Here’s some very exciting casting news! Siddharth Ansnd has already landed Shah Rukh Khan for his film titled King and we have now learned who will be battling opposite him!
Yes! Producer Siddharth Anand has reportedly roped in Abhishek Bachchan to play an out-and-out negative role in King. The filmmaker promises to bring Abhishek Bachchan in a never-seen-before avatar, and if sources are to be trusted, fans can expect a massive face-off between Abhishek’s character and Shah Rukh Khan, in the film directed by the acclaimed Sujoy Ghosh.
A source reveled “Abhishek is an actor whose full potential has yet to be fully realized. He has the ability to astonish audiences when given complex roles. King presents him 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.”
“The Jr. Bachchan 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,” added the source close to the development of the project to Peeping Moon.
While ‘King’ marks Siddharth Anand’s second collaboration with SRK after ‘Pathaan’, the film will be the producer-director’s first full-fledged collaboration with Abhishek. ‘King’, which will also see SRK and Suhana Khan for the first time together, is currently in pre-production. The makers are targeting a late 2025 or early 2026 release. Siddharth is co-producing this film under his Marflix banner along with SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment.
Watch this space!
