Abhishek Bachchan To Play Villain In Shah Rukh Khan And Suhana Khan’s ‘King’, Confirms Amitabh Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan will be playing the role of a villain in SRK and Suhana Khan’s ‘King’.
Shah Rukh Khan made a comeback for the ages in 2023 as he delivered three box office hits in the form of ‘Pathaan’, ‘Jawan’ and ‘Dunki’. Fans cannot wait for the superstar to return to the silver screen in 2025 with Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘King’. In the latest entertainment news, we have a crackling update for you! Abhishek Bachchan will be playing the role of the main antagonist in ‘King’, starring SRK and his daughter Suhana Khan. For the unversed, ‘King’ is being backed by Siddharth Anand’s Marflix Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment.
Abhishek Bachchan’s father Amitabh Bachchan took to X (formerly Twitter), to share a screenshot of a news article which talked about Abhishek joining the cast of ‘King’ where he will be seen playing the antagonist.
“All the best Abhishek… It is TIME,” Big B wrote.
Check out the post here:
all the best Abhishek .. It is TIME !!! https://t.co/LI6F7gZ1b0
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 16, 2024
For the unversed, Abhishek and SRK, have previously worked together in films like ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and ‘Happy New Year’.
As per a report published in Peeping Moon, a source close to the development, said, “King presents him (Abhishek) in an out-and-out negative role for the first time in such a large-scale commercial movie, and he is sure to make a significant impact with his performance. Abhishek was surprised when he was offered this role but accepted it immediately, intrigued by the depth of his character. It’s a special role, and Siddharth Anand has grand plans to present Abhishek in a manner audiences have never seen before.”
‘King’ is expected to go on floors later this year, and the film is expected to release in cinemas in 2025.
“Siddharth Anand and Sujoy Ghosh have been constantly in touch with Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan with multiple meetings from October 2023 to February 2024. Sujoy is meticulously working on the script with Sid and SRK. Designing world-class action sequences rests fully on Siddharth,” a source close to the development told Pinkvilla in February this year.
As per several reports, Shah Rukh Khan will be playing the role of a don in 'King'. The movie will also mark the theatrical debut of Suhana Khan.
For the unversed, Suhana Khan had made her acting debut with Zoya Akhtar's 'The Archies'. The movie also marked the debut of Janhvi Kapoor’s sister Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda.
On the work front, SRK was last seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’.
