Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan got a pleasant surprise after the US Navy band's performance of the Hindi song "Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera" from his movie "Swades" went viral on the internet.
The clip shows a team of American singers and instrumentalists belting out a spectacular performance.
Shah Rukh reacted to the video, saying: “How lovely! Got all nostalgic about the time spent making this beautiful film and belief sung in the song.” (sic)
He thanked the director of Swades Ashutosh Gowarikar, Oscar-winning singer A.R. Rahman, and former UTV Motion Pictures head Ronnie Screwvala for making it possible.
Posted by the Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday, the video has attracted over 404,000 views on Twitter.
While many Bollywood celebs including singer AR Rahman, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, business tycoon Anand Mahindra, and others have praised the performance, netizens are also waxing lyrical about it.
Shah Rukh is now preparing for his comeback film "Pathan," starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. This will be his first since his 2018 movie "Zero."