Shah Rukh Khan to play a raw and ruthless Don in action-thriller King

In his upcoming film, King, which is expected to be a gritty and rustic action-thriller, superstar Shah Rukh Khan is getting ready to play the role of a gritty don. Suhana Khan, his daughter, will make her debut on the silver screen with this film, following her debut in the online streaming service The Archies in December of last year. Khan will not only be a formidable person in the underworld, but he will also have a complicated moral compass, with “shades of grey” that will captivate fans.

Pinkvilla reported that a source disclosed that Khan will play an intriguing part. This is a clear allusion to his previous characters with darker sides, such as his legendary roles in Darr, Anjaam, and Raees. The report further stated that Khan will play a role that is intriguing. The audience is the target audience for Shah Rukh Khan’s films, and he is well aware of the audience’s desire to see him in a variety of shades of gray. His passion project is King, and he has been working diligently on all areas of the project with Siddharth Anand and Sujoy Ghosh. King is his project. According to the insider, they have jointly fashioned out a persona for SRK in King that is really cool, full of attitude and swag, and has shades of gray.

It has been stated that Khan has been deeply involved with the development of King, which is a project that he is passionate about. In order to create a persona who is both cool and vicious, he is collaborating closely with the directors Siddharth Anand and Sujoy Ghosh. According to the information provided by the source, “Siddharth Anand is currently working on the action blocks with international stunt teams during the time that the character designing has already been completed.” While Sujoy is working on the dialogue draft, SRK is supervising the creative process and working with Suhana on some new-age action scenes. Sujoy is currently working on the dialogue draft.

On the other hand, the surprises do not end there. Moreover, the insider made a veiled reference to Khan’s new appearance in the movie. He is going to be sporting long hair and a beard, which is a break from his typical appearance of being neat and tidy. In spite of the fact that specifics of the storyline are still being kept under wraps, the source indicates that King will be a fast-paced action thriller that pushes the boundaries of survival. The role of the mentor, who will lead a disciple through a perilous realm, will be played by SRK. Suhana Khan will be the one to portray this disciple in the next production.

According to a story that was published by Bollywood Hungama more than a week ago, Shah Rukh Khan himself is in charge of supervising the creative process and is even practicing with Suhana for some of the action sequences in the film. The raw and rustic action picture that Sujoy Ghosh and Siddharth Anand intend to make, which will be titled King, would have a massive budget of two hundred crores of rupees. “King is an ambitious action film that is unlike anything anyone could potentially imagine. In order to guarantee that all areas, including the storyline, scale, and action, are covered in the appropriate manner, the crew has been working on the pre-production, which has been going on for the past year. According to a source who spoke to Bollywood Hungama, “Red Chillies Entertainment has always mounted world-class products, and King will be no different as the banner is going all out to ensure a grand debut for Suhana Khan.”

Further information was provided by the source, who stated that Siddharth Anand is currently in discussions with stunt directors from the West in order to join King. Siddharth Anand is a global thinker, and he has intentions of collaborating with Shah Rukh Khan to create a global action thriller. In addition, the insider shared with us that he is currently working with stunt professionals from the West to develop stunts, and that he intends to shoot it as a combination of real-life action and visual effects enhancements.

From May until the middle of 2025, King will be shot over the course of five months, and it will be released in theaters.