New Delhi: Salman Khan - Sanjay Dutt often charmed audience with their camaraderie in ‘Haseena Maan Jayegia', ‘Chal Mere Bhai' etc; but this time the tables have turned!
Salman Khan's ‘Shuddhi' will now star Sanjay Dutt as the villain. According to the reports as stated in a leading daily, the actor has been approached by filmmaker Karan Johar to play the antagonist opposite Salman Khan in the film.
Dutt is currently serving his remaining 3 and a half year jail term for the possession of illegal weapons in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. While the actor have been many a time been granted parole, the last time he was out happened to be in December when Aamir Khan starrer ‘PK' got released, in which he also had a substantial role.
Further, while the male lead of Karan Johar's ‘Shuddhi' has been decided, the speculations regarding Deepika in the female lead have been doing the rounds since long.
Also, the film will be directed by Karan Malhotra who has already been appreciated for his first directorial venture viz. Hrithik Roshan's ‘Agneepath.'
‘Shuddhi' has successfully managed to be in buzz since the inception of the film's idea. While it had been initially deemed that the film will bring back the ever-so-charming on screen couple ‘Hrithik-Kareena', the quest finally ended on Salman Khan.
