{"id":568589,"date":"2026-02-05T17:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/568589\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:36:13","slug":"bald-and-bold-anil-kapoor-to-transform-like-never-before-in-king-shah-rukh-khan-starrer-to-release-on-evergreen-actors-birthday-his-fifth-christmas-release-after-welcome-ak-vs-ak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/568589\/","title":{"rendered":"BALD and bold: Anil Kapoor to transform like never before in King; Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to release on evergreen actor\u2019s birthday; his fifth Christmas release after Welcome, AK vs AK\u2026 : Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The evergreen actor Anil Kapoor has been consistently giving fine performances and this year will be no different. However, in 2026, we\u2019ll see him experimenting with his looks like never before. On January 3, his web series, Family Business, was launched at the \u2018Next On Netflix 2026\u2019 event, in which he can be seen sporting silver hair. Meanwhile, in the much-awaited film King, the actor will be going bald, as per reports.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-2092617 size-full\" title=\"BALD and bold: Anil Kapoor to transform like never before in King; Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to release on evergreen actor\u2019s birthday; his fifth Christmas release after Welcome, AK vs AK\u2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BALD-and-bold.jpeg\" alt=\"BALD and bold: Anil Kapoor to transform like never before in King; Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to release on evergreen actor\u2019s birthday; his fifth Christmas release after Welcome, AK vs AK\u2026\" width=\"620\" height=\"450\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BALD and bold: Anil Kapoor to transform like never before in King; Shah Rukh Khan-starrer to release on evergreen actor\u2019s birthday; his fifth Christmas release after Welcome, AK vs AK\u2026<\/p>\n<p>According to an article in Box Office Worldwide, Anil Kapoor, who\u2019s known for his youthful appearance and hairstyle, will be sporting a bald look in the action entertainer. This is something he has never done before in his four decades of acting career. The article also carried a quote from a source who said that going bald is essential for his character in King.<\/p>\n<p>King is led by Shah Rukh Khan and besides the superstar and Anil Kapoor, it also stars some of the most significant names of the industry like Deepika Padukone, Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhay Verma, Arshad Warsi, Raghav Juyal, Akshay Oberoi, Jackie Shroff, Karanvir Malhotra and others. It is directed by Siddharth Anand of Pathaan (2023) and War (2019) fame. Interestingly, Anil also featured in an important role in Siddharth\u2019s last film, Fighter (2024).<\/p>\n<p>King releases on December 24, 2026. Hence, this is the fifth film of Anil Kapoor that releases in the Christmas week. His first release on the festival was Mr Azaad, which was released on December 23, 1994. Trimurti, which incidentally also starred Shah Rukh Khan, arrived in cinemas on December 22, 1995. Then, the comedy classic Welcome was a Christmas release, as it was released in theatres on December 21, 2007. Lastly, the unique black comedy AK vs AK was also released on December 24, but it premiered directly on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, December 24 holds added significance for the evergreen actor, as it\u2019s also his birthday. Now, with King locked for a December 24 release, it remains to be seen whether the date proves lucky for Anil at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/news\/features\/netflix-unveils-family-business-anil-kapoor-vijay-varma-face-off-hansal-mehtas-corporate-power-drama\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cNetflix unveils Family Business: Anil Kapoor and Vijay Varma face off in Hansal Mehta\u2019s corporate power drama\u201d (Edit)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix unveils Family Business: Anil Kapoor and Vijay Varma face off in Hansal Mehta\u2019s corporate power drama<\/a><\/p>\n<p> More Pages: <a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/movie\/king\/box-office\/\" title=\"King Box Office Collection\" alt=\"King Box Office Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Box Office Collection<\/a><br \/>BOLLYWOOD NEWS &#8211; LIVE UPDATES<\/p>\n<p>Catch us for latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/bollywood\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"Bollywood News\" title=\"Bollywood News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bollywood News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/movies\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"New Bollywood Movies\" title=\"New Bollywood Movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Bollywood Movies<\/a> update, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/box-office-collections\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"Box office collection\" title=\"Box office collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box office collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/movies\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"New Movies Release\" title=\"New Movies Release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Movies Release <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/hindi\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"Bollywood News Hindi\" title=\"Bollywood News Hindi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bollywood News Hindi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"Entertainment News\" title=\"Entertainment News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/news\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"Bollywood Live News Today\" title=\"Bollywood Live News Today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bollywood Live News Today<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bollywoodhungama.com\/movie-release-dates\/\" style=\"color:#000;font-weight: bold;\" alt=\"Upcoming Movies 2026\" title=\"Upcoming Movies 2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming Movies 2026<\/a> and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The evergreen actor Anil Kapoor has been consistently giving fine performances and this year will be no different.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":568590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[247516,130161,185,171,32644,21132,4659,88571,50,14106,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-568589","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-ak-vs-ak","9":"tag-anil-kapoor","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-family-business","13":"tag-king","14":"tag-netflix","15":"tag-netflix-india","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-shah-rukh-khan","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116019238819768745","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}