Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has been finalised as the female lead opposite superstar Salman Khan for the upcoming film "Sultan", said a statement from Yash Raj Films on Friday.
Anushka, who made her debut in Hindi cinema in 2008 took to Twitter, to share a photograph of herself hugging the "Dabangg" star.
The "NH10" actress captioned the image saying: "Sultan".
Produced by Aditya Chopra and written-directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, "Sultan",which has been shot in Karjat, is reportedly based on the life of a wrestler.
One of the fittest stars of Bollywood, Salman has gone through intensive training for wrestling and mixed martial arts for Zafar's directorial with international action director Larnell Stovall.