The Sheikh had been jailed several times and kept at different places. Nanda, “treated as a special person” at Kohinoor Bungalow, a government-owned circuit house. The leader was, to quote the country’s then Home Minister, G.L. Kodaikanal, a hill station about 120 km from Madurai, played “host” to the Sheikh, also known as Sher-e-Kashmir (The Lion of Kashmir), for nearly two years, from July 1965 to June 1967. There is a Tamil Nadu connection to one of the leading political players of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah (1905-82), who founded the National Conference and ruled Jammu and Kashmir (now a Union Territory) as Prime Minister (1948-53) and Chief Minister (1975-82). For more entertainment news and updates, stay tuned with CineBlitz.Jammu and Kashmir is back under the spotlight in the light of a controversy generated by the Hindi feature film The Kashmir Files. Besides Aryan and him the Hindi dubbed version will also feature voices of Ashish Vidyarthi, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Mishra and Asrani for the character of Scar, Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu respectively. Directed by Jon Favreau, the movie will release across India in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and across UAE in Hindi on July 19 this year.

UAE has always been a huge market for South Asian films and SRK enjoys a huge fan base in the country. The legacy of Lion King is timeless and being a part of this iconic re-imagining with my son Aryan makes it extra special for me. I am forever grateful and thankful to all my fans from the UAE, who have always showered their love on me, and I am ecstatic that they will be able to watch the Hindi version of The Lion King, a film that will always be close to my heart.”

Overwhelmed by the news, King Khan spoke about him being a part of this movie and its release outside India saying, “The Lion King is that one movie that my entire family loves the most and it holds a very special place in our hearts.

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