Shah Rukh Khan was seen last on-screen in the Aanand L Rai directed Zero, which recorded the journey of a vertically-challenged man from Meerut to Mars. Since then we haven’t seen him on the big screen. There was also news that we might see him in Rakesh Sharma’s biopic, but eventually, he opted out of the project. There has been a constant rumor about from a long time now, but there has been no official announcement made yet.
Mumbai Mirror has now learned that during this break, SRK has shot for essential parts in two films, Ayan Mukerji’s fantasy action adventure Brahmastra, fronted by Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, and R Madhavan’s Nambi Narayanan biopic Rocketry. “Ayan and Maddy are extremely fond of SRK and believed no one but he fits the bill. Neither are run-of-the mill cameos, but are integral to the plot and carry the narrative forward,” revealed a source close to the development, who also informed SRK shot for both roles last year.
Mumbai Mirror was the first to reveal that the actor has a cameo in Brahmastra that is shot using ample visual effects. The film begins with his character, a scientist, introducing the audience to the fantasy world. The source has been quoted by Mumbai Mirror as saying, “In Rocketry, he plays a journalist who interviews scientist Nambi Narayanan, and takes us through the protagonist’s journey in flashback,” added the source. Both films are currently in postproduction and will hit the theatres next year. Interestingly, in SRK’s last release, Zero, Madhavan had an extended cameo as a NASA scientist.
In the last two years, Shah Rukh has reportedly read over 20 scripts. While interacting with fans on Twitter, he hinted at a collaboration with Rajkumar Hirani, he joked saying, “Raju apna sa lagta hai” when asked which directors he would love to work with. We have also learnt that Hirani’s next is a social drama, written by him and Kanika Dhillon and supervised by his frequent collaborator Abhijat Joshi. “It is set against the backdrop of immigration and prior to the lockdown, the makers were planning to shoot it in Canada and Punjab. The team is still working on developing the screenplay,” the source informed.
Apart from the social drama, SRK is also in talks with the director-duo Raj and DK (as reported by Mirror, December 3) for a quirky action thriller, among other films.
