SRK plays an army officer named Samar in the film. His co-star Anushka Sharma accompanied him to the shoot.

His other co-star Katrina Kaif is still in Mumbai, enjoying the success of her latest film Ek Tha Tiger.

Since King Khan's presence in Pahalgam drew large crowds, a special security team was in place to provide 'Z' category security.

However, the security was a cause of inconvenience for the locals and tourists visiting Pahalgam.

The visit of high profile celebrities like Yash Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan is expected to increase the visits by the film fraternity for shoots, like it was the case in pre-1989 when quite a few Hindi films were shot in the Valley.

Kashmir is already witnessing a boom in tourism since last year with the current year recording over a million tourists and Amarnath pilgrims.

Besides Gulmarg, the crew is also scheduled to shoot in the Kashmir capital Srinagar later this week.