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Siddharth Anand has finally announced the release date of the much-anticipated movie, King. The multistarrer actioner will hit the big screens on December 24, coinciding with the Christmas holiday. The movie, featuring Deepika Padukone and Abhishek Bachchan, will clash with Maddock Horror Comedy Universe's Shakti Shalini.

MHCU set to clash with King on Christmas 2026 

The production house's horror comedy Shakti Shalini, led by Aneet Padda, had earlier locked the December 24 release date. Though the official announcement of the same was not shared by the production house, it was included in the post-credit scene of their Diwali 2025 release, Thamma, which severely underperformed at the box office. 
 

Released on Diwali, the Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna movie also witnessed a clash. The film was released alongside Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. Before Thamma, Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer Stree 2 clashed with Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa on Independence Day. The 2018 movie, Stree released alongside Yamla Pagla Deewana and in 2022, the banner's Bhediya was released a week after Drishyam 2. In all these cases, the Maddock movies were able to sustain the clashes. However, this seems unlikely to repeat in the case of King releasing alongside with Shakti Shalini.