Shah Rukh Khan fans have two reasons to celebrate this November. A special promotional video of ‘King’ will reportedly play alongside Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’ in theatres, and the film’s teaser is also tipped to arrive on the actor’s birthday, November 2.
‘King’ promo to run with ‘Ramayana’
According to the Variety report, a specially shot promotional campaign for ‘King’ will be shown across a cinema chain in India during the theatrical run of ‘Ramayana’. The tie-up should give ‘King’ extra visibility, as ‘Ramayana’ is being pitched as one of this year’s biggest releases.
‘King’ cast, director and release date
Siddharth Anand directs ‘King’, his second film with Shah Rukh Khan after the blockbuster ‘Pathaan’. That 2023 action thriller marked the actor’s return to a full-fledged lead role after a four-year break.The ensemble cast includes Deepika Padukone, Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Arshad Warsi and Abhay Verma. Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Rani Mukerji are also part of the cast. The film is likely to be dubbed in six languages. It is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Pictures. ‘King’ is set to reach theatres on December 24, 2026.
‘Ramayana’ cast, director and release date
Nitesh Tiwari directs the epic, and Namit Malhotra produces it. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama, while Yash stars as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita. Sunny Deol plays Hanuman, Ravie Dubey is Lakshman and Lara Dutta is Kaikeyi. It also features Arun Govil, Lara Dutta, Rakul Preet Singh, Vivek Oberoi, Kajal Aggarwal, Sheeba Chaddha, Kunal Kapoor, and Indira Krishnan.The makers have announced a worldwide release for the first part on November 6, two days before Diwali. The second part is scheduled for Diwali 2027.With a teaser possibly coming on SRK’s birthday and a big-screen promo planned for the ‘Ramayana’ crowd, the build-up to ‘King’ is about to get louder.