INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
It is the Ali Abbas Zafar directed Bharat, which also stars Salman Khan and will be produced by Atul Agnihotri and Bhushan Kumar
"I'm looking forward to begin shooting this film and working with Salman and Ali again after a considerable time
I've learnt a lot from them in our previous collaborations and am excited to see what this one has to offer," Priyanka said in a statement,
Salman Khan has consistently been booking the Eid slot for his film releases for a while now and Bharat will be no exception
It's slated to hit screens on Eid next year.This will be Priyanka Chopra's first Bollywood film after 2016's Jai Gangaajal
"I'm also looking forward to working with Alvira and Atul and the entire team of Bharat
To all my well-wishers who've been so patient and supportive, thank you for your constant support," Priyanka added in her statement
Priyanka and Salman are co-stars of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-E-Ishq and God Tussi Great Ho.Ali Abbas Zafar, who has previously directed
Priyanka in Gunday, explained his decision to get her on board
"Priyanka is the biggest Indian artiste internationally and she is a perfect fit for the film
Priyanka brings in outstanding acting as well as incredible international appeal to make the scale of the film bigger and even more global,"
Describing Priyanka's character as "the catalyst at the film's most important turning point", he said: "We needed an actor who could portray
this in the best possible way." The director and producer met Priyanka in New York to brief her about the project and she instantly jumped
on board.Salman Khan is on the sets of Bharat in London already and this is what the director wrote on Instagram recently: "Journey of a man
and nation together." Ali Abbas Zafar also shared a photo from the first day of shoot and sort of revealed one of Salman's look for
She is currently shooting for the third season in Dublin, where she's been joined by her mother Madhu Chopra
Priyanka, who shuttles between the US and India throughout the year, may quit Quantico after the third season for her commitments to Bharat
"Priyanka was quite taken by the script of Bharat
What also added to her excitement was that it would give her the chance to team up with Salman after a decade
But she's not signed on the dotted line yet," mid-day reported a source as saying.Priyanka also made a blink-and-miss appearance recently in
the trailer of A Kid Like Jake, her second Hollywood project
She made her Hollywood debut with last year's Baywatch and also has her third international film Isn't It Romantic in the line-up.Salman
Khan, who recently got bail after the verdict on the blackbuck case, is also busy finishing the remaining portions of Remo D'Souza's Race 3,
co-starring Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Daisy Shah, Bobby Deol and Saqib Salem.Can't wait to see Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan
together on screen !(With PTI inputs)
