Actress Pooja Hegde, who was last seen in Bollywood in 2019’s Housefull 4, will star opposite Salman Khan in his upcoming film Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. The new development comes a month after Salman announced the project in January. The film will be directed by Farhad Samji, who had also helmed Housefull 4.
Revealing deets about Pooja Hegde’s character in the film, a source informed Mirror, “His lady love is a traditional small-town girl who is the polar opposite of Salman’s character. Pooja has played small town roles down South in films like ‘Mukunda’, and hence the makers found her apt for the role. There’s a beautiful mature love story between the two characters, and Pooja’s track acts as the catalyst to the plot.” ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ will be high on action with Salman fighting for a larger cause.
‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ is being planned for Eid 2021. “‘Judwaa’ was one of Salman and Bollywood’s first Eid releases. Even my directorial debut, ‘Kick’, opened during the festival,” added Sajid Nadiadwala.
Salman Khan is reportedly planning to squeeze in another project around March, since he doesn’t begin shooting for ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ until the last quarter of 2020. “He is on the hunt for the right script for a film which will release after Radhe,” added the source. After wrapping up ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’, Salman will begin work on ‘Kick 2’which is slated to hit the screens during Christmas 2021.
