The actor recently celebrated his 59th birthday
On his 59th birthday on 2nd November 2024, Shahrukh Khan confirmed his next film. Though he has yet to announce the film officially. But at an event held on his birthday recently, he confirmed his next film titled ‘King’. He said that he is working hard for King, he is trying to lose weight and workout. He clearly stated that King is a massive action entertainer and he is quite excited about it. He is confident that King will emerge as a blockbuster and will win critical acclaim.
King
King is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Sujoy Gosh. Sujoy Gosh is a critically acclaimed filmmaker known for directing several critically acclaimed and award-winning crime thriller films.
King is jointly produced by Sidharth Anand. Sidharth Anand is a writer, producer, and director. He is highly known for directing large-scale and blockbuster films such as Pathaan (2023), War (2019), and Bang Bang (2014).
King features Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Suhana Khan, and Abhay Verma. King is the debut film of Suhana Khan, Suhana is Shahrukh Khan’s daughter.
Shahrukh Khan was initially supposed to do an extensive guest appearance in King. The film was completely meant for Suhana Khan. However, the writers of the film made several changes to the script and carved new sections to feature Shahrukh Khan in the lead.
Now, Shahrukh Khan is doing the lead in the film with Suhana Khan acting as the second lead. The film features Abhishek Bachchan as the main antagonist and young actor Abhay Verma in a pivotal role. Several other big actors and actresses of Bollywood will join the cast of King.
The budget of King is over 200 crores. Shahrukh Khan is co-producing the film along with Sidharth Anand. Shahrukh Khan’s company Red Chillies Entertainment will produce the film and will perform the visuals, graphics, and VFX of the film. The film will be shot in Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, London and Rome.
The buzz of King on social media is high. Shahrukh Khan’s last three films Dunki, Jawan, and Pathaan have emerged as major commercial success at the box office. In fact, Jawan and Pathaan are amongst the highest grossing Indian film ever. Shahrukh Khan’s fan following in India and globally has doubled ever since he made a comeback in 2023 after several controversies and box office failures. He is enjoying his space. He is once again at the peak of his career at the age of 59. He is only interested in doing action and thriller films and he is enjoying his free time watching cricket matches and IPL. His IPL cricket team ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ won the last IPL.
King is set to release in 2025 but may get postponed to 2026. According to the reports, the makers of King are planning an action movie quite similar to John Wick Part 1.
With over three major releases in 2023, Shahrukh Khan had no release in 2024. King is the only film is doing right now. He will soon leave India to begin the prep for King in New York.
