Within minutes, it was retweeted 150,000 times.
Shah Rukh looked at the screen. Top 10 Hit Songs — First Half of 2013. His eyes scrolled down.
“Sir, the year-end mid charts are out,” she said, handing it to him.
Number 3: Saans — again from Jab Tak Hai Jaan . The soulful melody with Katrina’s ethereal presence and his weary, romantic eyes. He remembered shooting that song in the freezing cold of Ladakh, how his breath had fogged up the air, but the director had yelled “cut” only when Shah Rukh’s eyes had welled up naturally. SRK-Shahrukh Khan- Hit Songs - July 7- 2013
Later that night, at his home, Mannat, the waves of the Arabian Sea crashed gently against the rocks. Shah Rukh sat on his terrace swing, AbRam asleep on his chest, while Aryan and Suhana argued over which song was better — Challa or Balam Pichkari . Gauri brought him chai and said, “You’re not competing with anyone, you know.”
“Sir,” Pooja whispered, “look at number one.”
And somewhere in a small town in West Bengal, a 14-year-old boy named Arjun pressed replay on Saans for the 12th time that day, closed his eyes, and dreamed of becoming an actor. Within minutes, it was retweeted 150,000 times
“They say songs come and go. But love? Love stays. Thank you for making my voice your heartbeat today. #Gratitude #SRK”
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At number 10: Tum Hi Ho (Aashiqui 2). He nodded respectfully. A beautiful song. Then at 8: Balam Pichkari (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani). He smiled — Ranbir was like family. But then, at number 5, he saw it: Challa from Jab Tak Hai Jaan — his own voice, his own pain, his own longing for a woman who was no longer there in the film, but always in his heart on screen. His eyes scrolled down
July 7, 2013 Location: Mumbai, India — and across the world, in every home with a music channel and a heart that beat for Bollywood.
The Night Shah Rukh Khan Ruled the Charts