Even The Great Khali needs tissues for a Netflix K-drama

By Archit · Oct 21, 2026· 3 min read

The Great Khali has a box of tissues ready. On the television is When Life Gives You Tangerines, and Netflix India’s newest K-drama fan is getting emotional.

The scene appears in a photo carousel that places the wrestler inside a pink bedroom, dressed in a pink-and-white polka-dot onesie with matching hair bows. Across the images, he embraces the habits and emotions of an enthusiastic viewer.

Netflix India introduced the post with a short caption.

“K-paglu with a capital K.”

Shared in October 2026, the promotion gives Korean-drama fandom a playful Indian expression. “K-paglu” describes someone deeply obsessed with Korean entertainment. Khali becomes the person who takes that enthusiasm seriously enough to fill an entire room with it.

Khali becomes a fan the audience can recognise

The Great Khali, whose real name is Dalip Singh Rana, is a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Hall of Famer. His public image gives Netflix an immediate starting point.

Viewers already associate him with physical strength and an imposing presence. The campaign places that recognisable figure in an intimate viewing routine, complete with soft furnishings, snacks and emotional reactions.

The casting supplies the surprise. The behaviour supplies the connection.

Someone who has hugged a cushion during a romantic scene or cried through an episode can recognise the feeling, even when the person demonstrating it is a famous wrestler.

Khali’s performance makes him part of the audience. He is shown enjoying the stories with the same enthusiasm Netflix wants its viewers to celebrate.

The carousel builds a portrait of devotion

The photographs give that enthusiasm several expressions. Khali makes a finger heart, looks through a scrapbook of Korean dramas, hugs a pillow and eats ramen.

The final image connects those fan rituals to a specific viewing moment, with When Life Gives You Tangerines on the screen.

That detail gives the promotion a clear relationship to Netflix’s catalogue. The room establishes the fan’s world, while the television shows what has drawn him into it.

The carousel format lets each photograph add another part of the character. The audience encounters a succession of familiar gestures rather than needing a long explanation of his enthusiasm.

“K-paglu” gives the idea a local voice

The caption brings Korean entertainment and Indian internet language into the same phrase. It speaks about fandom in a way that feels suited to a social post.

“With a capital K” also gives Khali’s name a place inside the wordplay. The caption works with the casting, keeping the joke compact enough to accompany the pictures.

Netflix’s message rests on the pleasure of seeing someone give in to a story. Khali can enjoy the romance, collect the memories and reach for the tissues. The promotion invites other fans to recognise themselves in that devotion.