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Cape Town is still very much in its Bollywood era, and this time, the spotlight shifts from the V&A Waterfront to the golden edges of Camps Bay, Cape {town} Etc reports.

Fan clips now show Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone filming along the Atlantic Seaboard, adding a softer, sunset-soaked chapter to the city’s ongoing cameo in King.

A new compilation of fan-shot moments has begun circulating online, capturing the duo against that unmistakable Camps Bay glow.

In one of the more talked-about clips, Deepika appears in a flowing white dress, moving through the scene with an easy, luminous presence as the sun dips low.

Shah Rukh Khan, effortlessly composed as ever, completes the frame in a way that feels both cinematic and quietly intimate, like the city is in on the moment.

Naturally, the internet has opinions. ‘Camps Bay has never looked this dreamy,’ one user shared, while another wrote, ‘SRK in Cape Town again feels like everything is right.’ Some fans are calling it ‘a real-life movie moment’, while others are simply revelling in the idea that a casual evening by the beach could come with a touch of Bollywood magic.

For many South Africans, especially long-time Bollywood fans, Shah Rukh Khan’s presence carries a deeper kind of nostalgia. His films have lived in homes, on TV screens and in shared cultural memory for decades.

Seeing him move through familiar places like Camps Bay brings that connection closer, folding global stardom into everyday local life in a way that feels both surreal and warmly familiar.

@_Riya_hd shared images of the pair filming, showing Deepika with a soft, radiant pregnancy glow in a flowing white dress against the Camps Bay sunset.

King, directed by Siddharth Anand, is expected to lean into a slick action-drama style, with a strong focus on visual scale and high-energy sequences.

The film brings together a mix of familiar and fresh faces, including Suhana Khan and Abhishek Bachchan and marks another chapter in Shah Rukh and Deepika’s long-standing on-screen partnership. With production underway in Cape Town, the city’s landscapes are set to form part of a globally watched cinematic experience.

With the Waterfront sightings still fresh and now Camps Bay added to the mix, the city continues to play its role as more than just a backdrop. It feels like a living, breathing part of the story.

And as more clips find their way online, Cape Town’s supporting role in King is becoming something people are genuinely excited to watch unfold.

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