Shah Rukh Khan-starrer King, which also marks actor-daughter Suhana Khan’s first theatrical release, is finally set in motion. Last week, mid-day had reported a slight delay in the shoot, which was supposed to go on floors on May 16 (After the conflicts, before normalcy, May 12). Now, well-placed sources tell us that director Sidharth Anand has begun filming the ambitious action drama, though sans the King himself. However, Suhana and Munjya (2024) find actor Abhay Verma have begun shooting in Mehboob studio. “Though initially Abhay was to join around June–July, some scheduling changes have happened,” informs a source.

It is the first time the father-daughter duo will share screen space in a film, after featuring together in an advertisement directed by Shah Rukh’s director-actor son Aryan Khan. Suhana had made her acting debut two years ago with Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies, which premièred on Netflix.