Is it Shah Rukh Khan In Atlee's Lion? Fans Speculate As New Photo Surfaces

A photo from the sets of 'Lion' have been doing the rounds of social media. In the photograph, Shah Rukh's face is covered with a scarf and he is seen seated in the driver's seat of an ambulance van.

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New Delhi: Remember Shah Rukh Khan's last release, 'Zero'? That was way back in 2018. Off late, the superstar has been part of self-deprecating ads that hint he is looking for work. Ironically, the 56-year old has a series of films lined up. After 'Pathaan', The Khan fan club will be happy to know that the superstar will be working with 'Bigil' director Atlee.

A picture from the sets of 'Lion' have been doing the rounds of social media. In the photograph, Shah Rukh's face is covered with a scarf and he is seen seated in the driver's seat of an ambulance van.

Shah Rukh Khan had tweeted earlier that he had seen the trailer of Vijay's Beast and wished the team best of luck. “Sitting with @Atlee_dir who is as big a fan of @actorvijay as I am. Wishing the best for beast to the whole team…trailer looks meaner…. Leaner… stronger!!” Shah Rukh's tweet read.

Besides Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Rana Daggubati, Sanya Malhotra and Sunil Grover will also be a part of the film. It is also being speculated that Vijay who has earlier worked with Arun Kumar (aka Atlee) will also do a cameo in 'Lion'. Vijay has collaborated with the Tamil director for 'Bigil' and 'Mersal'.

As far as other films in the pipeline are concerned, The 'Raees' actor has 'Pathaan', a Rajkumar Hirani film, and a cameo in 'Tiger 3' with Salman Khan. Fans are in for a treat as the megastar returns to the big screen with much-anticipated projects.