At exactly 11:47 PM, July 7, 2013, Shah Rukh Khan tweeted:
He burst out laughing. A special appearance. Four minutes of screen time. And still, the nation had chosen him.
His finger trembled slightly as he scrolled up. SRK-Shahrukh Khan- Hit Songs - July 7- 2013
Shah Rukh looked at the screen. Top 10 Hit Songs — First Half of 2013. His eyes scrolled down.
Within minutes, it was retweeted 150,000 times. At exactly 11:47 PM, July 7, 2013, Shah
“Sir, the year-end mid charts are out,” she said, handing it to him.
He didn’t need to scroll.
Because on July 7, 2013, Shah Rukh Khan didn’t just have hit songs. He had a nation singing along — in love, in loss, in rain, and in hope.
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. And still, the nation had chosen him
July 7, 2013 Location: Mumbai, India — and across the world, in every home with a music channel and a heart that beat for Bollywood.