Shah Rukh Khan thanks 'Ittefaq' team for recreating his Yash Chopra film

Mumbai: Sonakshi Sinha and Sidharth Malhotra have teamed up for the first time for ‘Ittefaq’, a remake of a namesake film starring Rajesh Khanna and Nanda. Produced by BR Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra, the 1969 film happens to be Shah Rukh Khan’s favourite.

The superstar of Bollywood, took to Twitter Monday to thank the crew of the film.

SRK tweeted:

My fav films by Yashji #Ittefaq is being recreated by Abhay. Thx @S1dharthM @sonakshisinha Akshaye. Also BR & Dharma Films tie up with RCE — Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) 20 February 2017

Ittefaq starts now. Thanx to Juno and his wonderful team. pic.twitter.com/uU8Xt0tmyH

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) 20 February 2017

Sid and Sona, who were overwhelmed with the presence SRK on the first day of the shoot, took to Twitter to thank him for his best wishes.

They tweeted:

Thank YOU @iamsrk, @karanjohar and of #BRFilms... was an amazing first day on set today with you all! Great start to our #Ittefaq journey! https://t.co/wVp7T9uo77 — Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) 20 February 2017

Thank u for coming on set @iamsrk excited to recreate the magic https://t.co/NIs7OOhif8 — Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) 20 February 2017

Great day1 of #ittefaq thank u @iamsrk sir,this one will be special ! @sonakshisinha https://t.co/MH6LjCwuTu… https://t.co/aEM1lc5mVD — Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) 20 February 2017

The movie is being jointly BR Films, Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Abhay Chopra – grandson of late BR Chopra.