Shah Rukh Khan made his debut in the film industry with the 1992 movie Deewana and eventually rose to become the most prominent superstar in Indian cinema.
One distinctive feature of Shah Rukh Khan’s extensive film career is that, despite being in the industry for over three decades, he has appeared in only a handful of remakes and just a single sequel.
At a time when many leading actors are leveraging sequels to deliver major box office successes, Shah Rukh Khan remains one of the few superstars who has taken on only one sequel as a lead actor throughout his career.
That lone sequel came in 2011 when Farhan Akhtar directed him in the heist action thriller Don 2: The King is Back.
Don 2 was a follow-up to the 2006 hit Don: The Chase Begins Again, which itself was an official remake of the 1978 film Don, originally starring Amitabh Bachchan.
Released on December 23, 2011, Don 2 performed well both critically and commercially, achieving box office success with worldwide earnings of Rs 202 crore against a budget of Rs 76 crore.
Although Don 2 remains the only sequel in which Shah Rukh Khan played the lead, he did reprise his role in another sequel—Bhoothnath Returns, released in 2014.
Shah Rukh Khan made a special appearance in the 2008 film Bhoothnath, which featured Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. In its sequel, Bhoothnath Returns, he reprised his character in a brief cameo, appearing in just one scene, while Amitabh Bachchan once again played the protagonist.
Shah Rukh Khan’s Upcoming Sequel
After a gap of 16 years since Don 2: The King is Back, Shah Rukh Khan is set to return for another sequel—Pathaan 2.
The film will serve as a continuation of his 2023 blockbuster Pathaan and is expected to begin production by the end of 2026.
