Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan was last seen on screen in the movie Zero where he played a dwarf and after the failure of the movie, he had taken a break from films and it was expected that he will be starting his next movie in 2020.

While it was said that after Bigil, Director Atlee will be working with Shahrukh Khan for a movie titled Sanki, the announcement wasn't made on his birthday, and later Shahrukh Khan had met Vetrimaran too to appreciate Asuran.

It was said Shahrukh might work with director duo Raj - DK and Rajkumar Hirani next and now it has been revealed that Shahrukh Khan met Malayalam director Aashiq Abu and screenwriter Syam Puskaran and the director has said in an interview that they've discussed an action movie with the actor which will be launched by the end of 2020. Aashiq Abu had last directed the medical thriller Virus based in Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala.