India, Dec. 30 -- After reports emerged claiming that Sujoy Ghosh has stepped away from directing Shah Rukh Khan's next film King, we may now know what the director is up to. As per a Mid-Day report, Sujoy is now busy developing a thriller with actor Shahid Kapoor. (Also Read - Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan's King to be helmed by Siddharth Anand and not Sujoy Ghosh: Report)

The report quotes a source as saying, "Shahid was interested in the script earlier, but the timing wasn't right. Now, both Sujoy and he are making it a priority to align their schedules and bring it to life." While details of the plot remain undisclosed, the genre is reported to be a thriller, given Sujoy's expertise in that space, from his cult 2012 film Kahaani, st...