Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is on board as dubbing artist for the photorealistic adaptation of the 1994 animated classic, The Lion King, and the actor is set to lend his voice for the role of King Mufasa in the Hindi dubbed version. But a latest addition to the cast is going to bowl us over.
The actor's son, Aryan Khan, will be making his debut as voice actor in this film. The actor will be dubbing for the role of Simba, the cub of Mufasa. The father-son duo will be reliving their role in the film and it will be interesting to see how things pan out. Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan had dubbed for the role of Bob/Mr. Incredible in the Hindi version of The Incredibles
In the original version, the character of Mufasa and Simba are voiced by James Earl Jones and Donald Glover respectively. Interestingly, 2019 has seen yet another real life father-son due work together onscreen, with the S.U. Arunkumar-directed Sindhubaadh featuring Vijay Sethupathi and his son, Surya Vijay Sethupathi playing the central characters.
Directed by Jon Favreau, The Lion King is set to release on 19th July and the film's teaser and trailer has garnered a lot of expectations from the audience.