India, Nov. 2 -- Shah Rukh Khan is back with a bang! Director Sidharth Anand unveiled the highly anticipated teaser for King on Instagram, coinciding with his birthday on Sunday.

The teaser immediately set the internet ablaze as Shah Rukh appeared in a dark, menacing avatar, grey hair, bloodied face, and a trail of chaos in his wake. Holding a King of Hearts card in his hand, he flips it toward the camera and delivers chilling lines, "Kitne khoon kiye ye yaad nahi. Ache log they ya bure kabhi pucha nahi. Bas unki aankhon me ehsas dekha, ye unki aakhri saans hai. Aur main uski wajah. Hazaar jurm, 100 deshon me badnam, duniya ne diya, sirf ek hi naam. Darr nahi deh shat hoon. (I don't remember how many I've killed. Were they good or bad? I...