Salman Khan and Atlee’s collaboration has to be the most discussed project of the Indian Film Industry as after all the ups and downs, the film is finally put on the backburner. However, contrary to the media reports of the producers not willing to invest on Salman Khan, the real reason for the same has got to do with the casting issues.
SCOOP: Inside Salman Khan & Atlee’s private meet – Apologies, Rajinikanth twist & a 2026 promise!
Reportedly, Rajinikanth refused to be a part of the project citing date issues and the same resulted in all plans of this mega budget entertainer going for a toss. “While Salman Khan and Atlee collaboration was already getting a nontheatrical deal of Rs. 200 crores, Rajinikanth’s presence would have upped the stakes to Rs. 275 crores as the digital and satellite of Tamil would have gone up by a huge margin. A non-theatrical of Rs. 275 crores on a budget of Rs. 650 crores makes the risk lesser by a substantial margin,” a trade source shared with Bollywood Hungama.
Since the collaboration didn’t work out, Atlee met Salman a couple of days back and explained the plight. “He explained all the issues to Salman Khan and the superstar was more than okay to wait for a year and team up with Atlee in 2026. He understood that the budgets warrant presence of another superstar and respected Atlee’s decision to make another film before moving on to a project with him. Atlee apologised to Salman for keeping his dates blocked for a year and has promised to return in 2026.”
The meeting went off smooth and both Salman and Atlee parted ways on a positive note with a hug. “Salman wished Atlee all the luck for his next with Allu Arjun and also confessed to be a big fan of the work done by the Pushpa star. He also told Atlee to not be apologetic as films getting delayed is the nature of industry.”
Salman is now on the look out for his next after Sikandar.
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