"Shah Rukh and I are working together on a film." - Priyadarshan

Shah Rukh Khan will soon be seen playing himself on the big screen.

And while he may not enjoy the stupendous amount of screen time that he did in Om Shanti Om , King Khan ain’t complaining. It turns out he is playing a cameo, as himself in the flick. In a love story to be produced by his very own banner Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by the King of comedies, Priyadarshan, the project will also see these two talents collaborate for the first time.

Said Priyadarshan, “Yes, Shah Rukh and I are working together on a film. It will be a very different genre from what I’ve done in the past, or from what SRK has done in the past.”

Apparently, SRK is not going to take the centrestage in this one or so it seems as he will be appearing in the film, only around the interval.

Also, in a character we’ve never seen him before: Shah Rukh Khan playing Shah Rukh Khan. Priyadarshan has been given strict instructions by SRK not to divulge any details yet regarding the project.

However, on probing a little further, Priyadarshan said, “There will be more actors apart from SRK. Yes, he will appear in the film only by the interval. We are looking at many actors to portray the characters in the film but nothing has been finalised yet.”

The film is scheduled to complete by August 2008.

Ashwini Deshmukh, TNN