Anushka Sharma to romance Salman Khan in 'Sultan'

Salman Khan's upcoming film, Sultan, has finally got a leading lady. Anushka Sharma has been roped in as to play the lead opposite Salman Khan's Sultan in the film on wrestling.

In Sultan, Salman plays the eponymous role. In order to essay the character of the 40-year-old wrestler from Haryana, Salman Khan has been undergoing strenuous training for quite some time now.

Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Sultan is expected to hit the screens on Eid 2016. Speculations are still rife about the exact release date of the film, thanks to the expected big box-office clash between Salman's Sultan and Shah Rukh Khan's Raees.

From Deepika Padukone to Parineeti Chopra, several names had cropped up in the topic. However, Anushka Sharma has finally been confirmed for the role.

This is the first time that Salman and Anushka have been paired together. With Sultan, Anushka will have worked with all three Khans of the industry. She had made her Bollywood debut alongside Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and then teamed up with him for Jab Tak Hai Jaan. In 2014, Anushka was seen opposite Aamir Khan in PK.