2 November 2026 · Shah Rukh Khan's birthday
King's first song, 'Tu Mil Jaaye', is out on 2 November 2026, Shah Rukh Khan's 61st birthday. The official release listing marks the track 'Song Out Now', and Box Office Worldwide reports the song as out the same day.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
The birthday release
The makers had confirmed a new King asset would be unveiled at midnight on 2 November, though they had not confirmed its format in advance. What arrived was the film's first full song, not a teaser or a short glimpse.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
The screen pairing
The song stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, according to the official release credits. It brings the pair back together on screen after Pathaan, the Siddharth Anand film in which they last shared the screen.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
The voices
The official credits list vocals by Arijit Singh and Madhubanti Bagchi, with Ed Sheeran featured on the track. Box Office Worldwide's same-day report carries the same vocal line-up.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
The music team
The song is composed by Sachin-Jigar, with lyrics by Kumaar, according to the official release listing. The same credits are carried in the same-day report of the release.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
The film behind the song
King is directed by Siddharth Anand and presented by Red Chillies Entertainment in association with Marflix Pictures, the release credits state. The film is in cinemas on 24 December 2026.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
Why this release matters
As the film's first song, 'Tu Mil Jaaye' is the first full musical glimpse of King, ahead of its trailer, which is expected at a later stage. Variety India had reported the song as the film's next major promotional asset.
Photos: Photo A is Shah Rukh Khan at the launch of Capital Social on 31 October 2016, Wikimedia Commons File:SRK_at_Capital_Social.jpg, photographed by Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, original 2925x4415; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Photo B is Shah Rukh Khan at TED2017 on 27 April 2017, Wikimedia Commons File:Bollywood_star_Shah_Rukh_Khan_at_TED2017.jpg, photographed by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, original 1510x1517; only a head-to-waist crop is used, downscaled only. Photo C is Deepika Padukone in 2025, Wikimedia Commons File:Deepika_Padukone_2025_(1).png, Government of India, GODL-India, original 1080x1080, used at native width. All three photographs were visually verified in this run: each shows the named person only, clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows one of the song's two screen stars, Shah Rukh Khan or Deepika Padukone. Vocalists and composers are credited in the text; no portrait of another person is used, because no page is about another person alone. No film still, poster frame or song-video screenshot is used.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the song's release is confirmed by the official release listing, which marks the track 'Song Out Now' and dates it 2 November 2026, and by Box Office Worldwide's same-day 'Out' report. Earlier reports had said only that a first song would arrive on Shah Rukh Khan's birthday; the release itself, its official title spelling 'Tu Mil Jaaye', and its credits below are from the release listing and the same-day report, not from the earlier speculation. No chart position, view count or box-office claim is made, and no lyrics are quoted.
What comes next
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