Anushka Sharma

Yash Raj Films has confirmed that its prodigy Anushka Sharma will star opposite superstar Salman Khan in the production house’s upcoming “Sultan” thereby ending rounds of speculation.

The news has come almost a year after the movie was announced and names of a slew of actors from Kangana Ranaut, Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon and Parineeti Chopra cropped up for the lead role.

The rumor of Anushka’s involvement first surfaced a few months ago but then she denied, saying she was never offered the film.

Now, YRF’s casting director Shanoo Sharma took to Twitter to announce that the “Bombay Velvet” star has been roped in for the wrestling drama.

“#Sultan @AnushkaSharma onboard!!” Sharma posted. The official Twitter page of “Sultan” also welcomed the actor on board.

“Meet Sultan’s Leading Lady! #SultanLeadingLady,” read the tweet.

The post was accompanied by a picture of Salman, 50, and Anushka, where the 27-year-old is seen hugging the “Dabangg” star.

Finally, Anushka too tweeted about it and posted the same mentioned picture. “Sultan,” she captioned the image.

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