Aryan Khan, son of superstar of Hindi film industry Shahrukh KhanThe actor is all set to make his debut as showrunner and director with a series set against the backdrop of the film industry.
Red Chillies Entertainment, the production company founded by Shah Rukh Khan, will finance the six-episode series, which is written by Aryan Khan and is currently in pre-production to begin shooting later this year. It is understood that the working title of the series is stardomAlthough the same has not been confirmed by the makers.
The local press reported a statement from an unnamed source: “To be made under the production of Red Chillies Entertainment, stardom Will be set against the backdrop of the film industry. This will be a six episode series. The series is currently in its production phase and is expected to go on floors in 2023.
Stories about the project began circulating earlier this year, when local press reported that Aryan Khan was planning to write and direct a series, but would not sell it to any streamer or platform until filming was complete.
Khan is a graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California (USC), where he studied writing and directing. In October 2021, he was arrested for consuming recreational drugs at a party on a cruise ship that was raided by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), but all charges were later dropped. NCB was conducting several raids and arrests of Bollywood celebrities around that time.
His sister, Suhana Khan, is all set to make her acting debut in a Netflix original film ArchiesDirected by Zoya Akhtar and is scheduled to release later this year.
Red Chillies’ recent film productions include Netflix Originals darlingsstarring Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah, and Love Hostel, starring Bobby Deol and Vikrant Massey, which debuted on ZEE5. The company also has two upcoming theatrical features, young And stingyBoth starring Shah Rukh Khan, who recently starred in the record-breaking hit, Pathan,