Siddharth Anand To Direct Shah Rukh Khan And Suhana Khan In ‘King’; Filming Begins 2025

Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand first collaborated in 2023 for Pathaan, the YRF Spy Universe film. This film made history at the box office and became the first Hindi film to enter the Rs 500 crore club. With its scale, story, and SRK’s star power, it was a perfect textbook commercial entertainer. According to sources close to the development, Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand are reuniting as actor and director for King. They are all set to work together for the second time after their 2023 blockbuster Pathaan.

 

Shah Rukh Khan In King

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The source also shares, “Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand is among the biggest combination for Hindi Cinema, and are all set for a reunion in King. The preparation work for this action-packed entertainer has been underway for the last 6 months, as Siddharth Anand and his team have done multiple rounds of recce all across the globe and also designed path-breaking action sequences with stunt directors of international repute. King is all set to go on floors in March 2025.”

Shah Rukh Khan plays the protagonist in King alongside Suhana Khan as the key catalyst in the tale and Abhishek Bachchan as the antagonist. The film is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment with Marflix.

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“Every actor has a great arc in the screenplay of King and has their moments to shine. The film is written by Sujoy Ghosh with Siddharth Anand, Suresh Nair, and Sagar Pandya. The makers have got Abbas Tyrewala on board as the dialogue writer,” the source informs. King will also have some of the biggest action sequences of Indian Cinema, competing with global standards.

The source adds, “It’s the most explosive action written for a Hindi Film. SRK and Sid plan to shoot action blocks of King all across the globe, and they have already done recce for the same at several virgin locations.”

 

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Another trio is also reuniting, SRK, Sid, and Abbas Tyrewala after Pathaan. The source, “Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand are extremely happy with how the script of King has shaped up and are now ready to roll with it by March 2025. It’s a 6 to 7-month schedule, planned all across the globe and the makers are committed to bringing the film to the big screen in 2026. The scale of King will be at par Pathaan and a treat for the cinema-going audience.”

The role of Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Suhana Khan is already locked, and the talks are on with a top actress to play the part opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The source concludes with, “The conversations are on with an A-List actress to be cast alongside SRK, and an announcement shall be made shortly.”

King will be shot all across the globe, the location will also have the European Countries and is ready to roll from March 2025.

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Eshika Jain: I grew up enchanted by stories—watching movies, shows, and listening to my grandparents’ bedtime tales. Over the years, I’ve come to see every life experience as part of a larger narrative, each moment a story waiting to be told. Writing has become my way to express myself, a therapeutic process that helps me shape my thoughts and experiences into something meaningful.