Shah Rukh Khan made a surprise appearance in the new music video Sapphire, performed by Ed Sheeran. The singer was in India a couple of months ago. He met Arijit Singh and traveled across the country, filming at various locations for the music video. In a new BTS video posted on his YouTube channel, Ed revealed how Shah Rukh agreed to make the cameo.
Ed Sheeran on Filming Across India
In the BTS clip, Ed explained about the experience of traveling to Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai to film at different locations. He then stopped at the point where Shah Rukh features in the song, to explain how that collaboration happened.
Ed Sheeran said, “There is no need to give context of who Shah Rukh Khan is, I would say he is probably like the first or second most famous person in the world. He invited me to his house to play paddle. So we played paddle for like 3 hours and then he pitched me an idea and was like, ‘Do it whenever,’ and I was like, ‘To be honest I am here so like do you want to get dinner tomorrow?’ By the time I had gone there I was singing the whole tune in Hindi!”
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Ed Sheeran on Shooting with Shah Rukh Khan
The video then detailed how Ed sang in Hindi in a studio for the first time. Director Siddharth Anand, who directed Shah Rukh in Pathaan, informed Ed that he wants to meet Ed at his house and was waiting for him there. Ed went there with his father and Nic. “I came back, had dinner with him, and we shot his cameo,” added Ed. Shah Rukh gave Ed a big hug after the shot.
Arijit Singh Joins in with Punjabi Vocals
Saphhire also features Arijit Singh coming in for the vocals in Punjabi. Fans spotted the two of them going on a bike ride in the official music video. The song, released just a few days ago, is already performing very well among audiences.
