SHAH RUKH KHAN PUSHES SPACE ODYSSEY FOR SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI?

Shah Rukh Khan is busy shooting for his upcoming movie Zero in which he would be playing a dwarf. SRK will be seen along with Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. After playing this unique role in Aanand L Rai's Zero, it is speculated that he will take on the Rakesh Sharma biopic, Salute, next. But now there are reports that the actor-director collaboration of hit movie Devdas can be seen soon. Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are in talks for their next and is keen to kickstart the ambitious film before the space odyssey.

According to a leading daily, an insider revealed, "Not many know that Shah Rukh and Bhansali have been in talks for long. During a recent meeting, the director narrated his script to him. It is a fictional love story with a period setting. While Shah Rukh has given his nod in principle, the project is facing a roadblock by way of its female lead. Though the names of a few leading ladies are being thrown around, Bhansali is yet to zero in on an actress."

"By the look of things at the moment, SRK will finish Zero and start Bhansali's film. Salute will start only in January next year," adds the source.

The source further indicates that Bhansali is very much enthusiastic and excited about the project and wants it to roll later this year. If the period drama indeed goes on floors, it is likely to throw a spanner in the progress of Salute. Before portraying the first Indian astronaut in space, the biopic is said to require three months of extensive training on Khan's part.

It was also reported that the superstar was one of Bhansali's first choices for the role of Maharawal Ratan Singh in Padmaavat.

Shah Rukh Khan's Zero will hit the theatres on December 21, 2018.

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