Shahrukh Khan is not called the 'Great Hero' of films, but just as Amitabh Bachchan is called the 'Shahenshah' of films, in the same way he is also considered the 'Badshah' of the industry. Now Shahrukh Khan is also going to become the 'King' of the screen. Interesting thing is that he is already called King Khan. Due to his success, he is also called 'Baazigar' of the box office. The year 2023 was completely in the name of Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh made a tremendous comeback with films like Pathan, Jawan and Danki, these films had given a booster dose to the Hindi film industry which was groaning since the Corona period. If you see, like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan's personality also has its own imprint. If you look at the names of some of the films of both of them, you will know how a hero gradually assumes the personality of a megastar. Shahrukh carries forward the tradition of Amitabh in terms of both the name of the films and the commercial success at the box office. The titles of many of their films are similar or identical. One is 'Lucky's Alexander' and the other is 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'. We will discuss many more such names further.
However, at present Shahrukh Khan is not playing a completely elderly character like Amitabh Bachchan, he is coming as both young and old in the same film. Remember, Amitabh Bachchan had played both young and old characters in films like 'Aakhri Raasta' etc., that too was a period in Amitabh Bachchan's career due to the impact of his increasing age. Today Shahrukh is also choosing characters according to his age and is gradually establishing the acceptance of his new image among his fans. He does not want to shock his fans once. Every superstar does the same in his life. In recent years, he is preferring to do films with intervals. The character should be such that it is memorable, it becomes immortal in the minds of the public due to its temperament.
Shahrukh Khan is also known for making a splash at the box office and then going into the background. However, Shahrukh does not get lost in the background but remains prepared for the next uproar. Spread the shine of Chennai Express and then try to fill the void by becoming Zero. When Shahrukh is underestimated compared to Salman and Aamir, he silences everyone by giving three blockbusters in a year. Now Shahrukh is missing again in 2024, if we look at the list of his upcoming films, he is not going to be seen mainly in 2025 also. That means, after being missing from the screen for almost two years, Shahrukh will now be seen directly in 2026 - with his ambitious film 'King'. Shahrukh Khan has made his intentions clear regarding the new film 'King'. It will be the most different film ever. Like Pathan and Jawan, they want to create ruckus with the 'King'. Shahrukh will not be alone from the Khan family in the film, but his daughter Suhana Khan will be with him. In the industry, father and daughter actors have rarely been seen together on screen in their most successful form. Shahrukh Khan will give a new edge to that tradition.
The film's title 'King' is in keeping with Shahrukh Khan's popular nickname 'King Khan' in media gossip. In gossip, Shahrukh is called the 'King' of the film industry. Now the name of his new film will also be 'King'. This film is being directed by Sujoy Ghosh, who is famous for making crime thrillers. He had directed 'Kahaani' starring Vidya Balan. Shahrukh and Sujoy were discussing King's project for the last several years. Now the draft to bring it to life on screen has been finalized. This film of Sujoy once again stars Abhishek Bachchan, who was seen in Sujoy's film 'Bob Biswas' in 2021, which was a crime thriller film. That film was also produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, which means the company of Sujoy and Shahrukh in King was not formed suddenly. Coincidentally, both Shahrukh and Sujoy are turning 59.
The biggest attraction of King is Shahrukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan who is going to debut in the first film to be released in theatres. Suhana introduced her acting skills along with many young actors in Zoya Akhtar's Netflix series The Archies. Now she will be seen as a lead actress on the big screen with her superstar father Shahrukh Khan. According to the information so far, King is a crime thriller movie. Global crime can be shown in its story. In the eyes of the law, King can be many times a bigger criminal than Amitabh Bachchan's Don of the seventies. Similarly, Shahrukh Khan has also played the role of a global criminal in Farhan Akhtar's remake movie Don. The don after whom the police of eleven countries were chasing, and who was not only difficult but also impossible to catch; Now that Shahrukh Khan will become the king, it will be natural to see the status of his kingship. If burning national issues were prominent in Jawan, will burning international issues be prominent in King?
It is worth mentioning that the way Amitabh Bachchan had to struggle in the industry and got success late, Shahrukh was lucky in that respect. Initially there were no flop films in his kitty. The journey from 'Deewana' to 'Darr' was not very difficult for him. The box office and fans have welcomed him warmly from the beginning. Later, he was also seen as the future Amitabh. Even though both of them shared the screen after a long gap in Aditya Chopra's 'Mohabbatein' in the year 2000, but before that Shahrukh had already made a name for himself. One superstar had emerged, another superstar was providing him his path. The titles of many of his blockbuster films match the names of Amitabh Bachchan's films. For example, Amitabh Bachchan became 'Shahenshah' and Shahrukh Khan became 'Badshah', Amitabh became 'The Great Gambler' and 'Magician' and Shahrukh became 'Baazigar'. While Amitabh became 'Sikandar of Fate', Shahrukh became 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar', while Amitabh became 'Drunk', Shahrukh became 'Raees'. Amitabh 'Mr. Natwar Lal' and 'Main Azad Hoon' became Shahrukh's 'My Name is Khan'. While Amitabh became a 'patriot', Shahrukh became a patriot, 'Jawan' and 'Pathan', Amitabh became 'Mahan' and 'Lawaris', while Shahrukh became 'Raju a gentleman', etc.
Now Shahrukh Khan will become 'King'. It remains to be seen how much more charismatic this 'King' will be than Amitabh Bachchan's 'Shahenshah' and 'Don'. The 'Shahenshah' who used to come out on the deserted roads in the dark nights to eradicate every crime, will he be the 'King' of the year 2026 who will wreak havoc on the screen to eradicate crime at the international level?
