Prabhas to team up with Pakistani actress Sajal Ali for Hanu Raghavapudi's film Fauji?

There is always excitement around movies of Prabhas. He has films like Fauji, Salaar 2, Kalki 2, The Raja Saab and Spirit lined up. Once he is back from his vacation in Europe, he will complete schedules of The Raja Saab. Then, he will start work on Spirit and Fauji. One of his upcoming projects is Fauji. The period drama about a soldier is set in British India in 1940s. There was buzz that Mrunal Thakur is going to the heroine of Fauji. She did a great job in Hanu Raghavapudi’s Sita Ramam. It was hailed as one of the performances of the year. 

Now, reports have come that makers might cast Sajal Ali as one of the female leads. She is one of the top-paid actresses of the Pakistan film industry. The movie might have an India-Pakistan angle. Sajal Ali was a part of Boney Kapoor’s MOM as well. It came out in 2017. There is a lot of tension around Pakistani actors/actresses working in India. Fawad Khan was doing really well with movies like Khoobsurat, Kapoor And Sons and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. His career was cut short due to the tension. We have to see how Sajal Ali manages this. 

Prabhas has The Raja Saab lined up. The Maruthi Dasari film has Malavika Mohanan as the leading lady. She is very keen to work with Prabhas. The shoot of Spirit with Sandeep Reddy Vanga might start by the end of 2024. He is still scripting the movie. Some days back, there were rumours that Korean actor Ma Dong-Seok might be roped in as the villain. He is known for his films like Train To Busan and Badland Hunters on Netflix. 

The superstar has delivered one more Rs 1,000 crore movie with Kalki 2898 AD. After Baahubali 2, he had blockbusters like Saaho and Salaar.