Shah Rukh Khan to make his NETFLIX DEBUT!

Shah Rukh Khan has all been about attempting to bring ground-breaking content to as many people as possible. So, given the ambitious nature of our very own King Khan, we probably saw this particular piece of news coming.

Now, Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment have gone ahead to deepen their relationship by announcing an 8-part mini-series titled “Bard of Blood” which is based on the book of the same title. The book on which the show in question is based on was penned down by the talented Bilal Siddiqui.

To give you more context on the show, the series will be set against the backdrop of the Indian subcontinent. The multilingual series will tell the story of an expelled spy, Kabir Anand, who is recalled from his new life as a Shakespeare professor in Panchgani to save his country and a long-lost love. A mixture of combat skills, intellectual background and personal circumstances propel Kabir to avenge the past and face his deadliest enemies in a race against time.

The series will involve intricate, highly stylised action sequences never before seen on screen in India. The series will be shot on location and the characters will interact in Hindi, Urdu, English and other languages.

Back in the day during the first meet-up with the officials from Netflix, the Raees actor said, “We have always tried to create world-class content and entertainment from India. Netflix has shown that Indian stories have a global audience and we would love to use this platform and its reach to tell more stories”

Talking about the show, Venky Mysore, CEO of Red Chillies Entertainment said, “We are delighted to extend our partnership to the Netflix Original series. Gaurav Verma and our team at Red Chillies have put it together and we can’t wait to bring this thrilling nail-biter to screens around the world.

To this, Reed Hastings, Founder and CEO of Netflix said, “We believe in the global vision of Red Chillies to create groundbreaking content out of India. It’s exciting to deepen our relationship with Red Chillies and expand our slate of originals in India,”

To this, Mr. Hastings added, “We are thrilled to work with a brilliant, young writer like Bilal Siddiqui and take his gripping and inventive story to Netflix members worldwide.”

Whether Shah Rukh Khan will himself star in it is yet to be known. We hope that he does, though. Since we believe that he can absolutely nail it as a spy and literature professor, Don’t you think so?

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