American media fail to recognise Shah Rukh Khan at Met Gala 2025? Furious fans outrage: ‘Google him’

Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan made his much-awaited Met Gala debut on 5 May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Dressed in a striking black suit by ace designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, SRK brought his signature charm and elegance to fashion’s biggest night. His look was right on point with this year’s Met theme, ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,’ and he carried it with the effortless poise fans have come to expect.

Before stepping onto the grand carpet, Shah Rukh was met with an overwhelming wave of love from fans gathered outside his New York hotel. Amid flashing cameras and excited cheers, the actor humbly introduced himself to members of the foreign press, who were clearly curious about the man behind the buzz.

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Fans fume over SRK’s ‘snub’ by foreign media

“I am Shah Rukh,” he told the journalists with a warm smile. The press, intrigued by his look, quizzed him about his attire. SRK proudly revealed that his Met Gala ensemble was created by none other than Indian fashion maestro Sabyasachi.

The King Khan was dressed in a silk black sherwani-style jacket over black trousers and lots of necklaces across his chest, all covered in a smattering of diamond letter K, standing for King Khan.

“My designer, Sabyasachi, he thought of it, and thought of it as an expression of freedom and trying to be resolute and resilient against things that can oppress you,” SRK told the reporter.

However, after seeing the clips, SRK fans are furious that foreign media failed to recognise one of the world’s biggest movie stars. “Hopefully, they go home and Google him and see how POPULAR he really is,” one posted on Reddit.

“Shah deserved better coverage and noone with their 'obvious' takes can convince me otherwise,” another commented.

“I mean same issue with Alia that one year. Nobody knew who she was except Indian-Americans,” one chimed in.

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When one reporter pressed, “Have you ever heard of this or have you had ideas before and never tested it?” the Pathaan star responded, “Honestly, no, but I got to know now. So, over the last 20 days, I got to understand what it was. And being an actor, I thought it was very interesting how the resolve to change things without oppression or anger, but have exuberance of art in it. So, yeah, that was marvellous.”