Overview

• Jaideep Ahlawat has officially confirmed that he will appear in King alongside Shah Rukh Khan.
• Ahlawat revealed that Khan personally intervened with director Siddharth Anand after initial hesitation to offer him the part.
• The film is directed by Siddharth Anand and already features Suhana Khan and Saurabh Shukla amid reports of other leading actors joining the ensemble.
• Ahlawat praised Khan as a generous collaborator who makes his co-stars feel valued, recalling their work together on Raees and Jewel Thief.
• Principal photography is underway in Mumbai and the release date for King remains undecided.