King (2026)

Interesting facts

King is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sujoy Ghosh, Suresh Nair, and Sagar Pandya. Produced by Gauri Khan, Siddharth Anand and Mamta Anand under Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Pictures, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Jaideep Ahlawat, Jackie Shroff, Raghav Juyal, and Abhay Verma.

Production

Following the commercial success of Pathaan (2023), reports emerged that Shah Rukh Khan would collaborate with director Sujoy Ghosh on an action thriller film. The project, produced by Siddharth Anand and Gauri Khan, was reported to feature Suhana Khan in her feature film debut. Initially titled King, the film was scheduled to begin production in November 2023.

Filming was originally planned to take place between November 2024 and March 2025, allowing Khan to prioritize other commitments, including Tiger vs Pathaan; however, these plans were delayed. The schedule was later revised to January 2025, before being postponed again. In August 2024, Khan officially confirmed the project at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

Khan and his daughter Suhana were officially confirmed as part of the film in February 2024, marking Suhana's theatrical debut following her appearance in The Archies (2023). While early reports suggested that Khan would appear in an extended cameo, it was later clarified that he plays a full-fledged lead role.

Deepika Padukone was confirmed to be part of the cast in April 2025 after initially declining due to personal commitments: the role had been offered to Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Bajwa, Katrina Kaif, and Preity Zinta, before Padukone ultimately agreed following schedule adjustments at Khan's request. In the same month, Arshad Warsi joined the cast. In May 2025, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, and Rani Mukerji joined the cast.

Principal photography was initially scheduled to begin in early 2025, but was delayed after Anand reworked the script. Filming commenced in May 2025 at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai. In June 2025, an action sequence set in a jail environment was shot at the same location with approximately 200 stunt performers, for which large-scale prison sets were constructed. During production, Juyal sustained a leg injury while performing stunt sequences.

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