Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘King’ Look Sparks Comparison with Brad Pitt’s F1 Outfit — Director Siddharth Anand Reacts

The Look That Started It All

So here we are again with another round of Bollywood drama. Shah Rukh Khan just turned 60 and the makers decided to drop the first look of his upcoming film King on his birthday. Sounds cool right? Well hold on because the internet had other plans.​

The moment that video dropped showing SRK in a blue shirt and tan jacket people lost their minds. Why? Because they thought it looked exactly like what Brad Pitt wore in his new movie F1. And just like that social media turned into a battleground.​

What People Actually Saw

When you look at both looks side by side we get why folks made the connection. Shah Rukh rocks this blue denim shirt with a dark beige jacket thrown over it. Brad Pitt had pretty much the same vibe going on in F1 which came out earlier this year.​

Here’s what caught everyone’s attention:

• The blue shirt was almost identical in both films
• Both actors wore that tan or beige jacket on top
• The overall styling seemed way too similar to be just chance
• Social media users started sharing comparison clips nonstop​

People on social media platforms started calling it everything from a harmless inspiration to a straight up copy. Some folks were chill about it while others were ready to call out the whole team for lacking fresh ideas.​

How Fans Jumped In To Save The Day

But wait because this is where things get interesting. Shah Rukh Khan’s fans weren’t going to allow anybody to criticize their idol without resistance.​

They produced evidence and proved to everyone that SRK had indeed donned this particular outfit back in 2017. Do you recall Jab Harry Met Sejal? That movie had Shah Rukh in the blue shirt and the tan jacket long before Brad Pitt even had the F1 idea!​

Fans began tweeting side by side snapshots featuring 2017 SRK next to the new King look and Brad Pitt’s F1 look. Their argument was straightforward – if anyone copied anyone it was indeed the other way around. Shah Rukh wore it first so he was the one who set the trend technically.​

The whole situation was reminiscent of how Khelo24race brings together different views just like fans with their different viewpoints supporting the star they like the most. Speaking of various takes, the internet was full of those opinions floated around.

 

Siddharth Anand Finally Speaks Up

Director Siddharth Anand kept silent for a while, during which chaos was going on around him. However, later on, he came across a social media post that had gone viral and was a very apt reflection of the situation.​

 

This post was literally calling names to the persons who accused Bollywood of copying Hollywood all the time. It was saying something about how the critics would say that every Bollywood film has taken something from its Hollywood counterpart – if there is a fighter jet then it is a Top Gun copy if there is a ship then it is Titanic and if there is a character with similar fashion then it is F1 copying.​

 

Siddharth did not pen down a lengthy clarification or react defensively. He simply reposted that post which was indicative that he found the entire issue quite ludicrous. His response was discreet yet unmistakable – he was not at all bothered by these comparisons and did not give them much importance.

The Bigger Picture Here

The entire issue reveals a larger aspect of the current perception of Bollywood by the audience. It seems that with every new movie release, there is a person ready to accuse and shout, “copying!”​

For instance, Siddharth Anand’s last movie Fighter attracted similar comments. People were saying that it took the idea from Top Gun just because there were fighter jets and aerial action. As if there was some rule that only one would portray the life of pilots and America was the only place to do that.​

What we are witnessing is a situation where even the most trivial factors such as fashion choices or themes are made to seem like the biggest issue. A blue shirt and jacket combination is not exactly a fashion that is so unique to one person or one movie that it can be termed “groundbreaking.”

Why This Keeps Happening

The reality is rather straightforward. Social media exaggerates everything beyond limits. A screenshot is taken to reveal something, and just like that, in a few hours, the whole world is discussing it as if it were the greatest scandal of all time. ​

 

Now let’s see what is really going on in such cases:

• One individual recognizes a resemblance and makes a post
• Other individuals begin to share and contribute with their own spicy opinions
• The tale travels very quickly and is received simultaneously on all channels
• News agencies get hold of it and it turns into news…the headlines

 

And just like that, a not-so-thought-out outfit choice becomes a headline story across the country. The same sort of attention can be seen on the platforms like Khelo24race, where conversations get intense very fast and everybody seems to want to express their point of view.

What The Film Is Actually About

While everyone got caught up in jacket drama they kind of forgot about what King is really supposed to be. This is Shah Rukh Khan’s big return to heavy action roles and he’s working again with Siddharth Anand after their hit film Pathaan.​

The film also stars his daughter Suhana Khan along with other big names. That’s actually pretty exciting news but it got buried under all this copying talk. The first look showed SRK with silver hair holding weapons looking intense and ready for action.​

The Real Question Nobody Asked

What’s funny about this whole thing is that nobody stopped to think about how common this style actually is. Blue shirts and tan jackets aren’t exactly rare in movies. Tons of films over the years have used similar looks because they’re classic and versatile.​

Fashion in films often follows trends and sometimes directors just like certain aesthetics. That doesn’t mean every similarity is intentional copying. Sometimes two people just happen to like the same color combo. Crazy concept right?

Where Things Stand Now

At the end of the day Siddharth Anand handled it with humor rather than getting all worked up about it. He saw the funny side of how people jump to conclusions and shared a post that called out that behavior.​

Shah Rukh Khan himself hasn’t made any official statement about the whole thing. He probably doesn’t need to because the work will speak for itself when King finally releases. His fans already did the heavy lifting by defending him with proof from his older films.​

The controversy if we can even call it that will probably fade away as soon as the next big Bollywood news drops. That’s just how these things go in the fast moving world of film news and social media reactions.

What started as birthday excitement for King’s first look turned into a weird debate about fashion and copying. But at least it got people talking about the film which might have been good for publicity anyway. Sometimes even negative attention keeps your movie in the headlines and that’s not always a bad thing for filmmakers trying to build hype.