Shah Rukh Khan Opens Up About Playing The Role Of A Killer In 'King', Says, 'Very Dark Character...'

On Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday, which was on November 2, 2025, the Swades actor has taken to his Instagram account to officially announce the title of his upcoming film, King. Since a few months, fans had been waiting for some update regarding the film and there couldn't have been a better day than his 60th birthday. The clip featured SRK in a never seen before avatar, with silver hair, ear accessories and more. Recently, 'King Khan' opened up about the same. 

Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of a killer in King

On November 3, 2025, a fan page of Shah Rukh Khan took to their X (formerly Twitter) handle to share a video from SRK’s fan meet in Mumbai. For those who don’t know, hours after the title reveal, the Dunki actor had attended a fan meet, in which he spoke about his character in the film, King. While talking about the roles he has done in his career, Shah Rukh Khan was quoted as saying:

"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 leave."

Shah Rukh Khan then continued to talk about his character in King. He revealed that he plays the role of a killer in the film and his character has been written with a lot of love by Siddharth and Sujoy Ghosh. He shared:

"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. 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."

Shah Rukh Khan plays a dark and ruthless character in King

During the same fan meet held in Mumbai, Shah Rukh Khan continued to give details about his mysterious character in King. He stated that his character is a dark and grey character, who is very ruthless. He also explained that while he hopes for people to love it, he does not want anyone to do what that character will do in the film. In his words:

"So it’s not to say whether it’s a villain or not. Yes, he is a very dark character, a grey character. And I think it will be very interesting. He is very ruthless. All the lines in it (title reveal video), more or less, reflect that character. So I hope you love it. That doesn’t mean what he is doing is something you should do too."

Watch the clip here!

More about King

King is an upcoming film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Suhana Khan, Raghav Juyal and more. Reportedly, the plot of the film is about a killer (Shah Rukh Khan) who trains a younger person (Suhana). From the title reveal clip, it can be said that the film will be full of action, which is set in the world of crime. 

What are your thoughts on Shah Rukh Khan’s character in King?

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