Every move Shah Rukh Khan makes, Bollywood fans know - but something that hasn't been widely reported, until now, is the fact that his latest film Zero was partly shot in Dubai.
Dubai Film & TV Commission confirmed the UAE link with the Aanand L. Rai film on Twitter:
Delighted to announce the latest international production partially filmed in #Dubai: ZERO featuring #Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)! Here's the first poster. #ShahRukhKhan #Zero @iamsrk @anushkasharma @KatrinaKaifFB @aanandlrai @cypplofficial #Zeroposter @zero21dec pic.twitter.com/p7Z6j9Eheo
— Dubai Film & TV Commission (@FilmDubai) November 3, 2018
The movie tells the story of Bauua Singh (played by SRK), a dwarf who falls in love with a scientist who suffers from cerebral palsy (played by Anushka Sharma). Life gets complicated for him, however, when he has his head turned by a famous actress (played by Katrina Kaif).
Second poster of ZERO, the latest international big-budget production partially filmed in #Dubai, featuring #Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)! See it in cinemas next month. #ShahRukhKhan #Zero @iamsrk @anushkasharma @aanandlrai @cypplofficial #Zeroposter @KatrinaKaifFB pic.twitter.com/Qckxm42oG6
— Dubai Film & TV Commission (@FilmDubai) November 5, 2018
It's said that the film will feature a cameo by Sridevi - making this the last film she acted in before her death. However, the late actress does not appear in the trailer.
A lot of the movie was shot in the US, particularly in Alabama, as well as in Mumbai. Filming began in May 2017.
Here's the first full trailer for the film - it's not immediately apparent which parts were shot in the UAE:
Shah Rukh Khan often works in the UAE, however, and is spotted in Dubai on a regular basis. Here he talks about why he loves filming here:
.@iamsrk speaks on his spectacular experience filming in #Dubai and why the emirate has cemented its status as a leading production location regionally and internationally@FilmDubai pic.twitter.com/nu16mDmIBP
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 10, 2018
Another famous cameo in the film comes from Salman Khan, who was reportedly initially considered for the lead in the film:
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