Mega superstar Shahrukh Khan, known as the king of Hindi cinema, has once again created a stir on social media with his familiar wit and outspoken style. Whenever King Khan, who is gearing up for his upcoming mega-budget action thriller 'King', is on the verge of a big release, he organizes the much talked about '#AskSRK' session on the digital platform X to connect directly with his fans. During the latest conversation session held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, a fan asked him a direct question about the historic box office clash between Hollywood's biggest franchise film 'Avengers: Doomsday' and his own film 'King'. On this, Shah Rukh Khan, without any hesitation, gave such a resounding reply, which not only brought a flood of memes and reactions on the internet, but also made it completely clear that in front of the storm of Marvel, the king of Bollywood is in no mood to step back even an inch from his release date. #1 Fan's question on Abraham in #AskSRK: 'Will you watch Doomsday or King first?', got King Khan's classic reply. During the session, among thousands of questions from across the country and the world, a user quipped adding the choice of Shah Rukh's younger son Abraham Khan and asked whether his son would like to watch Marvel's superhero film 'Avengers: Doomsday' in theaters first or his father's action film. 'King'. Re-tweeting the user's question, Shahrukh Khan wrote in his signature swag, "Only the father will come first, son." This one-liner started trending rapidly as soon as it was posted on social media platforms. Fans called it the famous dialogue of the 2023 blockbuster film 'Jawaan'. "Talk to the father before touching your son." Started looking at it by associating it with. King Khan's humorous and confident reply cemented the message that he is confident of taking on Hollywood's biggest cinematic project head-on. #1 18 vs 24 December 2026: Avengers Doomsday and Siddharth Anand's 'King' to release in the same week From the global box office point of view, the last fortnight of December 2026 is going to witness the biggest and interesting contests in cinematic history. The much-awaited multi-starrer film of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 'Avengers: Doomsday' is going to hit the theaters worldwide on 18 December 2026. Exactly six days later, on December 24, 2026, to cash in on the festive weekend of Christmas and New Year, Shah Rukh Khan's film 'King' will hit the big screens. There were strong discussions in the industry that considering Marvel's huge screen count and hold on the IMAX format, perhaps Bollywood makers may postpone their releases. However, Shah Rukh's latest statement has made it clear that this high-octane action drama being directed by Siddharth Anand will hit the theaters on the scheduled date, giving cinema lovers a chance to enjoy two huge cinematic experiences in the span of a single week. #1 3 years wait after the historic comeback of 2023: Will 'King' create new history? Shah Rukh Khan's box office track record proves that whenever he returns after a planned hiatus, he creates an unprecedented tsunami at the ticket window. The actor took a long creative break of five years in 2018 after the film 'Zero' did not deliver the expected results, after which he created history in the year 2023 with three consecutive all-time blockbusters like 'Pathan', 'Jawaan' and 'Danky'. Now after that historic period of 2023, Shah Rukh is taking a break of three years and is directly stepping on the big screen with 'King' in December 2026. Pathan's pairing with director Siddharth Anand and the film's lavish international shooting locations have already created a lot of curiosity among the audiences, making this clash not just two films but the biggest showdown of Bollywood vs Hollywood.
