Farah Khan 's forthcoming venture ' Happy New Year ' featuring the sizzling pair Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone , is making waves in the town from sometime ago. And now, one more reason to talk about the film is Shah Rukh Khan 's role in the film.

Going by the latest news update, Shah Rukh Khan will be playing a thief in ' Happy New Year '. Prior to this, the celluloid witnessed biggies like Hrithik Roshan essayed a swift thief in ' Dhoom 2 ' and John Abraham portraying a crook in ' Dhoom '. And now, Aamir Khan is all set to step in the shoes of stylish thief in ' Dhoom 3 '. Shah Rukh will be joining the league with Farah's flick and will certainly attract eyeballs with this unique sketch. Here is the characters name list from ' Happy New Year ' that contains Abhishek Bachchan as Tinku, the ace actor Boman Irani as Tom and the muscular hunk Sonu Sood as Jerry. Our protagonist Shah Rukh Khan will feature as Magiha and all of these characters will be Magiha's gang members. The flick is touted to be a thriller, contradictory to its title.

One thing to praise for all these stars is that they fearlessly displayed their dark side on the big screen sans the fear of losing their fan base. For playing this role with utmost perfection, Shah Rukh is undergoing rigorous training sessions, working on his looks in the film and following a proper diet plan.

Well, it will be definitely interesting to watch "Don" Shah Rukh Khan donning the skin of villain by jumping out of his comfort zone!