According to a report published in Pinkvilla, sources said that she will be playing the lead role which will clearly portray a character of past with her dark side like her character in Darr, Anjaam and Raees. King was his ambitious project and worked closely with Siddharth Anand and Sujoy Ghosh on all aspects of the project. They have created a gray ensemble for SRK in King, with personality which is slim,” he said.
This is said to be a passion project for King Khan, who has been heavily involved in its development. He worked closely with directors Siddharth Anand and Sujoy Ghosh to create an iconic and ruthless character. A source said, “Though the character design is complete, Siddharth Anand is currently working on the action block with the international stunt team. Sujoy, on the other hand, is producing the dialogue project, while SRK is overseeing the creative work and new era action sequences with Suhana.”
But the surprise did not stop there. The source also hinted at Khan’s new look in the film. He will sport long hair and a beard, and deviate from the typical clean man. While plot details are still under wraps, reports suggest it will be a fast-paced thriller that tests the limits of King’s survival. SRK will guide his students in a dangerous world. This student will be played by none other than Suhana Khan.
A week ago, Bollywood Hungama reported that Shah Rukh Khan himself supervised the creative process and rehearsed with Suhana for some sequences of the film. Sujoy Ghosh and Siddharth Anand are planning to make King, a gritty and rustic action film with a mega budget of $500,000. 200 Korea. “King is a passionate action film unlike anyone’s imagination. The team has been working on pre-production for the past year, ensuring that all aspects from the script to the scale and movement are set right. Red Chillies Entertainment always delivers world-class productions and King will be no different because Suhana Khan is flying the flag to make it big,” reported Bollywood Hungama.
A source also revealed that Siddharth Anand is in talks with a western stunt director to take on King. “Siddharth Anand is thinking internationally and wants to create a global action thriller with SRK. He is preparing stunts with Western experts and plans to shoot it as a hybrid of real action and VFX equipment,” he said.
King will be shot for 5 months from May and will hit the big screen in the second half of 2025.
