'Shah Rukh Khan did not abuse, I was there' - Former KKR Team Director sheds light on infamous brawl at Wankhede in 2012

Shah Rukh Khan has ruled Bollywood for decades now. The global star is also the owner of the Indian Premier League franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders. He could be seen cheering his team from the stands during his sabbatical from the work schedule. Shahrukh gets animated during the crunch situations of the game. But he was reprimanded for an incident that had dominated the headlines during KKR’s game against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in 2012.

Shahrukh found himself in a brawl with the management of the Maharashtra Cricket Association. The incident reportedly was over an official misbehaving with his kid Suhana Khan. It was reported that Shahrukh had used foul language and disrespected the official. He was subsequently banned from entering the Wankhede Stadium for three years. Joy Bhattacharjya, a former member of the KKR family has provided the unheard aspects of the altercation.

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"KKR won two championships after that incident. And he did not abuse, I was there. And the next time, stay calm when someone catcalls your young daughter," Bhattacharjya posted on X.

It was religious, it was wrong: Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan had previously shared his version of the story in several interviews, stating that he was furious after a security staff member directed a religious insult towards him. He clarified that his reaction was solely motivated by concern for the safety of his children, including his daughter who was with him at the stadium.

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“Yes I was very angry and upset. My kids were there and I thought someone… Maybe they had a rule, that hatao yaha se. I told him, these are our kids and we are taking them. I just said this. There was a person there who said a word which I, as a Delhi person, felt like it was an abusive word. Even though the same word in Marathi is also rude. Thoda sa religious, galat tha woh (It was religious, it was wrong). I then lost my cool, main pagal hogaya and I went to hit him,” the superstar had said in an interview.