engrossed in a conversation as Shah Rukh gently holds the casting director cum actor’s hands. Next, the clip cuts to the moment where the duo is posing for the camera along with Karan Johar, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Rana Daggubati as they all hold an oversized cut-out of IIFA award together. Dressed in all-black ensembles, both Abhishek Banerjee and Shah Rukh Khan sported a suave look at the event. Captioning the clip, Abhishek wrote, “I touched a generous king.”

Upon being shared, the post garnered reactions from many including Zeeshan Ayyub and Shreya Mehta, known for her role in College Romance. Zeeshan commented on the picture, “Baat hi khatam.” “This is gold!!! What a moment! Such an inspiration,” added Shreya. Saloni Batra, who gained fame through her role in Animal, also poured in love for the actor duo, dropping some heart emojis.

Abhishek Banerjee is set to host IIFA Rocks along with Siddhant Chaturvedi. At the press conference, he was seen admiring Shah Rukh Khan and when the superstar arrived on stage, he responded to Abhishek saying, “Abhishek, it is so wonderful to see you after seeing your wonderful film (Stree 2). I have been wanting to call you.”

About Stree 2

Starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, Stree 2 has been creating new records ever since its release last month. Apart from the lead duo and Abhishek Banerjee, the film also stars Aparshakti Khurrana and Pankaj Tripathi. Notable, Abhishek reprised his role of Jana from Stree of the film in the horror comedy sequel.

Interestingly, Stree 2 clashed at the box office with John Abraham’s Vedaa which also starred Abhishek Banerjee in the pivotal role.