Shah Rukh Khan switches gear from action to comedy, begins shooting for Rajkummar Hirani's immigration drama

Shah Rukh Khan is a busy body these days. The actor who has three big films lined-up one after another, has finally wrapped up his second action extravaganza after Pathan, which is filmmaker’s Atlee’s next titled Lion. The Bollywood superstar hasn’t wasted a any day before hopping onto his next project which is his debut collaboration with filmmaker Rajkummar Hirani.

News on Hirani’s next has been long awaited, especially since he’s finally working with Shah Rukh Khan after years of tying to get the superstar on board for a project. Touted to be an immigration drama, the film reportedly went on floors on Friday at Mumbai’s Film City where the filmmaker began shooting scenes with actress Taapsee Pannu who is also a part of the project since Shah Rukh was busy wrapping up Atlee’s film.

According to a report in Mid-Day, the actor will join the shoot from today switching gears from action to comedy. The report further stated that a set of Punjab village has been created at Film City where the shoot is taking place. Rajkummar Hirani plans to shoot at this location for a fortnight before moving to other locations in Mumbai.

An international schedule is planned for later in London and Budapest.

Hirani and Shah Rukh Khan have been trying for several years to collaborate on a project. Reportedly, Shah Rukh was the filmmaker’s first choice for his all time blockbuster Munna Bhai MBBS which later went to Sanjay Dutt .

Their current collaboration has also faced several delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The project has been in the news for two years now and has finally gone on floors.

Post the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Shah Rukh Khan jetted off to shoot for the pending Spain schedule of Pathaan . Several pictures of the actor from the location there were leaked along with those of actress Deepika Padukone . On returning, to India, Shah Rukh devoted all of his time to completing Atlee’s Lion in which he has a double role.

While Pathaan has locked the Republic Day weekend 2023 to arrive in cinemas, Shah Rukh’s other two projects are yet to get an official announcement.