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Shah Rukh channels his dwarf avatar in Zero

Holding fast to the promise of a new year, Shah Rukh Khan today unveiled the title of his next and one of the most anticipated films of 2018, Zero.

Shah Rukh, who plays a dwarf in the movie, took to Twitter where he also shared the link of the teaser of the film, directed by Aanand L Rai, a movie which has generated a lot of buzz.


"Ticketen liye baithe hain log meri zindagi ki, tamasha bhi poora hona chahiye," tweeted the actor in Hindi.

The teaser starts with adjectives such as paagal (mad), aashiq (lover), shaayar (poet), makkar (trickster), mental, among many others, giving an insight into the character Shah Rukh plays in the film.

The 52-year-old actor, who has also produced the movie, can be seen dancing to the iconic Shashi Kapoor song Humko tumpe pyaar aaya from Jab Jab Phool Khile in his dwarf avatar.

The tagline is Hum jiske peeche lag jaate hain, life bana dete hain.

The making of Zero is still midway but the director- producer decided to give a sneak peek into the film, which is being touted as one of the most lavishly mounted films thanks to heavy VFX.

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Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
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  • Regional stories and folklore films are expanding the genre.
  • 2025 marks the start of long-form mythological world-building on OTT.

There’s a quiet shift happening on streaming platforms this year. Indian mythological stories, once treated as children’s animation or festival reruns, have started landing on global services with serious ambition. These titles are travelling further than they ever have, including into the UK’s busy OTT space.

It’s about scale, quality, and the strange comfort of old stories in a digital world that changes too fast. And in a UK market dealing with subscription fatigue, anything fresh, strong, and rooted in clear storytelling gets noticed.

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