Yeah, it is official. Shah Rukh Khan and his elder son Aryan Khan have lent their voices to the Hindi version of the live-action film The Lion King. The father-son duo has dubbed for the characters of King Mufasa and his son Simba, respectively.
The King Khan of Bollywood took to Twitter to share the interesting news and wrote, “Glad to be a part of this journey… a timeless film. Voicing it in Hindi with my own Simba. The last time we did a film was around 15 years ago and it was ‘Incredible’ and this time around its even more fun. Hope everyone enjoys it 19th July onwards. #TheLionKing.”
Glad to be a part of this journey… a timeless film. Voicing it in Hindi with my own Simba. The last time we did a film was around 15 years ago and it was ‘Incredible’ and this time around its even more fun. Hope everyone enjoys it 19th July onwards. #TheLionKing https://t.co/rJEfxevA9k
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) June 17, 2019
While some welcomed the news open-heartedly, some saw nepotism it in. Internet critics started making jokes about Aryan Khan and Bollywood nepotism.
https://twitter.com/inspectorpandu/status/1140474058363953152
Srk.. The Nepotism King#TheLionKing pic.twitter.com/2R5TYek08k
— Logan (@Kunal25904355) June 17, 2019
#TheLionKing or the king if nepotism
— meme-nator (@NatorMeme) June 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/SinhaAishik/status/1140524956926636037
https://twitter.com/abhishe62815218/status/1140513567499665409