DNA (March 4, 2015)
Ali Abbas Zafar’s Sultan, which stars Salman Khan, was slated to go on floors this year. It will be pushed further as Khan has two films pending this year, Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Kabir Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Initially, Katrina Kaif’s name was doing the rounds as the film’s female lead. She is an Aditya Chopra favourite, after all! But a source in the know tells us Deepika Padukone is actually the frontrunner for the part.

Our source adds, “Salman and Deepika were to co-star in Shuddhi, but she could not do that film. She has already done three films with Shah Rukh Khan and was keen to do a film with Salman. Though there is no official casting announcement yet, Sultan’s almost in her bag!
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Jacqueline Fernandez seems to have become the blue-eyed girl in Bollywood. The Sri Lankan beauty has been making heads turn wherever she goes, including that of filmmakers. According to our sources, Jackie who has been spotted hanging out with Karan Johar seems to have struck a friendly chord with him. So much so, that the filmmaker has reportedly approached the actress to play the role opposite Salman Khan in his magnum opus Shuddhi. After much back and forth, it was announced that Salman would be playing the lead in this mega budget film but a leading lady is yet to be zeroed in and Jackie seems like the most obvious candidate. However, our source also reveals that it was apparently on Salman’s recommendation that Kjo approached Jacqueline for the part. Another Kick in the making?