Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be jointly producing the movie (Source: Instagram/salmankhan; YouTube/viacom18) Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be jointly producing the movie (Source: Instagram/salmankhan; YouTube/viacom18) Actor-director duo Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are reuniting for what will be a 2020 release. The movie is said to be a love story and will see the filmmaker join hands with the Bhai of Bollywood after nearly two decades. The two had last worked on 1999’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; Salman had a cameo in the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Saawariya (2007) as well. A statement by Prerna Singh,CEO of Bhansali Productions, read, “There has always been curiousity when it comes to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film. While the fans celebrated his recent success at the Mirchi Music Awards with Padmaavat sweeping the album of the year and SLB winning the Music Composer of the year, they are also awaiting details on his next. Bringing in his birthday, SLB puts all speculations to rest as he announces his next directorial. The magic of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was missed by fans for 19 years and left them waiting for the director-actor to reunite. After Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, SLB and Salman Khan come together in a love story.” #BreakingNews: Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Salman Khan reunite after 19 year for a love story… The film is set to go on floors soon. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 23, 2019 The filming will begin most likely in September after Salman finishes shooting cop actioner Dabangg 3. While the rest of the cast has not been decided yet, the makers are looking to hire an A-lister as the female lead of the romantic drama. And the music of the film will be scored by Bhansali himself, who had also won accolades for composing the soundtrack of Padmaavat, as per a report in Mumbai Mirror. Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali had first worked together in the director’s debut film Khamoshi: The Musical (1996). Trade expert Taran Adarsh also tweeted about the same in a post that read, “#BreakingNews: Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Salman Khan reunite after 19 years for a love story… The film is set to go on floors soon.” On the work front, Salman is currently working on the epic drama Bharat, which also features Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Tabu and Disha Patani in important parts. Bharat is releasing on June 5.<doc-sep>Almost two decades after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is collaborate with Salman Khan again for a film. This time, it will be a love story. The film is expected to go on floors by the second half of the year. According to a source quoted by a daily, "He had discussed the idea with Salman before the release of his last directorial, Padmaavat. Salman is equally excited to collaborate with him. Sanjay has been working on three scripts simultaneously and was in talks with several big actors. He has finally decided to go ahead with this one which will be spearheaded by Salman." The film is also expected to be produced by Salman Khan as well. The dates are yet to be figured out, as Salman has to wrap up Dabangg 3 as well. The music will be composed by Bhansali, as per reports. Salman had worked with Bhansali in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. It had also co-starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Love between Salman and Aishwarya bloomed on the sets of the film, and it spilled over to their magnetic on-screen chemistry. However, two years later, they called it quits and have not worked with each other ever since. Meanwhile, Salman is busy with the period drama Bharat, which stars Tabu, Disha Patani and Katrina Kaif. It is being helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar. ALSO SEE: Ishaan Khatter is floored by huge birthday cake. Janhvi Kapoor can't stop smiling<doc-sep>
Actor Salman Khan had hinted at a possible collaboration with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali at the launch of TV reality show Bigg Boss 12 in September last year. At the time, he had said that “I don’t know much about it. Have only heard a one-liner about it. But Sanjay is not answering my calls. Please ask him to speak to me." A source close to the development confirmed Mumbai Mirror that the project is indeed in the works. The report states that the basic script has been locked and Bhansali is currently working on the screenplay. "He had discussed the idea with Salman before the release of his last directorial, 'Padmaavat'. Salman is equally excited to collaborate with him," the source told the publication. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh has also confirmed the news on Twitter and revealed that the film would be a love story. "Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Salman Khan reunite after 19 year for a love story... The film is set to go on floors soon," Adarsh tweeted. #BreakingNews: Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Salman Khan reunite after 19 year for a love story... The film is set to go on floors soon.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 23, 2019 Khan worked with Bhansali for the first time in the 1999 epic romance drama Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. It was during the shooting of the very same film that he fell in love with his co-star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Their on-screen chemistry was very well received by the audience and the film became a huge success. Meanwhile, Salman is currently busy shooting his upcoming film Bharat along with Katrina Kaif. He has just launched newcomers Pranutan and Zaheer Iqbal in Notebook, which is slated to hit screens on March 29. Follow @News18Movies for more