Salman Khan thanks Priyanka Chopra for leaving Bharat – here's why

When it was announced that Salman Khan would be paired up against Priyanka Chopra in Bharat, fans of both stars had a motive of celebration. However, just before filming began, director Ali Abbas Zafar announced that the actress was no longer part of the film and had hinted that his marriage to Nick Jonas was the reason for his departure. Today, at an event, Salman thanked Priyanka for leaving the film.

At the launch of Bharath's new song, Zinda, Katrina Kaif, who replaced Priyanka as the film's lead woman, was asked about how she had progressed. board. To that, answered Katrina. "I knew that Priyanka was shooting the film, but one day, Ali called me to tell me that things did not go according to plan and that he sent me the film script. He just asked me to read it and react. There was no pressure on me to say yes because we are friends. I read it and told him that it was the best scenario that he has written so far and I loved the role. So, I said yes. "

After Katrina said that, Salman exclaimed," Thank you Priyanka. The film is also performed by Sunil Grover, Disha Patani, Jackie Shroff, Sonali Kulkarni and Tabu, and is scheduled to be released in Eid on June 5.

Speaking of his other co-star in the movie, Salman says about Sunil that he is one of the most talented men he's ever met. "He's playing my childhood friend in the movie and he's amazing," said the Bollywood star, who will be seen under 5 different looks in the film.