Here
is
an
exciting
piece
of
news
for
the
fans
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Malayalam
cinema
audiences.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
SRK
is
all
set
to
play
the
lead
role
in
popular
Malayalam
director-writer
duo
Aashiq
Abu
and
Syam
Pushkaran's
Bollywood
debut
venture.
Director
Aashiq,
who
is
best
known
for
the
acclaimed
medical
thriller
Virus,
confirmed
the
news
recently
by
posting
pictures
with
SRK,
which
was
clicked
during
the
trio's
meeting.
According
to
the
filmmaker,
they
had
approached
SRK
for
their
debut
Hindi
project
a
few
months
back.
Later,
Shah
Rukh
went
on
to
watch
Aashiq's
last
outing
Virus
and
was
highly
impressed
with
the
film.
Recently,
King
Khan
invited
Aashiq
Abu
and
Shyam
Pushkaran
to
his
residence,
Mannat
for
a
discussion.
The
director
confirmed
that
SRK
has
given
a
green
signal
to
the
project.
The
duo
is
planning
to
kickstart
the
pre-production
works
of
the
untitled
project
very
soon.
If
things
fall
in
place,
the
Shah
Rukh
Khan-Aashiq
Abu
project,
which
is
scripted
by
Syam
Pushkaran,
will
go
on
floors
by
2020
end.
The
project,
which
is
expected
to
be
an
action-drama,
is
not
a
remake
of
Aashiq-Syam
duo's
popular
Malayalam
outings
but
deals
with
a
fresh
subject.
The
project
is
produced
by
Shah
Rukh
Khan
himself
under
his
home
banner
Red
Chillies
Entertainment.
The
team
is
expected
to
announce
the
title
of
the
project
and
rest
of
the
star
cast,
soon.
Virus,
the
last
outing
of
Aashiq
Abu
as
a
director
is
a
highly
acclaimed
medical
thriller.
The
movie,
which
revolved
around
the
Nipah
virus
attack
in
Kerala,
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
finest
films
of
the
last
decade.
The
filmmaker
has
also
produced
some
highly
appreciated
films
including
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram
(for
which
Syam
Pushkaran
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Screenplay)
and
Thondimuthalum
Driksakshiyum,
under
his
home
banner
OPM
Cinemas.