Karan Johar to cast Salman & Katrina in next?

Whilst Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan are busy shooting for ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, the sequel to ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012), hearsay is that the duo could be paired up again pretty soon by none other than Karan Johar.

According to The Indian Express, Johar has a film up his sleeve which he would like to cast Kaif and Khan together, due to liking their on screen chemistry. This film is rumoured to have been originally meant to star Fawad Khan as lead opposite Kaif in a romantic musical called ‘Raat Baaki,’, but due to the ban on Pakistani actors in Bollywood films, Johar decided it would be best if the ‘Khoobsurat’ (2014) actor was replaced.

A close source reveals, “While KJo’s next directorial will be with Ranbir Kapoor, he wants to produce a film with Salman and Katrina in the lead as he finds their chemistry sizzling. Earlier, the same film was to star Pakistan actor Fawad Khan along with Katrina, but with the ban on Pakistani actors during Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, that is not happening. Hence the filmmaker was keen to rope in Salman. The script is being reworked for Dabangg Khan and to make the character more suitable to him. The pre-production work on the film has begun.”

‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ will be releasing around Christmas week this year.