SRK’s King aiming Eid 2026 release, possible clash with Love And War: Report

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his daughter, Suhana Khan, will share screen space for the first time in King. The film will reportedly go on the floors in January 2025 and is eyeing a release in 2026.
The film will reportedly clash with Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal’s Love And War, which also releases in March 2026.
About the release details of King, a Pinkvilla report stated, “A film like King is apt for the Eid 2026 period and that’s what Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand are aiming at. It has been a while since a Shah Rukh Khan film release on Eid, and this would mark his return to the festival after the historic success of Chennai Express. Given the timelines of shoot chalked out at the moment, the makers will make it to the Eid 2026 release slot.”
The report also contained shoot details of the film: “The first schedule of King commences in Mumbai from January, followed by a marathon schedule in Europe. The makers have done multiple rounds of recce in Europe to identify virgin locations that bring scale to King. The film features SRK in the titular role with Suhana Khan, Abhay Verma, and Abhishek Bachchan.”
“The idea is to shoot the action at real locations as also the studio set up, to bring in the right blend of realism to the story-telling pattern. The makers aim to establish a new form of action with Shah Rukh Khan in King, and the superstar is also excited to venture into this territory,” the report further said.
On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan had quite an eventful 2023 with three back-to-back releases – Pathaan, Jawan and Dunki.