Abhishek Bachchan To Lock Horns With Shah Rukh Khan In The Action Thriller 'King'

Mumbai, July 15 - After conquering the box office in 2023 with three back-to-back big successes, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now gearing up to kickstart his next movie, tentatively titled King with Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh and producer Siddharth Anand.

The action thriller, which will mark SRK's daughter Suahana Khan's big-screen debut, has been in the news since last year despite no official announcement from the makers yet. Now, as the movie is gearing up to commence shooting in the next few weeks, the makers are speeding up to lock rest of the cast.



According to the report by Peepingmoon.com, Abhishek Bachchan has been locked in to play the antagonist role to take on Shah Rukh Khan in this big-scale action entertainer. As reported previously, SRK will be playing the role of Don while Suhana Khan in the parallel lead, essaying the role of a young girl who finds herself in perilous circumstances after a life-altering incident.

It will be the first major negative role for Abhishek Bachchan who was said to be surprised by the character when it was offered to him but accepted it immediately, intrigued by the depth of the role. It is said to be a special role, and Siddharth Anand, who produces the film with SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment, has grand plans to present Abhishek in a manner audiences have never seen before.

Shah Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan have previously starred together in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and Happy New Year (2014), but it will be the first time the duo will be pitched against each other. The shoot of King is expected to start in October this year for a late 2025 release.

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