Shah Rukh Khan is winning hearts as Mufasa in the new trailer of Hindi 'The Lion King' and fans cannot wait to see more!

By Ahana Nagar

on July 02, 2019

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has joined the global legacy of The Lion King and is winning hearts with his voice-over as King Mufasa in the Hindi version of the upcoming live-action movie.

Shah Rukh shared the trailer of the Hindi version on Friday, tweeting, "Delighted to be a part of this global legacy". Since then, the trailer has gone viral in the virtual world.

Delighted to be a part of this global legacy. In Cinemas 19th July. Yaad Rakhna. #TheLionKing @disneyfilmindia https://t.co/T2OfU4JspC

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) June 28, 2019

One user wrote, "Global legacy met a global star -- SRK", while another expressed: "You got me in my feeling there Shah Rukh... lending your voice to #Mufasa is like completing the circle of entertainment".

"Mufasa has withstood the test of time as one of the most endearing and iconic characters. We cannot imagine having a better and more iconic voice than Shah Rukh Khan to bring Mufasa's wisdom to life in Hindi," Bikram Duggal - Head, Studio Entertainment, Disney India, said in a statement. "We are thrilled with the fans reaction to the trailer," he added. Opening about the process of dubbing, Bikram said, "The entire team had a lot of fun during the dubbing, Shah Rukh Khan insisted that we all hear what he does with the dubbing and we will all see how it sounds and make changes before final dub. Shah Rukh Khan is a thorough professional."

Shah Rukh has dubbed for the film along with his son Aryan, who has lent voice to the character of Simba, in the upcoming live-action movie.

Screenwriter Mayur Puri, who has worked on the Hindi version of The Lion King, asserts that Shah Rukh is a "complete director's actor or a writer's actor". "He doesn't come as a star but as a worker. The amount of hard work that a recordist or any other creative person will put in, Shah Rukh sir will put an equal or more amount of hard work into the project," Mayur shared. "He is really invested in the project and very passionate about it," he added.

On working with him, Mayur said, "It is so funny... Shah sir works at night. And at that time we are a bit tired. But we are charged up when Shah sir and Aryan leave the studio around 4-5 in the morning. That is because we are excited as we are so happy with the work. They keep teasing each other... It is a lot of fun... The Hindi version has shaped up very well."

Disney India has roped in Ashish Vidyarthi, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Mishra and Asrani for the Hindi version. Ashish has lent his voice to Scar, Shreyas has given voice of Timon, Sanjay to Pumbaa and Asrani to Zazu. The film will release in India on July 19 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

(Source: IANS and Twitter)