Jaideep Ahlawat has confirmed being part of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming actioner, King. Jaideep revealed that director Siddharth Anand was hesitant in offering the film to him, as it was a small role. The actor recently worked with Siddharth in Jewel Thief—The Heist Begins, where the latter was a producer.
In an interview with Lallantop, Jaideep said, “As far as I know, SRK sir had been thinking about this for quite some time. But Siddharth (Anand) bhai was a bit hesitant to offer it to me since it was a small role after Jewel Thief. But Khan saab being Khan saab, he said, ‘I’ll talk to him.’ Now who could say no to the man?."
Praising the superstar, Jaideep, who has earlier worked with him in Raees (2017), added, “I really like him. In all my interactions with him — in the five to seven times we've met — starting from Raees, where I shot with him for four to five days, and even after that, whenever we met, he always made me feel like I was the closest person to him. He’s a wonderful human being. He has some amazing qualities. Every time I’ve met him, he’s made me feel important."
As per reports, King also stars Suhana Khan and Saurabh Shukla. There have been speculations about Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan being part of the film as well, however there has been no official confirmation about the same.
The film is currently being shot and its release date has not been announced yet.