The 49-year-old "Chennai Express" star took to Twitter and shared the news, along with a sketch of Shetty.
"Another schedule wrap... Another dream being weaved... Another hope being built, to entertain as only he can. Rohit," he captioned the picture.
"Dilwale" will reunite the iconic pairing of Shah Rukh with actress friend Kajol, who were last seen on the big screen in Karan Johar's 2010 drama "My Name Is Khan".
Produced by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainments and Rohit Shetty Productions', "Dilwale" also stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Vinod Khanna, Boman Irani, Kabir Bedi, Sanjay Mishra and Varun Sharma among others.