Is Shah Rukh Khan giving a message with this Instagram post?

He has 8.5 million followers on his Instagram profile

The Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan is taking a break by unwinding in sunny Los Angeles, California - after being busy promoting his new film 'Jab Harry Met Sejal'.

The actor has posted an interesting photo on Instagram posing next to a 'Smoking Area' sign. However, he captions the selfie saying, 'And I refrained from smoking even though the area sanctioned it!'

Many of the comments on this post are congratulating and thanking Shah Rukh Khan on subtly sending out such an important message. It should be noted that he is considered an influencer by the younger generation and any message from him is bound to be taken seriously. 

It seems the Bollywood hero is taking advantage of his 8.5 million Instagram followers to show a more socially responsible side of himself while advocating against smoking.

Could SRK become the new global face of anti-smoking campaigns?

 

And I refrained from smoking even though the area sanctioned it! For a break in LA.
A post shared by Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) on Jul 18, 2017 at 10:01pm PDT