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Reports of Bollywood actor Salman Khan and director Atlee’s collaboration had all the fans excited for the project. But recently the project has reportedly been put on hold. The pan Indian action film was supposed to feature Salman in a two-hero storyline with a major south star as the other lead. However, now a report states that the film has been put on hold due to scheduling conflicts.
Recently, a source confirmed about the hold up of the film, the source said, “A6 with Salman Khan was always planned as a two-hero project, and the intent was to rope in two top names from the North and South to justify the mammoth budget of Rs. 650 crore. While Salman Khan okayed the film, Atlee and Sun Pictures were confident to rope in either of Kamal Haasan or Rajinikanth for the film. The conversations with both the giants of Tamil Cinema continued for over 6 months, but things didn’t fall in place for multiple reasons.”
Originally, Kamal Haasan was supposed to star in the movie, but he declined, thus Rajinikanth was added. Nevertheless, the producers were unable to arrange the Tamil superstar's shooting dates. The source claimed, “While Kamal Haasan wasn’t too sure about playing the role of Salman Khan’s father in the film, Rajinikanth is committed to shooting for Coolie and Jailer 2 until the start of 2026. He is on the verge of green-lighting another project post-Jailer 2, which means his dates are blocked till 2026. After both the conversations fell through, Atlee and Sun Pictures were looking for options all across but couldn’t find an ideal replacement for Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan. They wanted to cast someone who can bring in big revenue from Digital and Satellite in the local language. Still, the options of senior superstars with that market value was limited.”
Salman Khan is now anticipating the release of his next film Sikandar, an action entertainer directed by AR Murugadoss on March 28. The film also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar.