Shah Rukh Khan Performs King’s ‘Tu Mil Jaaye’ Live in Dubai as New Poster Drops
Shah Rukh Khan took King’s first song to Dubai on Wednesday night — and performed it live for the fans who turned out to see him. The superstar grooved to ‘Tu Mil Jaaye’ at the grand launch of Shahrukhz Residences by Danube Properties, striking his iconic open-arms pose in an all-black ensemble as the crowd went into a frenzy, with footage shared on Instagram by Red Chillies Entertainment’s official handle.
The Dubai appearance was a homecoming of sorts for the song. ‘Tu Mil Jaaye’ was unveiled on November 2, Shah Rukh’s 61st birthday, and it pairs Arijit Singh’s vocals with an English rap written and performed by Ed Sheeran — a collaboration born, Sheeran has said, from a night at Shah Rukh’s house when he went to ask the actor for a cameo in his ‘Sapphire’ video and was introduced to composers Sachin-Jigar instead. “King is out December 24th and Tu Mil Jaaye is out everywhere now,” Sheeran wrote. The music video reunites Shah Rukh with Deepika Padukone, and the film’s latest poster leans into its darker side, presenting the star as the ‘Bloody Aashiq’.
King, directed by Siddharth Anand and backed by Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Pictures, arrives in cinemas worldwide on December 24, 2026 — Christmas Eve, a date diaspora families treat as a cinema night. Dubai-based Phars Film holds the overseas rights, and the film faces a crowded holiday corridor, arriving a week after Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three. The cast includes Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Abhay Verma, Raghav Juyal and Jaideep Ahlawat alongside Shah Rukh.
Here is the Filmverse take: the Dubai night is a reminder of how Shah Rukh Khan’s stardom actually works overseas — it is not built on premieres alone but on showing up, in person, for the audiences who live outside India. A property launch in Dubai is an unusual stage for a film song, but the crowd’s reaction is the point: for the Gulf’s huge Indian community, King is already an event, six weeks before release. If the overseas rollout matches that energy — Phars Film knows this audience well — the Christmas window could belong to King even with Hollywood’s biggest titles in the next screen. We covered the song’s release here: https://filmverse.in/king-first-song-tu-mil-jaaye-out-srk-deepika-arijit-ed-sheeran/ And the film’s Christmas rollout plans here: https://filmverse.in/king-cinepolis-red-chillies-promo-41-cities-christmas-release/
Sources: Indian Economic Observer, Dubai Forum, Goldscene — dates and venues as published; confirm with organisers before travelling.
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