Bollywood’s King Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan Khan will give their voice to characters of the Hindi version of The Lion King.
The 21-year old will voice for Simba while SRK will lend his voice to Mufasa in the famous Disney film’s dubbed version.
Shah Rukh hinted at the duo’s collaboration by sharing a picture on social media in which both of them are donning Indian cricket jerseys which reads ‘Mufasa’ and ‘Simba.’
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“Voicing the father-son duo of Mufasa and Simba has been such a wonderful personal and professional moment for Aryan and me. It will be really special to watch this movie with our little one, AbRam as he is a big fan of the film. And watching his big brother and father voice the characters in this live-action version is surely going to make it a memorable experience,” the actor told Hindustan Times.
Aryan is studying film making at the University of Southern California and his father earlier revealed that he wants to become a director.
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Directed by Jon Favreau, The Lion King is the live-action version of the 1994 animated classic.
In the 2019 live-action film, James Earl Jones gave voice to Mufasa and Donald Glover has done Simba’s voiceover.
Disney is remaking a number of animated classics into live-action movies.