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The three-year-long wait to watch Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen is just about to end. The Bollywood superstar has made grand plans to welcome his audience
to theatres on December 24 with King. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film is star-studded and mounted on a massive scale. On Shah Rukh’s birthday, the makers of the gangster drama released the movie’s first song. Titled Tu Mil Jaye, Sachin-Jigar composed the track sung by Arijit Singh and Ed Sheeran along with Madhubanti Bagchi.
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone's chemistry in King song Tu Mil Jaye shines
Tu Mil Jaye is picturised on Shah Rukh and Deepika Padukone. After revealing Khan's gangster avatar in the previous promos, the song showcases the character's romantic side. The track begins with Shah Rukh's dialogue, 'Iss baar dil mein aag lagi hai, ab duniya jalaye bina manega nahi', it moves to exotic locations that celebrate his chemistry with Deepika. Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s on-screen chemistry has clicked with the audience. They are reuniting after Jawan in 2023. Tu Mil Jaye is composed by Sachin-Jigar, with lyrics by Kumaar. It is choreographed by Piyush-Shazia and the English rap is penned by Ed Sheeran.
Siddharth Anand's hints before first song release
Before the first song release, Siddharth constantly teased a midnight drop on Shah Rukh’s birthday. On X, the filmmaker kept sharing tweets that did not disclose details of the asset. Over the past few days, he tweeted three one-word tweets that netizens quickly deciphered as a single phrase: "It's Time for the world To Celebrate". The deliberate 12 AM timing sparked speculation that a major asset, most likely a teaser, would drop on November 2 at midnight.
Ahead of Shah Rukh’s birthday, the Bandra-Worli sealink in Mumbai lit up with his King poster. Reacting to it, Khan tweeted, “Dost ho toh Google Gemini jaisa.. Thank you for the KING-sized love always.... had to sneak out for a drive to get this photo ha ha..”
About King
King is headlined by Shah Rukh Khan. The other confirmed actors in the film are Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Saurabh Shukla, Arshad Warsi, Raghav Juyal, Abhay Verma, and Akshaye Oberoi.
The story of the Siddharth Anand-directed film is said to follow a deadly assassin, played by Shah Rukh, who mentors a young woman (Suhana Khan) to navigate a dangerous world, with Abhishek Bachchan as the antagonist. Directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Pictures, King ends the year with a Christmas release.
