Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 1, 2018)

Sooraj Pancholi and Bollywood’s latest import, Katrina Kaif’s little sister Isabelle, were spotted arriving at Mehboob Studio on Wednesday for a late-night meeting with Salman Khan and Kat. On the quartet’s agenda was discussions around debutant director Stanley D’Costa’s upcoming dance-drama, Time To Dance, which marks Isabelle’s acting debut opposite Sooraj and kicks off next month in London. The T-Series and Remo D’souza co-production will be shot in a start-to-finish, 50- day schedule.

Talking about the film, Salman had joked earlier in the evening, “Remo’s most talented assistant, Stanley, without whom he can’t function even for a day, will be directing the film and Remo might be happy, but he’s going to miss his favourite assistant on his set.”

While rumours are rife that Salman will feature in a guest appearance and a special song sequence in the film, the actor cleared the air to Mirror, saying, “I’m delighted about Isabelle’s launch, but no one’s asked me to be a part of the film yet.”

Next week, Sooraj, who has difficult lifts and jumps in the film to master, will be taking off to the UK earlier than the rest of the unit for a workshop. “Sooraj will be training for a special song with London-based acrobats for a couple of days so that he is ready for the shoot,” a source said.