Pakistani actor Mahnoor Baloch says Shah Rukh Khan ‘doesn’t know acting’

Pakistani actor Mahnoor Baloch has caused a social media storm with her comments about Shah Rukh Khan, saying the Bollywood superstar is not conventionally handsome and doesn’t know acting. Baloch, known for appearing in Pakistani films Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Torn as well as daily soaps like Apni Apni Love Story and Talafi, made the statements during her appearance on talk show Had Kar Di, aired on Samaa TV channel.

”Shah Rukh Khan has a very good personality, but if you see him according to the beauty parameters and what is considered handsome, he doesn’t come under that. It is just that his personality and aura are so strong that he looks good. He has that thing (aura), but there are many beautiful people, who don’t have any aura, so people do not even notice them,” she said.

Mahnoor Baloch, 53, also questioned the Pathaan star’s acting skills but said he knows how to market himself well. ”It is my opinion about Shah Rukh Khan that he doesn’t know acting. He is a great businessman, he knows how to market himself. This is my opinion. I’m sure he has many fans who think that I’m wrong and that’s fine. He has a good personality, he markets himself well. There are a lot of actors who are not as successful, so he has to some kind of a business mind to do that,” Baloch added.

However, she went on to praise Shah Rukh Khan’s performance in 1993 movie Darr. ”That thing suited him. I don’t like him in romantic (roles). I like him in psychopathic (characters)… like in Anjaam, he was amazing in that, so believable,” Baloch said.

Understandably, her comments didn’t go down well with the diehard fans of the Bollywood star with many criticising and trolling Mahnoor Baloch. ”Plastic ka dabba Mahnoor SRK pe comment Karegi lol,” one user wrote on the official YouTube video of the episode. Another user said, ”What rubbish is she saying… SRK (Shah Rukh Khan) is a quality actor and a legend.” One fan said Baloch is trying to gain popularity by commenting about Shah Rukh in her interview. ”He is better and way more successful than you. He would never give this kind of remarks for anyone, so he is also a better person than you,” the user said.