Wishes are pouring in for Shah Rukh Khan as he turned 60 on November 2, 2025. One such special wish came from Bollywood filmmaker Siddharth Anand, who seemingly took an indirect dig at Prabhas and Sandeep Reddy Vanga in his birthday post.
Siddharth Anand takes a jibe at Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Prabhas
Siddharth penned a heartfelt note for Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday. In his caption made netizens believe that he took a jab at the Spirit actor and director. This comes amid the `superstar` remarks. For the unversed, on October 25, Vanga shared an audio teaser of the Prabhas-starrer Spirit, which described Prabhas as “India`s Biggest Superstar.” However, that did not go well with SRK fans who mrolled the makers of Spirit reminding them that the King actor exists.
Now, sharing an unseen photo with Shah Rukh, Siddharth Anand wrote, “When stars go beyond being `just a superstar` they are called (king`s crown emoji). Happy Birthday INDIA`s KING.” As soon as Siddhart shared the post, netizens believed it was a jibe at Vanga and Prabhas. A user, on X, joked, “No Vanga was harmed.”
When stars go beyond being “just a superstar” they are called 👑
Happy Birthday INDIA’s KING pic.twitter.com/NZmChE3OIy
— Siddharth Anand (@justSidAnand) November 2, 2025
Another commented, “He is taking dig at the SPRIT announcement video” A user even joked, “What a spirit full birthday wish,” while another said, “This is the battle we need for entertainment. Vanga vs Sid.”
King first look
The title reveal of the Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan`s upcoming film King was unveiled on Sunday on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The video asset starts with a bird-eye view of an island facility. A large part of the video features SRK`s voice-over perfectly synced with the action shots until his face as the titular character is revealed. The voice-over establishes the titular character as his dread as a ruthless mercenary, who has lost the count of how many people he has killed, and doesn`t even know if they were good or bad people.
The asset is laced with action and violence in equal proportions topped up with stylised shots. The moment of SRK`s face-reveal in the video arrives as he rocks the silver-haired look with short hair. The unanimously known as King Khan take on the title role with merciless intensity. A man whose name inspires not just fear, but terror across continents as he says, “100 desho`n mein badnaam, duniya ne diya sirf ek hi naam”, “KING`.
One of the iconic moments from the title reveal is when SRK wields the King of Hearts card as a weapon, a symbolic nod to his enduring reign as the King of Hearts, both on and off-screen.
The film marks SRK`s 2nd collaboration with director-producer Siddharth Anand after `Pathaan`, and is a slick, high-octane action entertainer that redefines style, charisma, and thrills, and is set to be Siddharth Anand`s massiest film yet, taking his signature action storytelling to a whole new dimension.
Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Pictures, `King` is set to release in 2026.
(With inputs from IANS)