Aug 01, 2026 11:00am IST
Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘King’ Music Rights: Zee Music Eyes Record ₹50 Cr Deal; Punit Goenka Weighs In (EXCLUSIVE)
After delivering an all-time blockbuster with “Pathaan,” Shah Rukh Khan and director Siddharth Anand have reunited for the upcoming action-thriller, “King.” The pan-India cinematic spectacle is releasing during the Christmas weekend and has garnered curiosity among cinegoers with its promotional assets. While the film is expected to be a record-breaker at the ticket windows, it is rumoured that the music rights for the SRK-starrer have been acquired by Zee Music at a historic price of ₹50 crore.
Reacting to it, Punit Goenka, the MD and CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, tells Variety India that the talks are going on but nothing has been finalised. “I don’t comment on pricing. We are in dialogue, but nothing has been inked yet. At a macro-level, I think music is one of the most promising industries because music is evergreen, unlike other content which has limited shelf life. I keep telling people that the amount of overflow that Zee Music, in its over seven-year existence, has paid to the producers; collectively, no music company would have paid that kind of overflow. When we earn money, we love to share it,” shares Goenka.
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Speaking about films that cracked music deals at enormous prices is the upcoming biggie “Ramayana.” The audio rights for the ancient epic, which has Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman’s music, have been bagged by T-Series with a reported advance of ₹75 crore for both films.
Apart from that, T-Series earlier acquired the music rights of “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” and “Pushpa 2” at reportedly costs of ₹54 crore and ₹50 crore, respectively.
Talking about “King,” it marks the collaboration between the composer duo Sachin–Jigar, who are handling the songs, and Anirudh Ravichander, who is composing the film's background score and theme music.
Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Marflix Films, it also features Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Rani Mukerji, Jaideep Ahlawat, Arshad Warsi and Raghav Juyal in pivotal roles.
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