After back to back hits Salman Khan looks to kick it up a notch with director Ali Abbas Zafar. We have witnessed Salman Khan’s avatar in Sultan followed by the swag look in Tiger Zinda Hai and now the upcoming project Bharat will showcase not just one but 5 avatars with Salman Khan featuring the ages between 8 to 65.
The film will be directed by the superstar’s Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai director Ali Abbas Zafar. The film will be produced by Salman’s brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri who upon attending the Berlin film festival came across the concept and thereby discussed it with Salman. Impressed by the plot he approached and requested Ali Abbas Zafar to help him carry out this project.
Bharat is an adaptation of the 2014 South Korean film Ode To My Father. It was directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and revolves around a young boy’s promise made during the chaos of the Korean War. The film’s remake rights have been bought by Salman’s brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri. The actor has also booked Eid 2019 for the release of Bharat. He has done so since 2011 with Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan.
“It’s a character that I thought would resonate with him. It’s a huge responsibility making a film with Salman as there are big expectations that come with the job. I’m very conscious about Salman’s fan base and what they want. And once again, I’m convinced that being a family film it’s worthy of coming during the festive time. And anyway, an Eid release is always every producer’s preferred choice,” Atul Agnihotri told PTI. His character is set to go through a time phase of 5 decades expressing the 5 different looks of the character.
It is said to be set during the India-Pakistan partition. Not much has been revealed about the cast. Look test and preproduction have begun. The movie will be shot in Abu Dhabi, Spain, and India and will commence from the month of June.