[tps_footer]After weeks of speculations and long wait, finally Salman Khan’s upcoming film Sultan recently got a leading lady. Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma was announced to be a leading lady of Salman Khan for their upcoming film Sultan.

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Anushka Sharma was quick to share the happiness on being finalized as leading lady for Salman Khan’s much talked film Sultan. She tweeted the picture of her hugging Salman Khan with a caption, “Sultan”.

Well, it was obvious that the media wouldn’t afford to catch the reaction on the same from Anushka Sharma. During the pre-party of Filmfare awards, Anushka Sharma was asked on how excited she is working with Salman Khan.

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“I am training to be working with Salman (in Sultan). I am really excited about the film and my role,” the actress said on the sidelines of Britannia Filmfare Awards. “The role is something that I am just waiting to dig my teeth into,” she added.

When asked about Salman Khan, “ the PK star who has already worked with Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, said, “There is nobody like him because of his persona.”

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Well, heads turn up high when the actresses get a golden opportunity to work with the Khans of Bollywood and same goes for Anushka now.

Talking about the film, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and presented by Yash Raj Films, Sultan is based on wrestling. It already gives the audience an idea that this is not an ordinary wrestling film. Also, Salman Khan has undergone through intense training for the film with daily 4-hour training session with action director Larnell Stovall.  Larnell had specially arrived to India from Los Angeles to train the actor in wrestling and mixed martial arts. Sultan is slated to release next year on Eid.[/tps_footer]