What Exactly will Salman Khan do in Shah Rukh Khan's film? Close Source Reveals Details

Salman Khan is currently gearing up to kick-star the shooting for Shah Rukh Khan co-starrer Pathan and reportedly the superstar will be heading to Dubai to commence shooting for his ports in January 2021.

In the film Pathan, the Bhaijaan of Bollywood will be seen portraying the role of a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent Avinash Singh Rathore aka Tiger.

According to a report in Mid-day Salman will will head to Dubai for 10-13 days to shoot for his portion in January 2021. Directed by Siddharth Anand the film also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in key roles.

A source close to the development revealed to Mid-day,

It is Aditya Chopra's [producer] vision to build an espionage thriller franchise with some of India's biggest stars as RAW agents. While Salman and Hrithik Roshan have already begun their acts with the Tiger films and War [2019] respectively, director Siddharth Anand's latest venture introduces SRK in the universe. Adi sir wants to begin the crossover with Pathan, and has designed a thrilling set-piece that will see.

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The source further added,

Tiger join SRK to defeat the villains. Salman will head to Dubai for 10 to 13 days in January 2021 to shoot for his portion. It will be a 15-minute appearance in the movie. Imagine Shah Rukh or Hrithik making a special appearance in Tiger 3, or Shah Rukh in War 2 — the possibilities are endless. Salman is expected to kick off the third instalment of Tiger in February.

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The report further stated that the makers are being tight-lipped about Salman's cameo which will be the highlight of the hyper-stylized action thriller. It is also being said that from now on almost every espionage thriller from the Yash Raj Films' (YRF) stable will have a crossover.