Turkish Actress Hande Ercel’s ‘Who Is This Uncle?’ Comment on Shah Rukh Khan Sparks Row

Recently, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan attended the Joy Awards 2026 in Riyadh. In this event, he attended it as a presenter. During this event, Several photos of Shah Rukh Khan with several international celebrities have gone viral on social media. At the same time, Turkish actress Hande Ercel's comment about Shah Rukh Khan has put her in the spotlight. Unrecognizing Shah Rukh, the actress asked on social media, "Who is this uncle?" This comment has now gone viral and is a topic of discussion.

Of all the videos from the Joy Awards 2026, the video of Turkish actress Hande Ercel recording Shah Rukh Khan and Egyptian actress Amina Khalil on stage is garnering the most attention. Hande Ercel recorded the moment on her phone, and as soon as fans saw the video, they started calling her a Shah Rukh Khan fan. After the viral claim that Hande Ercel was a die-hard Shah Rukh Khan fan, the actress shared a story on Instagram, denying that she was a Shah Rukh Khan fan. However, the Turkish actress then wrote something in the story that has now become a topic of discussion.

Hande Ercel shared a story on her Instagram, in which Shah Rukh Khan is seen with Egyptian actress Amina Khalil. The two were on stage, presenting an award. Hande shared a screenshot of this on her Instagram. In the story, Hande clarified that she was recording her friend and denied claims of being a Shah Rukh Khan fan. Furthermore, Hande trolled Shah Rukh Khan in her story, asking, "Who is this uncle?" She also wrote, "I was just making a video of my friend Amina Khalil. I am not his (Shah Rukh Khan) fan." Please stop spreading misinformation!!'

However, this story is no longer available. Therefore, questions are being raised about this screenshot of Hande's Instagram story. Many claim that the actress posted it first and then deleted it. However, she has not responded to it, nor has Shah Rukh Khan said anything about it.