MUMBAI MIRROR (June 13, 2019)

On Wednesday, Salman Khan put all speculations around a face-off between his 2020 release Inshallah and Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi to rest. Taking to the social media, the 53-year-old actor announced that the Rohit Shetty-directed Akshay and Katrina Kaif-starrer would now release on March 27, 2020. The cop-drama was initially slated to hit the marquee during the Eid 2020 weekend, clashing with Salman’s reunion with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, which features Alia Bhatt as the female lead. “I always thought of him as my younger brother and today he proves it... #RohitShetty. Sooryavanshi releasing on 27th March, 2020 (sic),” Salman shared.

In March, the makers of Sooryavanshi had shared the first look of the film and revealed that it would release on Eid in 2020. Now, Rohit’s response to Salman’s announcement has fueled speculation that the actor is the newest entrant in his cop universe after Ajay Devgn (Singham), Ranveer Singh (Simmba) and Akshay. “You can compete with the world but not with your family... See you soon Chulbul Pandey!” Rohit said.

Recently, Salman had reportedly confirmed that he is in talks with Rohit for a film. Later, he was quoted as saying that he had suggested a Singham-Dabangg crossover to the filmmaker a while ago. Rohit, on the other hand, has spoken highly of Dabangg and Chulbul’s legacy in the past. Salman is currently shooting for Dabangg 3 at a city studio and the film is gearing up for a Christmas 2019 release.