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Anushka Sharma to star opposite Salman Khan in Sultan

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11 January, 2016

Anushka Sharma is all set to play the lead opposite the Dabanng Khan in her upcoming flick Sultan starring superstar Salman Khan, according to a recent statement from Yash Raj Films. Earlier, she has appeared with King Khan (that’s Shah Rukh) and Mr Perfectionist Amir Khan as well.

Anushka Sharma is all set to play the lead opposite the Dabanng Khan in her upcoming flick Sultan starring superstar Salman Khan, according to a recent statement from Yash Raj Films. Earlier, she has appeared with King Khan (that’s Shah Rukh) and Mr Perfectionist Amir Khan as well.

The actress, who made her debut in Bollywood (2008) with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh Khan, took to Twitter to share her photograph hugging Salman Khan and captioned as ‘Sultan’. This announcement puts an end to all the rumors as there has been a lot of speculation around the role of Sultan’s female lead since the movie was announced almost a year back.

Reportedly, Salman has gone through intensive training with international action director Larnell Stovall; he’ll be wrestling and performing martial arts sequences in the film. According to sources, the fights in the ring are going to be absolutely original and unlike anything Salman has attempted before. “The crew is focusing only on these scenes at the moment. Salman won’t require to shoot with a leading lady until the end of the month.”

Written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Sultan has been shot in Karjat and is said to be based on the life of a Haryana-based wrestler fighting his inner demons. In an interview, Salman had said that it is a romantic film. He’s no wrestler in real life but we do feel that all this action could help Salman fight his inner demons too. He’s hardly zen.

Produced by Aditya Chopra, Sultan is slated to release this Eid in a box office clash with Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees.