Sooraj Pancholi to copy Salman Khan, will go shirtless in Hero

Sooraj Pancholi is getting ready to whip off his shirt for the climax of the Hero remake, to be shot next month.

The earlier plan was to keep his kameez on. But now Sooraj will do a Salman during the climactic fight.

"It was director Nikhil Advani's idea. Just as audiences expect Salman to go shirtless for at least one shot, Nikhil wants to conceive Sooraj as the hero who goes bare-bodied in every film. Earlier Sooraj was supposed to fight with his shirt on. But now it goes off, Arrey bhai, yeh Salman Khan production hai. Agar hero shirt na nikaale toh woh hero nahin."

Producer Salman Khan is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Sooraj Pancholi's debut would be every bit what Salman's debut as a leading man was in Main Pyar Kiya.

To ensure that Sooraj's Hero is as heroic as Salman , a song composed specially by Meet Brothers, was shot last week in Mumbai where Sooraj would be introduced to the audience.

The songs and dance, choreographed by the very trendy and in-demand Ahmed Khan would be every bit as dreamy and romantic as the Salman's Mere rang mein rangne wali number in Maine Pyar Kiya.

Says a source from the film, "Sooraj is being packaged and presented as the next Salman Khan. For his introductory song the film's official music composers Sachin-Jigar were asked to step back. And the Meet Brothers were brought in to create a bludgeoning first impression."

The song starts off with Sooraj dancing with a frenzied crowd when his co-star Aathiya Shetty joins him.