‘Starring in real-life adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’: Shashi Tharoor’s quirky birthday wishes for SRK

In a fun birthday message for Shah Rukh Khan, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said SRK is actually starring in a real-life, decades-long, global-scale Bollywood adaptation of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, and is ageing in reverse.

Tharoor described Khan as the “ultimate King of Bollywood” and said in a lighter vein that the claim that the actor is turning 60 “cannot be factually confirmed”.

“Happy 60th Birthday to the ultimate King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan @iamsrk! I have to admit, I’m finding this ‘60’ number deeply suspicious,” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram said.

“A crack team of independent fact-checkers and forensic detectives investigated this ‘60’ claim & concluded: ‘In the complete and absolute absence of any discernible visual evidence – specifically, no non-photoshopped grey hair, no undeniable signs of slowing down, and a persistent appearance of someone significantly younger – the claim that Shah Rukh Khan is turning 60 cannot be factually confirmed’,” Tharoor said.

“I suspect the official story is a cover-up & that SRK is actually starring in a real-life, decades-long, global-scale Bollywood adaptation of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.’ He’s ageing in reverse,” the former Union minister said.

“Look at the evidence: 1. His energy levels today seem higher than they were 20 years ago. 2. His hairstyle has become progressively more youthful.  3. There are no wrinkles a decent lighting crew can’t explain away,” he said.

Tharoor predicted by the time he hits his “70th” birthday, Khan will be auditioning for teenage roles.

“Mercifully, I don’t expect to be around when he turns into a child star,” Tharoor said.

“Congratulations on this unbelievable milestone, Shah Rukh! Please keep defying physics and biology, & confusing us all for many years to come,” Tharoor further said.

In the Hollywood movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, Brad Pitt’s character starts out as an old man but ages in reverse and gets younger.

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