Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 16, 2018)

Salman Khan, who is currently in Abu Dhabi filming the final schedule of Ramesh Taurani’s action-thriller Race 3, has an ace up his sleeve. Mirror has learnt that the 52-year-old actor is making his debut as a lyricist by penning a romantic track for the film that will be picturised in the UAE capital.

According to a source close to the development, the film’s team was scouting for a song to go with a romantic sequence when the actor revealed that he had already written one. “Everyone loved it when Salman read it out. Vishal Mishra has set it to music. It will be picturised on Salman with director Remo D’souza choreographing it,” added the source.

Producer Taurani confirmed the news, saying, “It’s a lovely romantic track, exactly what we were looking for. This is the first time Salman’s name will appear in the credits as a lyricist.”

Meanwhile Sonakshi Sinha started shooting for her special song with the entire cast, including Salman, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Saqib Salim and Daisy Shah, on Thursday.

The Race 3 team is scheduled to return to the Bay by the month-end and wrap up the film at a Mumbai studio.