This video does not show Sonam Kapoor performing at King Charles III’s coronation
The viral clip shows Sonam Kapoor dancing at Bombay Times Fashion Week in 2019.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 1 May 2023 10:41 AM GMT
Hyderabad: A clip of Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor dancing and walking on a ramp is doing the rounds on social media. People sharing the video are claiming that it shows her dancing at the coronation of King Charles III.
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Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the viral clip shows Sonam Kapoor dancing at Bombay Times Fashion Week in 2019.
We ran a keyword search and found the extended version of the clip published by the verified YouTube channel Pop Dairies on 25 March 2019. According to the caption, the video shows Sonam Kapoor dancing as she walks the ramp at Bombay Times Fashion Week 2019. The video also shows Kapoor walking with Karan Johan and Sandeep Khosla.
Another verified YouTube channel, Biscoot TV, published the same video on 25 March 2019. The video is titled “Sonam Kapoor’s AMAZING Dance Move at Ramp Walk with Karan Johar.”
Bollywood Now published the same video on Facebook on the same date. The caption read, “Sonam Kapoor was seen dancing to Alia Bhatt’s #Kalank Song Ghar More Pardesiya at Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla show today at Bombay Times Fashion Week 2019.”
Did Sonam Kapoor perform at the coronation of King Charles III?
On 29 April, The Indian Express reported that Kapoor had been invited to deliver an exclusive spoken word piece on 7 May at the highly-anticipated Coronation Concert of King Charles III. She will share the stage with global icons such as Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.
It also said that the 74-year-old royal will be formally crowned as monarch along with his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, at Westminster Abbey in London on 6 May.
From this, we conclude that the viral clip dates back to 2019 and does not show Sonam Kapoor dancing at the coronation of King Charles III. Hence, the claim is false.
