SRK’s King Poster Gets Starry Reactions, Opens December 26
Shah Rukh Khan dropped a new King poster and Bollywood reacted fast, with Karan Johar, Ananya Panday and others joining in. The film opens December 26, 2026.
Shah Rukh Khan’s next big-screen lead is officially on the calendar. On October 27, 2026, the actor revealed a new poster for King, and it took only a few hours for the industry to turn the moment into a celebration.
The reveal arrives as the 2026 box office is closing on a strong note: Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 recently hit theatres to major success, and now SRK is positioning King as the holiday event many fans were waiting for.
The reveal
The new poster shows SRK in a fresh avatar for King. It lands at a meaningful moment in his filmography. After 2023’s Pathaan, Jawan and Dunki, he was more recently seen only in a cameo in The Bads of Bollywood (2025), the show directed by his son Aryan Khan. When King opens in December, he will be back in a lead role for the first time in almost three years.
Bollywood’s early reactions
The poster quickly became an Instagram Stories relay. Here is who joined in:
- Karan Johar wrote, “And he is back!!!!!! The one and only King!!!!”
- Ananya Panday called the film a “Christmas present for everyone.”
- Agastya Nanda shared the poster with a celebratory emoji, and Suhana Khan reshared his story.
Suhana and Agastya previously worked together in The Archies (2023), so the reshare reads as both fan excitement and co-star support.
Why the buzz matters
King is scheduled to arrive in theatres on December 26, 2026 — a day after Christmas. That year-end frame matters because it catches holiday and family audiences together. For SRK fans, the date also answers a long-running question: when will the star lead a film again after his 2023 run?
The celebrity reactions add a second layer. When Karan Johar, Ananya Panday, Agastya Nanda and Suhana Khan share the same asset to their own followers, they turn one star’s post into a wider set of endorsements. Ananya’s “Christmas present” framing also gives the film a simple, shareable hook: it is opening exactly when audiences are already looking for a big-screen celebration.
What to watch next
This kind of poster reveal usually sets up the next beats of a film’s campaign — teaser, trailer, music and then advance bookings. If you are planning to watch it on the big screen, keep December 26 in mind. For now, the poster and the reactions around it have already started the conversation.
Source: Filmfare
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