Shah Rukh Khan's Zero: Everything You Should Know About His Ambitious Film

Shah Rukh Khan will finally be back to the cinema halls on 21st December 2018 with his upcoming film Zero. The project was kept tightly under wraps ever since it was announced and all the secrecy surrounding the film piqued everyone's curiosity about it. Very few details were shared by the cast & crew of the film and there were a lot of speculations in the social media about the title of the film.

The film is directed by Tanu Weds Manu fame Anand L Rai and it will be the first time he is collaborating with King Khan. Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma joined the film later and the film is said to be high on visual effects as SRK will be playing a vertically challenged man in the film. The first look of the film was shared by SRK on the New Year and the wait is definitely worth for the most awaited film of the year. Here's everything you should know about SRK's ambitious project:

Budget: The film is said to be one of the most expensive ever in Hindi Cinema and earlier it was reported that the budget is in excess of 150 Crores which SRK later denied. Some trade pundits are putting its production between 150-200 Crores.

Visual Effects: SRK's in-house company Red Chillies VFX is doing the VFX for Zero and the film is said to employ the latest technology in order to make SRK look like a 3 ft. person. Also, the inspiration is being taken from The Lord of the Rings trilogy that used optical illusions for its Hobbit characters.

Reunion: SRK will be reuniting with his favourite 2 co-stars Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. It will be SRK's 4th film with Anushka Sharma while it will be his second film with Katrina Kaif. The trio appeared together in 2012 hit Jan Tak Hai Jaan.

Trending: The film's first look has set the social media ablaze with Zero currently a no. 1 trend on Youtube with more than 8 million views and more than 203,000 likes in less than 48 hours.

Script: The film is written by National Award winner Himanshu Sharma who has written hit films for Anand L Rai like Raanjhana, Tanu Weds Manu and Tanu Weds Manu Returns. He is known for his ability to combine comedy-drama with emotions.

Cameos: The film will have cameos by a number of Bollywood biggies who will be playing themselves like, Juhi Chawla, Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone, Kajol, Alia Bhatt, Sridevi, Karisma Kapoor and Rani Mukerji.