[tps_footer]After many speculations and long wait, finally Salman Khan’s upcoming film Sultan has got a leading lady. Yes, none other than Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has been finalized as the lead actress opposite Salman Khan in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Sultan.

The official handle of Sultan shared the much awaited news on micro blogging site twitter. They shared the news by sharing a wonderful picture of Anushka Sharma hugging Dabangg star with a caption, “Meet Sultan’s Leading Lady! #SultanLeadingLady.”

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

Well, this comes as great news and a surprise for everyone and moreover anything, for the first time Anushka Sharma will be seen opposite Salman Khan after working with two other Khans of Bollywood, Aamir and SRK.

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]