Shah Rukh Khan starrer Zero is just few days away from its release date. The makers already started with the promotions of this film with a bang and it has managed to reach to a wide chunk of fanbase already. Now, as a surprise gesture for all those who are waiting for the film to hit the screens, they opened the advance booking for the Anand L Rai flick today on bookmyshow.com. On the other hand, Paytm promises cashback on booking the tickets as well. Katrina Kaif On Playing Babita In Zero: 'Playing Her Took A Toll On Me. It Was A Dark Space'.

The makers have been making this promotion in rather a unique way by announcing 'Bauua Singh's Birthday' today. SRK plays this vertically challenged person named Bauua in the flick and they made sure to use this character to announce the advance booking of the film. The superstar tweeted, "Bhai @BauuaSingh subah se issi soch mein hoon ke tumhe gift kya doon! Tumne mere birthday par sab ko #Bauua gift kiya tha, toh tumhare birthday par, meri taraf se #BookingsOpenForZero."

Now, that the bookings are open for the audience, we are sure that they'll flock on the internet to make sure to not miss the first day, first show. Th trailer of the film promises us a roller coaster of emotions and drama. Also, leading ladies Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif are seen in a never before seen avatars. The tracks composed by Ajay-Atul viz. "Ishqbaazi", "Husn Parcham" and "Mere Naam Tu" have also been loved by everyone. The advance bookings are likely to get good response with such strong buzz. The flick is slated to release on December 21.

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