MUMBAI: Once the IPL season is over, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will begin prep to shoot for his next film. After his last film Zero, King Khan will be returning to the big screen with Pathan. The film opposite Deepika Padukone and John Abraham has already caused a flurry of excitement among fans. However, another such film which sent fans from all over into a meltdown was SRK's collaboration with Tamil director Atlee.  

The Bigil director and SRK will be joining hands. As per the sources Shah Rukh and Atlee are expected to make their announcement, along with Karan Johar, within the next couple of months and film will immediately begin. While SRK fans had expected an announcement on his birthday, Atlee’s script wasn’t ready. 

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While this is Atlee's first Bollywood film, it looks like SRK is going the extra mile and making sure the director has all resources at his disposal in Mumbai. According to a latest report in Mumbai Mirror, Shah Rukh will be flying out Atlee's entire team next month to Mumbai. Karan Johar, who is co-producing the film, has his team also working with Atlee on the script. Turns out, important aspects like the film's final script and cast will be locked. 

Happy birthday @iamsrksir ️️ love u sir pic.twitter.com/LlBRrvJcRM

—atlee (@Atlee_dir) November3, 2019

A source revealed to the portal, "He (Atlee) will be in the city from December for narrations, to lock the cast, scout for locations and get his technical team in place," adding that the superhit film director will also be setting up an office in Mumbai to make work and travel easier from Chennai during the pandemic.  

Meanwhile, SRK will begin work on Pathan by November-end and his film with Rajkumar Hirani is also in the works. 

SOURCE – PINKVILLA 

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