{
  "id": 2109265,
  "title": "Will Smith in talks to play villain in Atlee’s sci-fi epic ‘Raaka’ as Allu Arjun leads and Shah Rukh Khan rumoured to join the star-led spectacle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/will-smith-in-talks-to-play-villain-in-atlees-sci-fi-epic-raaka-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:52:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/will-smith-in-talks-to-play-villain-in-atlees-sci-fi-epic-raaka-as-allu-arjun-leads-and-shah-rukh-khan-rumoured-to-join-the-star-led-spectacle-1.500646638"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Hollywood star Will Smith may finally be inching closer to his Bollywood wish. The Oscar-winning actor is reportedly in talks to join director Atlee’s ambitious sci-fi spectacle Raaka as its primary villian, an intriguing development considering Smith once told me during an interview that he would love Shah Rukh Khan to cast him in a film. Will Smith in Dubai: Oscar winner wants Shah Rukh…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}