Soon after the announcement, Anushka tweeted this image of herself and Salman:
? Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) January 8, 2016
YRF said in a statement, "The most eagerly awaited announcement of 2016 is here! Anushka Sharma will star opposite Salman Khan in Yash Raj Films' Sultan."
We must say that we like the casting, though there was also some news of Katrina being a part of it which was put to rest by the Fitoor actress at an event in Mumbai on Friday.
"No there is no truth in the story. We were in YRF to dub for Fitoor and Ali Abbas Zafar was shooting for his film so no there's no truth to this," she said.
Anushka has some experience of dealing with a Khan. After co-starring with Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Anushka also worked with Aamir Khan in the record-breaking PK. A film with Salman Khan completes the triangle.