Superstar Shah Rukh Khan recently unveiled a new poster of his much-anticipated theatrical release King, but it drew a mixed response on social media with some praising the look while many drawing parallels with Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar: The Revenge and calling it AI generated. The action film, scheduled to release on December 24, reunites Shah Rukh with Pathaan director Siddharth Anand and marks his first on-screen collaboration with daughter Suhana. Shah Rukh is returning to the big screen after a gap of three years. The superstar had three theatrical releases in 2023 -- Pathaan, Jawan and Dunki. In the poster, the 60-year-old actor sports grey hair, a beard, a distressed leather jacket and an unbuttoned shirt.

 

He walks with a gun in one hand and a red rose between his teeth, emerging from what appears to be a burning aircraft. Shah Rukh captioned the poster, "Aaj phir yaad aaya... Qaatil nahi Aashiq hoon” (Remembered once again... Not a killer, but a lover). The tagline harks back to the opening lyrics of the title track of his 1990 film Badshaah. Many shared the poster on social media, saying that they are eagerly awaiting the release of the movie. However, a section of netizens compared the poster with that of Singh’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which was a global blockbuster which earned over Rs 1,800 crore. The official poster for Dhurandhar: The Revenge saw Singh's spy character Hamza Ali Mazari walking towards the camera in dark clothing against a backdrop of a burning building. King also features Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji. Shah Rukh was last seen in his son Aryan Khan's debut OTT series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, in which the superstar had a cameo appearance. n