SRK gives helping hand to Nitanshi Goel as she trips at Filmfare Awards stairs
SRK gives helping hand to Nitanshi Goel as she trips at Filmfare Awards stairs
A teary-eyed Nitanshi Goel and a smiling Shah Rukh Khan shared a quick conversation as she steadied herself. Watch video here.
Actress Nitanshi Goel was honoured with the Best Debut Female trophy at the Filmfare Awards 2025 for her performance in Laapataa Ladies. And for the event, while Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar were the hosts, Akshay Kumar presented the award to Nitanshi.
Several videos of the trio, along with Nitanshi, on stage found its place on social media platforms.
While walking up to the stage to receive the award, Nitanshi Goel tripped at the stairs and gentleman as he is Shah Rukh Khan helped her by holding her hand.
A video which has gone viral shows Shah Rukh walking towards the stairs as Nitanshi comes forward to receive her award. Shah Rukh climbs down a few steps to welcome her by extending his hand. Nitanshi held it but immediately tripped. Shah Rukh quickly saved her by holding both her hands.
A teary-eyed Nitanshi, wearing a long yellow dress with a train, and a smiling Shah Rukh in a black outfit, shared a quick conversation as she steadied herself.
As she came on stage, Shah Rukh held the train of her dress and walked behind her. He then placed it gently while she received her award from Akshay. Karan Johar gave her a hug and asked if she was ok. He then smiled and kissed her on the head.
Reportedly Internet reacts to Shah Rukh’s gesture, Nitanshi’s ‘Jennifer Lawrence’ moment’
Reacting to the post, a fan said, “Poor thing seems nervous. Happy for her.” “Almost had a Jennifer Lawrence fall. Some might say it’s good luck for your career,” read a comment. “How I would love to fall while Shah Rukh is catching me too,” a person wrote. An X user said, “Shah Rukh is such a gentleman. Oh, this is too darn sweet.” “Nitanshi’s Jennifer Lawrence moment,” a tweet read. Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence famously fell in two successive Oscars while walking to the stage around a decade ago.
Last year, speaking to the media Nitanshi recalled about wanting to be “Lady Shah Rukh Khan.” She had said, “Right now, I say this everywhere that in the next 5-6 years, however long it takes, I want to be the next Lady Shah Rukh Khan. The way he speaks, his interviews, the way he has won everyone’s heart, I also want to win everyone’s heart like him.”
Nitanshi, 18, made her Bollywood debut with Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies. It is a story set in 2001 in rural India about two young brides who get separated during a train journey. It also features Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan in key roles.
On the professional front, fans will see Shah Rukh next in Siddharth Anand directorial King. The film also features Deepika Padukone, Suhana Khan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Abhay Verma.
News Edit KV Raman
