Srk-shahrukh Khan- Hit Songs - July 7- 2013 File

“Sir, the year-end mid charts are out,” she said, handing it to him.

“They say songs come and go. But love? Love stays. Thank you for making my voice your heartbeat today. #Gratitude #SRK” SRK-Shahrukh Khan- Hit Songs - July 7- 2013

He burst out laughing. A special appearance. Four minutes of screen time. And still, the nation had chosen him. “Sir, the year-end mid charts are out,” she

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. Love stays

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.

At exactly 11:47 PM, July 7, 2013, Shah Rukh Khan tweeted:

He didn’t need to scroll.