Amitabh Bachchan has almost confirmed Abhishek Bachchan’s inclusion in Shah Rukh Khan’s film King
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has hinted that Abhishek Bachchan will feature in Shah Rukh Khan’s next film, likely titled King.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has confirmed the news of his son Abhishek Bachchan joining Shah Rukh Khan’s next film. The film has been named ‘King’. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Siddharth Anand, the film also stars Shah Rukh’s daughter Suhana Khan.
Amitabh shared a post by one of Abhishek’s fans, in which he expressed his excitement about seeing his favourite star opposite Shah Rukh in ‘King’ and wrote, “All the best Abhishek… it’s time!!!”
On Monday, July 15, PeepingMoon reported that Abhishek Bachchan has been roped in to play the villain in ‘King’. While details about his villainous role have been kept under wraps, it is known that he will portray a complex character. Shahrukh and Suhana’s character has also been kept secret.
According to sources, ‘King’ will have some intense action sequences directed by Siddharth Anand, who directed the 2023 blockbuster ‘Pathan’. Anirudh Ravichander has reportedly joined the team of the film To compose the theme music.
The shooting of ‘King’ is expected to begin later this year and it might hit the screens in 2025. Though Suhana has already made her Bollywood debut with Zoya Akhtar’s Netflix film ‘The Archies’, ‘King’ will mark her big screen debut. In May, Shah Rukh had inadvertently sparked excitement among fans about ‘King’ when he spotted the script of the film on his side table in a video.
Apart from ‘King’, Abhishek also has Tarun Mansukhani’s ‘Housefull 5’, which also stars Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Sanjay Dutt. It is scheduled to release in theatres on June 6, 2025.
