Ed Sheeran To Collaborate With Shah Rukh Khan On King?
Ed Sheeran‘s connection with India just keeps getting stronger, and now, fans think he’s inching close to becoming an honorary citizen. The British singer-songwriter, already riding high after the success of his India tour, is now stirring up even more excitement with his latest single, Sapphire. The track is a collaboration with Arijit Singh and features none other than Shah Rukh Khan in a surprise cameo. But Ed might be saving the biggest surprise for later—his debut in Bollywood may just be on the horizon. And this time, the buzz is straight from the source.
On Tuesday, Ed shared a behind-the-scenes video from the making of Sapphire, giving fans a peek into how he managed to rope in Shah Rukh Khan for the music video. The clip also showed Ed trying his hand at recording lines in Punjabi and speaking about singing in Hindi. A fan page picked up the footage and posted it on Instagram with the caption, “Can’t wait for the full Punjabi version. Check out the behind the scenes on Ed’s YouTube Channel! Ed said Hindi version in that video, so I’m not sure if the other version of the song will be Hindi or Punjabi now!”
To everyone’s surprise, Ed personally dropped a comment on the post, clearing up the confusion. He wrote, “The Hindi song was for a Bollywood movie SRK is doing, this is the Punjabi version of Sapphire with Arijit. I’m just doing all languages at this point.” Naturally, fans flooded the comments section with questions, eager to know more. One asked, “Which Hindi song? When is it coming out?” while another speculated, “In King?”—referring to Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film.
That theory may not be too far off. King is currently the only confirmed project Shah Rukh is working on, and it’s already making waves as his first film with daughter Suhana Khan. The film is being helmed by Siddharth Anand and boasts a star-studded cast including Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, and more. Eagle-eyed fans were quick to spot Siddharth Anand in the same BTS video, seen alongside Ed in a recording studio, sparking strong speculation that the Hindi track Ed mentioned might be part of King. While there’s no official word on the song’s title or release yet, the excitement is very real.
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