"The Freak Nawaz, poor man in the rich man sports who became the game changer 'Freaky Ali'," Salman tweeted.
This is not the first time Sohail will be directing a film. The 46-year-old actor-director made his directorial debut with the 1997 action thriller "Auzaar" which starred his brother Salman and Sanjay Kapoor. He then directed both of his brothers Salman and Arbaaz in the hit film "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" and "Hello Brother." He recently directed "Jai Ho" in 2014.
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