India, June 22 -- Jaideep Ahlawat's casting in Siddharth Anand's King-which stars Shah Rukh Khan-has been officially announced. Remember the actor from the Anand-produced Jewel Thief? He stunned people with his glamorous avatar then, and this is just the evolution of his impressive resume.

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It was SRK who offered Ahlawat the role in King after Anand was hesitant to cast him because of the relatively tiny part, according to a recent interview with Lallantop.

Ahlawat mentioned, "SRK sir kaafi time se soch rahe the iss cheez ko, jaisa mujhe pata laga hai, but Siddharth bhai thoda hichak rahe honge ki chota part hai to o...