Actor Shah Rukh Khan recently won hearts worldwide with his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Locarno Film Festival 2024 in Switzerland, where he also delivered a masterclass. In an interview with Variety, Khan teased about his future projects and confirmed that he is currently preparing for his upcoming action-drama King, in which he plays a gangster. 

He described the project, which is being helmed by Sujoy Ghosh, as a “massy, emotional film”.

The actor shared, “It’s an action drama, a Hindi film. I’ve been eager to do a film like this for seven or eight years. We felt Sujoy was the perfect choice because we wanted it to be emotionally compelling. We’re all coming together to create a cool, massy, action-packed film with a strong emotional core.” 

The film also stars Suhana Khan and Abhishek Bachchan in key roles. Following King, Shah Rukh is anticipated to start work on another project, Tiger vs Pathaan. This film is part of filmmaker Aditya Chopra’s spy universe, which includes Pathaan, Tiger 3, War 2, and Alpha.

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan is returning as the Lion King in the Hindi version of Disney’s photorealistic animated musical-drama The Lion King. Khan voices the adult Mufasa, while his sons Aryan Khan and AbRam Khan lend their voices to Simba and young Mufasa, respectively. The film is set to release on December 20.