Actress Alia Bhatt says superstar Shah Rukh Khan made her cinema dream come true.

With both to soon be seen in Dear Zindagi, Alia had took to Twitter to wish Shah Rukh a happy birthday, as he turned 51 last week.

The 23-year-old also shared a photograph of herself and SRK from their upcoming film.

"To the man who rules hearts...controls minds and has an enviable soul...happy birthday @iamsrk you made my cinema dream come true…" Alia had tweeted.

Dear Zindagi has been written and directed by Gauri Shinde, and co-produced by Karan Johar and Gauri Khan.

This will be the first time that Shah Rukh and Alia, who is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, will be seen sharing screen space together.

Dear Zindagi is all set to hit theatres on 25 November 2016.