Shah Rukh Khan Officially Confirms 'King' As His Next Film

Mumbai, August 12 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has officially confirmed that King is his next. Though it was already known to everyone the superstar made it official during a recent interaction at the 77th Locarno Film Festival where he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.

King will be directed by Sujoy Ghosh and it will also star SRK's daughter Suhana Khan in her big-screen debut. Talking about the movie, the Pathaan star said, "The next film that I am doing is King. I have to start working on it, lose some weight, stretch a little so my groins don't get caught while I am doing action".



To be produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and Siddharth Anand's Marflix, King is said to be one of its one-of-a-kind action thriller in which King Khan is reportedly playing the role of Don. The actor said that he wanted to do this kind of film for many years and finally has the script for the same.

"There's a certain kind of film I want to do, where, maybe it is more age-centric, and I want to try something. For 6-7 years I have been thinking about it. I mentioned it to Sujoy one day and he said, 'Sir, I have a subject'", he added.

King will start rolling by the end of this year and it will be released in the second half of 2025. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan also has Pathaan 2 and Tiger vs Pathaan in the pipeline.

Stay tuned...