Salman Khan, Kabir Khan team up for their third film Tubelight

Blockbuster director-actor duo Kabir Khan-Salman Khan is set to be back after their superhit stint in 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, for the upcoming film Tubelight. Kabir confirmed that the movie will have a political backdrop, like all his films.

Blockbuster director-actor duo Kabir Khan-Salman Khan is set to be back after their superhit stint in 2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, for the upcoming film Tubelight.

Salman Khan and Kabir Khan have earlier worked together on two films - Ekk Tha Tiger (2012) starring Katrina Kaif and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Talking about the same, the National Award winning director said that this film is very different to the flicks he has made earlier. “Needless to say that my films always have political backdrops because these are the kind of stories that excited me. So, that’s always gonna be there. As far as story goes, it is very different to what I’ve done so far,” Kabir said.

He continued, “The film is on a territory that Salman and I have not ventured yet. So, we are excited about it.”

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Though Salman is playing the lead in the film, heroine is yet to be finalised. If sources are to be believed, Deepika Padukone was being considered for the role. The Bajirao Mastani star, however, denied having finalised on the role. Kabir said he will announce who the actor to be paired opposite Salman once it is decided.

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This will be Salman’s third film with Kabir after Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015, starring Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Sidddiui) and Ekk Tha Tiger (2012) opposite Katrina Kaif.

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