Tom Hiddleston praises Shah Rukh Khan, feels he would make for a good variant of Loki

Hollywood star Tom Hiddleston, who is receiving an overwhelming response in India for his performance in ‘Loki’, was recently asked to pick any Bollywood actor to play a variant of Loki. He was quick to name Shah Rukh Khan.

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the Hollywood star said, ‘He would be great. He is a good variant, I think.’

In the same interview, he also talked about watching Shah Rukh's film ‘Devdas’. Describing it as an extraordinary experience, Tom added, ‘I remember it was quite a long time ago now. I remember going to see Devdas. I mean that's quite an old film. I remember going to see that at my local cinema, and it was such an extraordinary. I would say I have never seen anything like that. So, yeah I remember that very much.’

About ‘Loki’

The season finale of ‘Loki’ season 2, which premieres on Disney+ Hostar, aired a few days ago.

The synopsis of the second season reads, ‘Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15 and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.’

Shah Rukh's recent films

Shah Rukh has delivered two of the biggest blockbusters of the year. He returned to the big screen with ‘Pathaan’, which was released during the Republic Day holiday.

The film is directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner, Yash Raj Films.

It also stars Deepika Padukone. John Abraham plays the antagonist in the movie, while Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana also have pivotal roles in the action thriller.

Shah Rukh was last seen in ‘Jawan’, which was released on September 7. Directed by Atlee, the film also featured Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in pivotal roles.

Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt made special appearances in the film.

Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in Rajkumar Hirani's ‘Dunki’, which is set to release on December 22.