Posting Hakla memes can land you in Jail and fine Up to 3 lakh?

The Hakla meme is being circulated on social media, what is it all about, how did it originate? Is it a criminal act to post that meme and could possibly put you behind the bars? Read more as we uncover the truth. 

The origin of Hakla meme

The meme started as a mimicry of Shah Rukh Khan’s dialogue in the movie Darr where he says “K-K-K-Kiran” in a stammering voice. The Term Hakla in Hindi means “stammerer” . The GIF uses a photo of an unidentified person and Shah Rukh Khan’s face has been edited on it. With pigtails and partial baldness. The Meme was actively shared under comments and by meme pages. 

Social media users, beware! 🚨
According to reports, posting the viral ‘Hakla’ GIF could now land you in serious trouble — with a possible ₹3 lakh fine and up to 2 years in jail.

The GIF, often used for trolling or mockery, is now reportedly under scrutiny for promoting online pic.twitter.com/NTknCIJd63

— 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐳 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🌙 (@NewzNight__) August 5, 2025

Shah Rukh khan’s Team removing the memes

After his social media comment section was flooded with the meme used as a GIF, it was allegedly removed by his team. After not finding the GIF anymore, Netizens started sharing the meme made with dots and it was all over social media. Under Bullying policy concerns The GIF was removed but the dots could not be removed.

 The photo was now being edited with real audio, Bizarre costumes, Censored spelling H@kl@. It did not stop at all and gained even more popularity than before. Although the original meme is old enough, netizens can’t stop laughing after seeing the meme. According to certain people, the original meme not being much popular made it even more funny. 

Looks like SRK is already mad 😡😂. But jokes aside, this is serious now — that ‘hakla’ GIF might cost you 2 years in jail and ₹3 lakh! Be careful what you share online. #Trolling #CyberBullying pic.twitter.com/cPbarJN2W1

— Deepika Rajput (@ddssppss) August 6, 2025

Fine and Jail term on sharing the meme? 

There are concerns among the people if there are certain laws that can put you in jail after sharing such memes. As a matter of fact, there is no specific Indian cyberbullying law that talks about a 3 lakh fine and jail term for sharing GIFs. The social media GIF was taken down on the grounds of cyberbullying and harassment policy of meta but In India, there are no such laws that imposes strict laws. 

Earlier a similar incident happened when Mamata Banerji’s face was morphed into priyanka Chopra's Met Gala look with people hilariously sharing it. The creator was arrested and held in custody; it sparked controversies and debates erupted over freedom of speech. Such morphing of images happened countless times but no action was taken so the strict action on this particular person was condemned.