SRK grateful to team Ittefaq for bringing back his favorite film!

The superstar of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan feels obliged that his film is being remade. He visited the sets of Ittefaq on the first day of their shoot and thanked the whole team for bringing back his favorite film on the silver screen!

Ittefaq starts now. Thanx to Juno and his wonderful team. pic.twitter.com/uU8Xt0tmyH

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) February 20, 2017

The 51-year old also shared his excitement on twitter by sharing a picture with the lead actors Sonakshi Sinha and Sidharth Malhotra. SRK Tweeted “My fav films by Yashji #Ittefaq is being recreated by Abhay. Thx@S1dharthM @sonakshisinha Akshaye. Also, BR & Dharma Films tie up with RCE”

My fav films by Yashji #Ittefaq is being recreated by Abhay. Thx @S1dharthM @sonakshisinha Akshaye. Also BR & Dharma Films tie up with RCE

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) February 20, 2017

The movie is directed by filmmaker BR Chopra’s grandson Abhay Chopra. It’s the new version of 1969 film with the same name that starred yesteryear icons, Rajesh Khanna and Nanda.

Further, Sonakshi retweeted SRK’s tweet in support of the movie “Thank u for coming on set @iamsrk excited to recreate the magic,” Sidharth wrote. “Thank YOU @iamsrk, @karanjohar and of #BRFilms… was an amazing first day on set today with you all! Great start to our #Ittefaq journey!”

Thank YOU @iamsrk, @karanjohar and of #BRFilms… was an amazing first day on set today with you all! Great start to our #Ittefaq journey! https://t.co/wVp7T9uo77

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) February 20, 2017

Now, this is the reason we call SRK “King Khan”