Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan. AFP photo
Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan. AFP photo

Happy New Year trailer out on August 14



The first teaser trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited drama Happy New Year – some scenes for which were filmed in Dubai last year – will be out on August 14.

The film, directed by Farah Khan, also stars Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff.

The director Farah Khan took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce the news: “What an xciting nite. Watching the 1st copy of #HNY trailer with the crew!” She also posted a “Keep Calm and Countdown – 9 Days to Go” image alongside the tweet.

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