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The KING is here, finally! Shah Rukh Khan shared the title reveal and looks ready for action in director Siddharth Anand’s next directorial. Khan plays the eponymous assassin who breaks bones and shoots bullets without breaking for a sweat.
Shah Rukh Khan shares title reveal of KING
Here’s the official announcement by the birthday boy and it has blockbuster written all over:
Sau deshon mein badnaam,
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 2, 2025
Duniya ne diya sirf ek hi naam - #KING#KingTitleReveal
It’s Showtime!
In Cinemas 2026. pic.twitter.com/l3FLrUH1S0
The budget of KING
As per a report by Bollywood Hungama, it has become India’s most expensive action film with a budget of Rs 350 crore. A source has spilled the beans on how it all happened.
“King started as an action thriller with an extended cameo from SRK, with Sujoy Ghosh as the director. The initial budget was Rs. 150 crores only, but the script had scope to go bigger and better. When Siddharth Anand came into the picture, he sat down with SRK to make the film on a grand scale.”
“By designing action sequences on a never-before scale. SRK is a producer who loves to spend and treat the audience with the richest visuals on spectacle. He gave Sid a free hand, and the director came back with a budget of Rs. 350 crores.”
Six action scenes for SRK in KING
The source also revealed, “King is a global film made in India. What takes millions of dollars for the West to execute, Siddharth Anand is aiming to do the same at 1/5th the cost.”
It added, “The film has six extraordinary action sequences, designed to perfection. Three of them are shot at real locations, while the balance three will be canned on the sets.”
The ensemble of _KING_ also has Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Abhay Verma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Raghav Juyal, Rani Mukerji, and Deepika Padukone.
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