Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; February 26, 2019)

Over the weekend, Bollywood heavyweights Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali made news about coming together for a love story 12 years after Saawariya.

“Sanjay, who is penning the script, has narrated the idea to Salman and he is on board. Though the film isn’t a sequel or a remake, it may be called Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2. SLB feels that the movie has all the elements that Hum Dil... had. So, the title feels like a natural fit for part two. However, it will have a different story and new characters. An A-list heroine will be cast opposite Salman, but the makers haven’t approached anyone as yet,” a source says.

The plan is to start the project by the end of 2019. “Salman starts Dabangg 3 in the last week of March. Once he finishes the third instalment of the cop franchise, he will begin work on this project. The movie is being readied for a 2020 release,” adds the source.