Okay, internet, let us all collectively take a deep breath, because no, Penn Badgley did not moonwalk his way into Bollywood just yet. That Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai dance video lighting up your Reels feed? It is a full-blown edit. But plot twist , it still kinda lives rent-free in our heads.
The video in question features the You star strutting, spinning, and casually looking like he has been choreographed by Farah Khan herself. Indian fans lost their collective chill thinking the OG Gossip Girl, aka Dan Humphrey, had a Hrithik Roshan awakening. Sadly, or maybe thankfully? Penn was not actually dancing to the iconic 2000 track. He was grooving to Anxiety by Sleepy Hallow during a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, walking through a tunnel like he owned every frame. And let us be real , he totally did.
So, where did this Bollywood crossover chaos come from? A meme page decided to slap on the Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai audio, and like magic, the internet was convinced that Penn Badgley had joined the Shah Rukh-Ranveer multiverse. Because somehow, his real-life dance moves synced perfectly with the track’s hookstep. Coincidence? We think not. Algorithmic witchcraft? Probably.
Users flooded the comments section with hilarious takes and multiverse-level theories. One user imagined Joe Goldberg’s next victim being Hrithik Roshan. Another declared the edit as their 2025 manifestation finally coming true. And someone very dramatically wrote, “When Joe finds YOU in India.” Honestly, Netflix, are you watching?
One fan even joked that the upper east side had officially entered the Bollywood cinematic universe, a crossover we never knew we needed. And yes, someone absolutely dropped the iconic “Spotted: Lonely Boy dancing to a Bollywood song” line, Gossip Girl-style.
What makes it funnier is that the actual moves Penn did were never meant to match Bollywood choreography , and yet, they absolutely do. Blame muscle memory from watching Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai at every wedding since 2001, but this edit just hits all the right nostalgic notes.
Moral of the story? The internet may lie, but it sure knows how to dance. And while Penn Badgley is not heading to Bollywood just yet, we are all here for this desi daydream.