Wednesday, June 24, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

'Sultan' director welcomes Anushka Sharma on board

Darpan News Desk IANS, 22 Jan, 2016 10:50 AM
    Director Ali Abbas Zafar has "welcomed" lead actress Anushka Sharma for his upcoming film "Sultan".
     
    Zafar also mentioned that the crew has "wrapped up" the first day of shoot with the "PK" actress. 
     
    "Just wrapped first day of shoot with @AnushkaSharma. Team @SultanTheMovie welcomes you on board," Zafar tweeted on Friday morning. 
     
    The "NH10" actress was announced as the lead actress of the superstar Salman Khan starrer earlier this month.
     
    An "excited" Anushka too tweeted: "New beginnings ... New journey... Heading for the first day of #Sultan shoot. Excited! Here we go."
     
    One of the fittest stars of Bollywood, 50-year-old Salman has gone through intensive training for wrestling and mixed martial arts for Zafar's directorial with international action director Larnell Stovall. 
     
    Produced by Aditya Chopra under his Yash Raj Films banner, "Sultan" is slated to hit the screens on Eid in 2016. 

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Priyanka Chopra joins drama pilot 'Quantico'

    Priyanka Chopra joins drama pilot 'Quantico'
    Indian actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra will feature in ABC drama pilot “Quantico” as a FBI trainee, reports deadline.com.

    Priyanka Chopra joins drama pilot 'Quantico'

    Amitabh Bachchan named Timeless Fashion Icon

    Amitabh Bachchan named Timeless Fashion Icon
    Apart from his memorable performances on screen, Indian cinestar Amitabh Bachchan is also known for making style statements with designer jackets, suits, sherwanis, kurtas and pyjamas off screen. 

    Amitabh Bachchan named Timeless Fashion Icon

    BOLLYWOOD Exclusive with Sriram Raghavan

    He may be a relatively new actor, but Badlapur director Sriram Raghavan thinks that Varun Dhawan has "tasted blood" and given his all to his character and the film, which also stars Nawazuddin Siddhiqui, Huma Qureshi, Divya Dutta, Yami Gautam, Radhika Apte and Vinay Pathak in principle roles.  

    BOLLYWOOD Exclusive with Sriram Raghavan

    Stayed true to story, subject: Anushka on A-certificate for 'NH10'

    Stayed true to story, subject: Anushka on A-certificate for 'NH10'
    Actress Anushka Sharma says she knew her debut movie production "NH10" will be certified for an adult audience.

    Stayed true to story, subject: Anushka on A-certificate for 'NH10'

    John Abraham returns with 'Force' sequel

    John Abraham returns with 'Force' sequel
    Actor John Abraham will star in "Force 2", a sequel to the 2011 movie "Force". It will have an original script and will be directed by Abhinay Deo.

    John Abraham returns with 'Force' sequel

    Sushant guarantees his best in '...Byomkesh Bakshy!'

    Sushant guarantees his best in '...Byomkesh Bakshy!'
    Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who made a successful Bollywood debut with "Kai Po Che", says he has delivered his career's best performance in his forthcoming film "Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!".

    Sushant guarantees his best in '...Byomkesh Bakshy!'