Published 21:08 IST, July 11th 2019

Aryan Khan's voice-over as Simba in Lion King remake hailed by industry biggies Deepika Padukone, Anurag Kashyap & Riteish Deshmukh

Deepika Padukone, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, and others hail SRK's son Aryan Khan's voice as Simba in the Hindi version of Disney's 'The Lion King'

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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan are voicing for King Mufasa and his son Simba respectively in upcoming Hindi version of live-action animated film ' Lion King'. After sharing a teaser where he was heard as Mufasa for very first time, SRK on Thursday, July 11, unveiled a teaser where Aryan is heard for first time as Simba.

In 29 second promo, star kid can be heard saying, "Main Hoon Simba, Mufasa Ka Beta." This is second time audience is hearing Aryan's voice as his first stint was during ' Incredibles' in 2004. 

Watch teaser here:

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voice-over has t only widely lauded by viewers but has received huge appreciation from Bollywood celebrities. Several celebrities including Deepika Padukone, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukh, and ors have come forward to congratulate star-kid.

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Following same, proud far Shah Rukh Khan put out a post thanking on behalf of his son thanking everyone for appreciation. actor who is kwn for his witty nature furr teased fans saying, "Doesn’t his voice sound a bit familiar? Or is it just me?"

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READ: Lion King | Aryan Khan's Voice As Simba Can't Be Missed, Shah Rukh Khan And Karan Johar React. Watch Video Here

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Besides Bollywood's favorite far-son duo Shah Rukh and Aryan Khan, or big names who will be voicing characters of upcoming film include,  Ashish Vidyarthi as Scar, Shreyas Talpade as Timon, Sanjay Mishra as Pumbaa and veteran actor Govardhan Asrani will dub for Zazu. animated classic's trailer features our favourite characters in new avatars while keeping essence of classic alive.

From trailer, it seems like upcoming film is a shot-by-shot remake of 1994 animated film. With screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson and songs by legends like Elton John and Time Rice, movie is helmed by Jon Favreau.

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film will hit atres on July 19 and will release in Indian in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

20:03 IST, July 11th 2019