Shah Rukh Khan to kickstart shoot of Rajkumar Hirani's next from September?

The industry is rife with the rumour that Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani would be collaborating very soon. It had earlier been reported that Hirani is busy locking the script. Now, it looks like the film would go on floors sooner than we think.

According to a report in Pinkvilla, there is all probability that SRK would begin work on Rajkumar Hirani's next after he wraps up Pathan. The report mentions that a section of insiders believe that he would like to do Atlee's film next, but there is a lot of pre-production work left, including the finalising of a female lead. A source was quoted saying, “The actress of Atlee's film is not locked yet. Even supporting cast is not in place at the moment. Whereas, Taapsee Pannu is locked as the female lead of Raju’s film and she has kept her date diaries open from September to January. This is a major giveaway about Hirani’s film taking off around September, since Taapsee is known to complete her other films usually in a quick span of time in the range of 25 to 35 days. If she has kept 5 months vacant for the time being, it has to be for something big, and that's a collaboration with SRK - Rajkumar Hirani.”

The film would apparently be an immigration drama written jointly by Hirani and Kanika Dhillon. In a recent AMA session on social media, SRK was quizzed about whether he would be collaborating with Hirani, but he dodged the question with a smart answer.