Shah Rukh Khan evades paps, quietly joins Ambani Ganesh Chaturthi bash

The biggest stars often arrive at the Ambanis’ celebrations to a wall of cameras. Shah Rukh Khan, however, chose a quieter route this time. The actor attended the Ambani family’s Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Antilia on September 15 but slipped past the paparazzi without stopping for the customary photographs.A picture from inside the celebration surfaced later, giving fans their first glimpse of Shah Rukh at the event. Shared by Team Shah Rukh Khan Fan Club, the photograph showed the actor posing with Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani during the festivities.Shah Rukh kept things understated for the evening. Dressed in an all-white outfit, he sported a fresh short haircut and smiled for the picture inside Antilia. Outside, however, there was no pose, no wave and no paparazzi moment from the actor.His wife, interior designer Gauri Khan, was seen outside the Mumbai residence with her mother as photographers gathered for the star-studded celebration. Shah Rukh, meanwhile, quietly made his way inside.See the inside picture here: Photo: Instagram/Team Shah Rukh Khan It was quite a contrast to the scene outside Antilia, where one celebrity arrival followed another. Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal were among those who attended.The guest list also included Disha Patani, Kriti Sanon, Karan Johar, Kajol, Boman Irani, Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Rekha, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Varun Dhawan with wife Natasha Dalal, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh, and Madhuri Dixit with her husband Shriram Nene.Shah Rukh conducts #AskSRK on XFor Shah Rukh, the evening came after he had already given fans a glimpse of his plans for Ganesh Chaturthi at home. During an Ask SRK session on X, the actor described the celebrations as a simple family affair, with Gauri leading the aarti before the family came together for prayers.“Wife does the Aarti and then the prayers and tonight will do the Visarjan,” Shah Rukh had written. He added that his children and friends would gather at home, where they would spend time together, laugh and keep things simple.Meanwhile, Shah Rukh has plenty happening on the work front. The actor has confirmed that King remains on track for its scheduled December 24 release, with the makers expected to begin unveiling the film’s assets soon.Directed by Siddharth Anand, the gangster drama has a large ensemble cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Saurabh Shukla, Arshad Warsi, Raghav Juyal, Abhay Verma and Akshay Oberoi.- EndsPublished On: Sep 16, 2026 07:50 IST