No, This is not Sonam Kapoor’s performance at King Charles’ coronation

The viral video was shot in March 2019, during Sonam Kapoor’s appearance at a fashion show in Mumbai.

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has been invited to the coronation of King Charles III. She will be the only Indian celebrity there and participating in the event, alongside worldwide icons such as Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. According to sources, the 74-year-old royal will be formally crowned as monarch alongside his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, on 6 May 6 Westminster Abbey in London, and millions are anticipated to attend the celebrations during the long holiday weekend. Sonam Kapoor has been invited to deliver an exclusive spoken word piece at the highly-anticipated Coronation Concert where she will be introducing Steve Winwood & the exclusive Commonwealth virtual choir on May 7 at the Windsor Castle, a press release stated. 

In this backdrop, a video of Sonam Kapoor dancing and walking on a ramp in an Indian outfit is doing the rounds on social media. We can hear “God Save The King”, the national anthem of the United Kingdom, playing in the background. People sharing the video are claiming that it shows her dancing at the coronation of King Charles III. 

The caption states “Sonam Kapoor “performing” at the Coronation Ceremony of King Charles This is how we take revenge on Brits”

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Fact Check

We began our investigation using reverse image search with the key frames of the video and the results led us a report from The Indian Express dated 25, March 2019, which featured Ahuja wearing the same attire. Per the report, fashion designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla organised a fashion show in Mumbai, paying tribute to Indian textiles and embroidery. Celebrities like Karan Johar and Shweta Nanda Bachchan also featured in it alongside Ahuja.

In further search we also discovered a YouTube video in which Sonam Kapoor danced to “Ghar More Pardesiya,” a song from the Hindi film “Kalank,” during the occasion. It was evident from this that “God Save The King” was eventually added to the viral video. A complete video of this show was uploaded to the official YouTube channel of Viral Bollywood. 

We also found a similar video on a verified YouTube channel Pop Dairies uploaded 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.

Furthermore, King Charles III’s coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May, followed by a concert on 7 May. As a result, it is apparent that this footage of Sonam Kapoor is from March 2019 and has nothing to do with the coronation ceremony.

Conclusion

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The viral video was shot in March 2019, during Sonam Kapoor’s appearance at a fashion show in Mumbai. It has nothing to do with the coronation ceremony of King Charles III.