Ranbir Kapoor celebrates birthday with Shah Rukh Khan & Karan Johar on 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' set

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Karan Johar had a special guest on the sets of his Ranbir Kapoor-starrer "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" in London as superstar Shah Rukh Khan dropped by to meet him and the whole team.

Shah Rukh, who shares an extremely close bond with the director-producer, shared on Twitter picture with him and Ranbir from the sets.

The 49-year-old "Chennai Express" star said his kids also enjoyed the film's shoot.

Was a treat to watch Ranbir & Karan make their dream come alive. The kids loved it 2.Thx Aye Dil team hav a good one. pic.twitter.com/Ct5Sc2ZKsy

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 27, 2015

Karan, 43, began his career as a director with with Shah Rukh-Kajol's blockbuster "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" and worked with the actor on films like "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham", "Kal Ho Naa Ho", "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" and "My Name Is Khan".

The filmmaker thanked Shah Rukh for visiting him here.

"Thank you so so much for coming Bhai!!" Karan posted.

Shah Rukh also wished him luck last month, when the filmmaker left for London to begin the shooting.

"Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", also starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma, marks Karan's return to direction after 2012 hit "Student of the Year".

The film dwells on relationships and heartbreaks. It will be the first time that Aishwarya, 41, will share screen space with Ranbir, 32, and Anushka, 27