‘You’re Not Even Equal to the Dirt on Kamal Haasan’s Feet’: Lilliput Blasts Shah Rukh Khan

Veteran actor Lilliput has revisited his critique of Shah Rukh Khan’s performance in Zero, stating that the superstar “copied” Kamal Haasan’s iconic role without capturing its nuance and authenticity. His comments come days after SRK won a National Film Award for Jawan.

August 7, 2025: In a blistering interview, veteran actor Lilliput strongly slammed Shah Rukh Khan performance in the 2018 film Zero, saying that the superstar did not successfully play a guy with dwarfism.

Lilliput told Red FM Podcasts that SRK just “copied” Kamal Haasan’s famous portrayal in Appu Raja and didn’t get the physical or emotional subtleties of being a dwarf.

He further accused SRK of copying Kamal Haasan and said, “You look at Appu Raja’s intelligence. Kamal Haasan remained original and also picked out the details of the physicality of a dwarf person. Dwarfs are a little distorted, their fingers are smaller, a little thicker, arms, face, and feet are different, so when you are not able to leave an impact, then why are you making it? And how could you think that you would leave an impact? Kamal ji ki aap copy kar rahe ho. Unke acting ki charno ki dhool bhi nahi ho aap (You are copying Kamal ji. And you are not even equal to the dirt on his feet).”

The criticism comes only days after Shah Rukh Khan received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the 2023 movie Jawan. Zero, which also starred Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif, was a flop at the box office, making only ₹178 crore on a budget of ₹200 crore.