Shah Rukh Khan reveals he wishes to play an assassin on screen: 'I have a new way of playing a bad guy'

After giving back-to-back hits in 2023 with 'Pathaan', 'Jawan' and Dunki', Shah Rukh Khan promises to surprise his fans with his choices of projects going forward too. While he is currently working on Sujoy Ghosh's 'King', he recently spoke about the kind of roles he would love to play.
On the Locarno Meets podcast, Shah Rukh Khan discussed his approach to acting, stating that his role is to make the audience believe in the character rather than personally believing in it himself. He emphasized that after performing an emotional scene, he doesn't dwell on it for days; instead, he focuses on whether he successfully conveyed the emotion and made the audience connect with it.

He expressed his desire to take on various roles and characters, emphasizing that he doesn’t feel confined to stereotypes. He prefers to portray heroes in a larger-than-life manner but is eager to explore new avenues in his acting. Recently, he mentioned wanting to revisit playing a villain, believing he has a fresh perspective on the role. After experimenting with action sequences last year, he now aspires to portray an assassin. Each day brings him new ideas for the characters he wants to embody.
Meanwhile, 'King' also reporetdly stars his daughter Suhana Khan in the lead role.