Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been zeroed upon to play the villain in the sequel of Krrish that will of course have Hrithik Roshan in the lead role. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and not Rakesh Roshan will be directing the sequel to Hrithik's last blockbuster.King Khan will also be seen playing the negative lead in the film for which Deepika Padukone , who made her debut opposite SRK in Om Shanti Om , is reportedly being considered for the female lead.

The villain in the film will have superpowers, just like Krrish has and the film will be about the clash of these two superpowers. Mehra has already met SRK for the same.SRK has reportedly has loved the idea and has asked for a detailed narration from Mehra and if all goes well, the film will mount the sets soon.