Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan is set star as a lead in director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next venture. According to Prerna Singh, CEO of Bhansali Productions, the actor-filmmaker duo are coming together for a love story.
“Yes, Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are reuniting after 19 years for a love story. Their collaboration is the best thing that can happen in terms of storytelling,” Singh said in a statement.
Bhansali is re-teaming with Khan, with whom he made his directorial debut with 1996’s ‘Khamoshi – The Musical’. The actor went on to star in the director-producer’s classic ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ in 1999 opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. The film according to many became a huge hit because of the chemistry that Aishwarya and Salman shared on the skin.
It has been rumoured that the two were in an affair then. However, neither Salman nor Aishwarya have come out in the open about their alleged link up.
Salman made a cameo appearance in Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’, which launched Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. That film was also a huge success at the box office. Among his other box office hits in recent times have been ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and ‘Padmavat’.
PTI