Only a Shah Rukh Khan film can generate buzz almost two months before its theatrical release. Indian cinema fans are looking forward to the release of King in December. The anticipation was further fueled after the first song from the film, titled Tu Mil Jaye, premiered today. Shortly past midnight, the internet was treated to Shah Rukh and Deepika Padukone’s stylish romantic song. King has a star-studded cast. Akshay Oberoi has a pivotal character in the film. The actor, who calls his role ‘brief’, reacted to the box office clash.
Akshay Oberoi reacts to King releasing along with Avengers: Doomsday and Dune 3
King is the only Hindi release with Hollywood titles like Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three. In an exclusive interview with Zoom, Akshay reacted to the multi-release period and said, end of story. Also directed by Siddharth Anand. Let’s pray and hope for the best. Let the film explode on the big screen.”
Akshay Oberoi; Shah Rukh Khan
Akshay Oberoi refrains from talking about his role in King
Talking about his role in King, which he prefers not to talk about before the film’s December release, Oberoi credited Siddharth for giving him his breakthrough project, Flesh, and showing immense and unconditional faith in him and his talent. Calling himself ‘eternally grateful’ to the filmmaker for consistently creating roles for him in his big-scale films, the actor said he will never turn down a character that comes from Anand.
Akshay Oberoi on bond with Siddharth Anand
In a previous interview with Zoom, said, “Siddharth and his wife Mamta Anand are so instrumental in my career. I had done a show with them titled Flesh. That led to Fighter, where I got to show my talent to a wider audience. Fighter ke pehle 10-12 saal kaam kar raha tha, but that film put me on the map. I love working with them. They’re like my family. Normally, you’re finding your comfort zone on a film set, but here, they are my family and will always have my back.”
When asked if he had shot scenes with Shah Rukh, Akshay shared, “Unfortunately not,” before adding, “I didn’t ask them for a script, scenes with Shah Rukh Khan. I trust them without a doubt and will do whatever they want me to do.”
Before , Akshay had Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups in 2026. He played Tony in the Yash-starrer gangster drama. The film featured him in a brief role.