Salman Khan confirms film with Atlee is delayed, announces new actioner with Sanjay Dutt: Its action is on another level

Salman Khan opened up about his upcoming projects in a candid chat with media ahead of the release of his new film, Sikandar.

Actor Salman Khan is gearing up for the release of his next film Sikandar. The superstar is keeping his date with Eid yet again as the AR Murugadoss-directorial hits the screens this weekend. Ahead of the film's release, the 59-year-old star met media persons in a group interaction at a Mumbai hotel on Wednesday, where he spoke about his reported collaboration with another south director - Atlee - and also announced something new and surprising. (

Salman Khan is reuniting with Sanjay Dutt for an action film.

Salman Khan on his upcoming films

Salman was rumoured to be working with Atlee, who made his Bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. But later reports claimed the film was postponed. During the interaction, Salman confirmed as much, saying, "He has written a very big budget action film. The film with Atlee is delayed; the budget is an issue for the film. I don't know who from the two (Rajinikanth sir or Kamal Haasan sir) will be in it."

While talking about doing heavy-duty action in his late-50s in Sikandar, Salman revealed, "I'm doing another big action film after Sikandar. There the action is on another level. That's rustic action." When quizzed about revealing more details on the film, the actor said, I'm doing it with my elder brother in the industry...Sanjay Dutt." The actor added that the director and producer for the film is not confirmed yet.

While talking about his upcoming projects, Salman also addressed if he is indeed doing a film with Sooraj Barjatya as reported. "That is happening after he wraps up what he is doing now," said the actor. Barjatya is currently working on a film starring Ayushmann Khurrana, which is slated to be released in 2026.

Salman Khan's Sikandar

Salman urged the audiences to come to the theatres to watch Sikandar, as well as the other releases this week. "I am hoping people working get good bonuses on Eid so that they can watch Sikandar, Mohanlal sir's L2: Empuraan, and also Sunny Deol's new film (Jaat). Three big stars are coming with big films and I hope all work," he added.

Sikandar also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, and Sharman Joshi. The film will be released in theatres on May 30, coinciding with Eid.