Mumbai: The release date of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited action film ‘King’ has finally been revealed.
The makers also unveiled a video offering a glimpse into the actor’s character.
Red Chillies Entertainment shared the video on Instagram, which opens with Shah Rukh’s striking look from the film. He is also heard delivering the powerful tagline, “Darr Nahi, Dehshat Hoon.”
“A ROAR loud enough to shake the KINGdom. #KING arriving on 24.12.2026 #ItsKINGTime,” read the caption.
The video soon went viral, and fans flooded social media with fire emojis.
One fan wrote, “Can we just skip to December already!”
Another wrote, “King is not back… KING NEVER LEFT”.
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Directed by Siddharth Anand, ‘King’ is expected to deliver a high-octane cinematic experience.
The film also marks the big-screen debut of Suhana Khan, who will be seen sharing screen space with her dad, Shah Rukh.
It features a star-studded ensemble cast including Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Raghav Juyal, and Abhay Verma, among others.
Shah Rukh earlier spoke about his character in ‘King’ at a fan meet.
“This distinction has been created by people – hero, villain. In my early career, I did ‘Darr’. Which, by today’s standards, might be considered villainous or like a stalker. And I was in ‘Don’, I was in ‘Anjaam’, I was in ‘Baazigar’- I played the ‘bad’ guy. I just feel that if we don’t do something interesting in a film, then the hero just comes in, sings two songs, fights, and leaves,” the actor said.
“The character of King is very interesting. Siddharth and Sujoy Ghosh have written it with a lot of love. And it has a lot of evil in it. He’s a killer. He kills people,” Shah Rukh continued.
“But for storytelling, it’s very important that heroes like me play different roles: some inspiring, some comic, some romantic. So that’s what I’m trying to do now. I do a big, good film in 1–2 years. Because I also know that making films has become very difficult now. So films should be made carefully so that I don’t let people down.”
