'Raees' actor Shah Rukh Khan thanks 'Ittefaq' team for recreating his favourite film

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan visited the set of "Ittefaq" on the first day of shooting and thanked the team for recreating his favourite Yash Chopra movie.

The 51-year-old took to Twitter to share a picture from the set along with the lead actors of the film - Sonakshi Sinha and Sidharth Malhotra.

'Ittefaq' starts now. Thanx to Juno and his wonderful team. My fav films by Yashji #Ittefaq is being recreated by Abhay. Thx @S1dharthM  @sonakshisinha Akshaye. Also BR & Dharma Films tie up with RCE," he tweeted.

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) February 20, 2017

Directed by filmmaker BR Chopra's grandson Abhay, the movie is a remake of 1969 film of the same name which starred yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna and Nanda.

Sidharth and Sonakshi thanked SRK for supporting their movie. "Thank u for coming on set @iamsrk excited to recreate the magic," Sidharth wrote.

Great day1 of #ittefaq thank u @iamsrk sir,this one will be special ! @sonakshisinha https://t.co/MH6LjCwuTu… https://t.co/aEM1lc5mVD

— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) February 20, 2017

"Thank YOU @iamsrk, @karanjohar and of #BRFilms... was an amazing first day on set today with you all! Great start to our #Ittefaq journey!," Sonakshi tweeted.

The movie is produced by Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment.