Deepika Padukone replaces Katrina Kaif opposite Salman Khan in Rajkumar Santoshi’s next

Salman Khan will reportedly appear in two very promising films that follow Ali Abbas Zafar’s ‘Sultan’. We already reported that Salman is again collaborating with director Kabir Khan and work of their new flick will start soon. Apart from that, he has also nodded to Rajkumar Santoshi’s next. The latest progress is, for this one, actress Deepika Padukone has replaced Katrina Kaif, who apparently was to be cast as the leading lady earlier.

The actor-director duo previously worked together in ‘Andaz Apna Apna’. Later, we saw Salman playing a small cameo in Santoshi’s ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ and ‘Phata Poster Nikla Hero’.

Deepika, who was busy shooting for her Hollywood debut with Vin Diesel and has recently wrapped up her shooting for the same. She is expected to return to India soon.

The Salman-Deepika chemistry is surely going to be a sizzling one! What do you think?

Ranjini Maitra

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