Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was suffering pain in his knees, but still chose to rehearse for a 'garba' dance sequence for Rahul Dholakia's "Raees".

"Ok then. Finally called for the shot. Knee paining so have to go & rehearse my Garbha....all ye beautiful ppl Khuda Hafiz. & smile a lot," the actor posted on his Twitter page on Sunday night.

"Raees", an action thriller, will see Shah Rukh playing a gangster. Slated to release on Eid next year, it also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan.

Last year, the King Khan had suffered an injury while shooting Farah Khan's "Happy New Year". Apart from getting a fractured shoulder, his left knee's patellar tendon had got torn.