ALI ABBAS ZAFAR LOCKS SCRIPT FOR SALMAN KHAN-STARRER BHARAT

Director Ali Abbas Zafar took to his Twitter account to confirm that he has locked the script for Bharat, which will feature Salman Khan in the lead role.

The film is an official adaptation of 2014 South Korean film, Ode to My Father, which narrates modern Korean history from the 1950s to the modern-day through the life of an ordinary man and events such as the Hungnam Evacuation during the 1950 Korean War.

"God paints a beautiful picture as we lock the final script draft of #Bharat the film... End phase of writing holiday," Ali tweeted.

The film is slated to hit the theatres on Eid next year. Rest of the cast is yet to be finalized.

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