New Delhi: A lot of conjecture has been going around Salman Khan’s film ‘Bharat’ since Priyanka Chopra backed out of the film. On Friday, Director Ali Abbas Zaffar announced that Priyanka Chopra is no more part of the film due to special reasons.


Soon it was all over the news that Priyanka Chopra’s special reason was that she had got engaged to Nick Jonas and they are planning to get married in October, when film’s shoot is scheduled.

Well, after Priyanka Chopra’s exit, fans are excited to know who will be Salman’s actress for the film. There were speculations that Katrina Kaif will step in her shoes.

Now it is confirmed that Katrina Kaif will replace Priyanka in Bharat. Ali Abbas Zafar confirmed the news to Mumbai Mirror and said, “I am extremely excited to work with Katrina and Salman again. We have had exciting collaborations in the past. Katrina got on board in the ‘Nick’ of time for this project.”

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We are sure that fans of Salman Khan will dance with joy with Katrina Kaif on board. Ali and Katrina share a great bond with each other as they have worked together in ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ and ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’.

‘Bharat’, which will see Salman Khan donning five different looks, is slated to hit the silver screens on Eid 2019. The film also stars Tabu, Nora Fatehi, Disha Patani and Sunil Grover in pivotal roles.

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