Craig Nelson is SRK's counterpart in the English version, while Aryan's match is the 11-year-old debutant Spencer Fox. SRK, back after a successful three-month stint with stage shows abroad, is on a six-month sabbatical. He says with a mischievous smile, "Anyway, I am out of work these days. This is a sweet film, about a family of superheroes. My kids saw bits and parts of the film and they liked it. They were keen that I do it. So, I decided to do it during my break, just for my kids."

Both the versions of the film will release across India in December.

SRK believes that this collaboration will help create the much-needed platform for animation films in India and also set new benchmarks at the box-office. "The animation market here is in its infancy stage. If the film does well, then the concept of animated films in India can be explored further," he says.

So, is he open to more such offers? "I would like to do an animation film myself, where an actor narrates the script and the animation is done following his voice." And does this attempt indicate Aryan's foray into the world of entertainment? SRK replies, "Aryan is too young to decide what he wants to do in life. I had roped him in because I wanted him to get his Hindi diction right. These guys just don't speak Hindi and Urdu!"

Meanwhile, SRK has denied that he's teamed up with Salman for Saajid Nadiadwala's next. "Nobody has offered me any such film. As far as I know, I'm doing Farah's (Khan), Karan's (Johar) and one home production. Mentally I have decided that I'll stick to these," he signs off.

By Afsana Ahmed