‘Picturein Bhi Toh Bana Mere Bhai’

Shah
Rukh
Khan
teased
his
friend
and
film-maker
Karan
Johar
for
hosting
more
chat
shows
and
directing
lesser
films.

The
duo,
who
are
set
to
host
the
International
Indian
Film
Academy
(IIFA)
Awards
2024,
have
worked
together
in
several
hit
movies
like

Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai,
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhie
Gham,
My
Name
Is
Khan
and

Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna.

At
the
press
conference
for
the
IIFA
Awards,
Shah
Rukh
pulled
Karan’s
leg
for
being
less
active
on
the
directorial
front.

“He
hosts
chat
shows,
film
shows.
Picturein
bhi
toh
bana
mere
bhai
(When
are
you
going
to
make
films,
my
brother?)”
said
the
superstar,
eliciting
laughter.

Karan,
whose
last
directorial
was
2023’s

Rocky
Aur
Rani
Kii
Prem
Kahaani,
admitted
Shah
Rukh
was
right.

“This
is
sounding
so
wrong
on
so
many
levels
for
a
film-maker.
I
should
be
making
movies,”
Karan
Johar,
who
also
hosts
the
popular
celebrity
chat
show

Koffee
With
Karan,
said.

Watch
SRK
unleash
his
charm
on
stage

IIFA
Awards,
the
three-day
award
gala,
returns
to
Yas
Island,
Abu
Dhabi,
for
the
third
consecutive
year
and
will
be
held
from
September
27
to
29.

Vicky
Kaushal
will
join
Shah
Rukh
and
Karan
on
the
stage
as
a
host.

“I’m
so
privileged
to
be
hosting
this
show
with
Vicky
and
Karan,
and
all
the
amazing
talent.
Some
of
us
are
present
here
this
evening.
And
of
course,
there’s
going
to
be
great
performances
to
follow.
There’s
going
to
be
Shahid
(Kapoor),
Vicky,
Jahnvi
(Kapoor),
Kriti
(Sanon),
and
,of
course,
the
most
wonderful
star
of
them
all,
Rekhaji,”
said
Shah
Rukh.

SRK,
who
is
returning
to
the
IIFA
stage
as
host
after
almost
a
decade,
said
he
wanted
to
present
all
editions
of
the
awards
show
but
the
dates
didn’t
match.

“They
called
me
once
to
host
(IIFA),
they
are
calling
me
back
after
10
years,”
he
quipped,
saying
these
days
it’s
important
to
‘clarify’
when
it’s
a
joke.

“IIFA
is
being
hosted
all
around
the
world,
which
makes
us
very
proud.
And
more
often
than
not,
I’ve
had
to
beg
them.
‘I’m
shooting
but
you
are
in
Vancouver,
Toronto,
Malaysia,
do
it
here
in
Borivali
or
in
Film
City
(both
in
north
west
Mumbai)
like
others
do.
But
their
vision
is
big,”
he
added.

For
the
first
time,
IIFA
Awards
2024
will
bring
together
the
best
of
Hindi
and
South
film
industries
like
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam
and
Kannada,
with
an
aim
to
celebrate
and
honour
the
richness
and
diversity
of
Indian
cinema.

Bollywood
flair
will
be
showcased
at
the
IIFA
Awards
and
vibrant
South
Indian
cinema
at
IIFA
Utsavam,
which
marks
the
beginning
of
the
grand
event.

Telugu
star
Rana
Daggubati,
who
will
host
IIFA
Utsavam
with
Teja
Sajja,
also
attended
the
press
conference.

Shah
Rukh
said
this
year’s
edition
of
IIFA
is
“more
Indian”
than
ever.

“IIFA
has
always
thought
of
taking
Indian
cinema,
now
with
the
inclusion
of
Malayalam,
Kannada,
Tamil
and
Telugu
and
Hindi
cinema
(to
the
world).
This
is
even
more
Indian
than
it
has
ever
been
before,”
he
said.

Rana
recalled
being
hosted
by
Shah
Rukh
at
his
house
in
Dubai
for
an
after-party
some
time
ago.

“He
is
so
hospitable.
He
has
entertained
the
entire
four
(South)
industries,
not
only
as
an
actor
but
also
as
a
human
being,”
he
said.

The
actor
also
thanked
Karan,
who
presented
the
Hindi
version
of
his
two-part
epic
fantasy
film

Baahubali
for
supporting
South
cinema.

“And
really
Karan,
it
started
with
you.
The
fact
that
we
got

Baahubali
here
(in
the
north)…
(It
was)
the
first
time
all
the
languages
started
speaking
cinema
in
some
form.
Thank
you
for
that,”
Rana
added.

Yudhra
actor
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
and

Stree
2
actor
Abhishek
Banerjee
will
host
the
musical
extravaganza,
IIFA
Rocks
2024.