Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan Khan to voice Mufasa and Simba in Hindi version of The Lion King

The King Khan of Bollywood, actor Shah Rukh Khan, will voice Mufasa in the Hindi dub version of Disney’s The Lion King. His son, Aryan Khan, will effectively make his acting debut as the voice of Simba.

Shah Rukh on Sunday teased the announcement with an Instagram picture, which showed him with Aryan, wearing Indian cricket jerseys with the names Mufasa and Simba printed on their respective backs. He’d captioned the picture, “Ready for the match with the spirit of #FathersDay. Go India Go!!” India played Pakistan in the ongoing cricket World Cup on Sunday.

“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 (Shah Rukh’s youngest son), 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.