Karan Johar pens a lengthy note just before the song 'Tum kya mile' drops on social media, pays homage to late Yash Chopra: See inside

In a couple of hours, the highly awaited song Tum kya mile from Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani will be released, featuring lead stars Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh. Just before the release, Karan took to his IG handle to share a still from the love ballad, and penned a heartfelt note, saying this one is for his beloved Yash Uncle (late Yash Chopra).
He said, "In a few hours #tumkyamile will be yours….

I remember at the very onset my instinct was that I wanted to film a love song that would unabashadely pay homage to my guru Yash Chopra…. The thinking evolved mind would say “you can’t match it or even dare to emulate it “ but the fan boy and the ardent lover of snow , chiffons,the stunning locations of Kashmir and sheer romance got the better of me…

Pritam Dada and I yearned for a song for the ages from the ages and it had it be unapologetic or it wouldn’t be true …
My deepest gratitude to Vaibhavi Merchant who got the Memo better than I did and completely took charge and being a Yash Chopra lover herself … she gave her heart to our song…"
He further said, "This is also the first shoot Alia did after the birth of her angel and I remain in apology for freezing her in Manish Malhotra chiffons … in sympathy I fell drastically ill through the shoot ( a karmic punishment perhaps 🙈) Ranveer was nervous as this was his first lip sync mountain love song but he was a real trooper….
So we are back to the valleys for a ishq wala lip sync chiffon saree song…
I hope you feel the love as much as we felt the cold…
This one’s for you Yash uncle …
Your fan forever ,
Karan."
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, co-starring Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan will hit screens next month.