Overview
- Speaking to Gulf News, Smith said he wants Shah Rukh Khan to "put me in something," publicly signaling his interest in a Bollywood role.
- Smith added that earlier discussions with Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan "didn't pan out," recalling Bachchan’s joke that he could be "Big W."
- The comments were made at the Middle East premiere of Pole to Pole with Will Smith, a seven-part National Geographic docuseries.
- The series, which documents 100 days of extreme challenges across the globe, is scheduled to premiere on January 13 on National Geographic.
- No Bollywood project with Smith has been announced, and near-term prospects are uncertain as crossovers remain rare and Shah Rukh Khan is currently filming King.