After the release of Zero in 2018, Shahrukh Khan took a break from the films and shifted his focus to producing shows and films for the web.
Now, Shahrukh Khan is back with three films. Apart from Pathan, Shah Rukh will be playing the lead in Rajkumar Hirani’s social drama based on immigration and South director Atlee Kumar’s next directorial.
A source says that Shahrukh is yet to announce his films formally. A daily report suggests that Pathan will begin in August next year so that the next film could be either be with Atlee or Hirani.
“While Atlee’s film seems to be in the forefront right now, he has his heart set on Hirani’s social drama, as it will be a breather between two action-packed films. But Hirani takes his time to complete a script and a clear picture will only emerge by mid-2021,” the source told.
The source further added that Shah Rukh will be flying Atlee’s team to Mumbai in December and that’s when they will lock the cast, script, and scout for locations. Atlee will be setting up his office in Mumbai to avoid traveling from Chennai to Mumbai every month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Atlee has been developing the script remotely with a team of Karan Johar, who is co-producing the film with SRK. He will be in the city from December for narrations, to lock the cast, scout for locations, and get his technical team in place,” the source added.