Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, who was initially supposed to helm Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan and Abhishek Bachchan starrer ‘King’, has stepped down as the director of the film. Instead, SRK will now collaborate with his Pathaan helmer Siddharth Anand for the film. Now, reports on the Internet claim that Sujoy Ghosh has moved on from King, and is already in discussion for his next project. He is reportedly in talks with Shahid Kapoor for a thriller film. However, the actor’s team has now reacted to these claims, denying reports about their collaboration.
As per a report in Mid-Day, Sujoy Ghosh and Shahid Kapoor had planned to collaborate on a movie in 2021, however, the project did not materialize due to scheduling conflicts. Now, the actor-director duo has reportedly resumed discussions about the film, which will commence production in 2025. The director has had the film’s script ready for quite some time. It is reported that the project will feature Sujoy Ghosh’s signature suspense and drama. A source told Mid-Day that while the actor was interested in the film’s script earlier, the timing wasn’t right. Now, both Shahid and Sujoy Ghosh are making it a priority to align their schedules and bring the film to life. However, Hindustan Times reported that Shahid’s team has denied the reports about him being in talks with Sujoy for any such film.
