Salman Khan and Karan Johar's 'The Bull' postponed due to India-Maldives conflict, script being reworked on: Report

Salman Khan and Karan Johar were coming together after 25 years for a film called The Bull, and it was announced with all glory. However, the film has been now pushed ahead as per a report by Bollywood Hungama. Reports say the film is set against the backdrop of Maldives but after the issue that happened, the makers are likely to rework on the story and have pushed the film forward. A source told the portal, “Karan, Vishnu, and Salman need more time to decide on the exact route that the screenplay will take. They are reworking on certain elements of the script and will take the film on floors once the ugly relationship between the two countries settles down a bit. At the moment, the February schedule has been delayed by at-least 2 months.” In 2023, Salman Khan ruled the Diwali season with his blockbuster movie Tiger 3. Well, this has indeed piqued the audience’s excitement to watch the superstar back on the screens and interestingly, the superstar didn’t make his fans wait for long and announced his next with Dharma Productions, titled, Bull. The team kickstarted the mahurat shot in Mumbai on December 29, and the superstar is undergoing extensive physical prep, even training with paramilitary forces. As per the source, “ Salman Khan to play Brigadier Farukh Bulsara who led Operation Cactus in 1988 in the Maldives. He will be a paramilitary officer in the upcoming Dharma project, to begin filming in February. The superstar is undergoing rigorous physical training to play the character of Brigadier Bulsara.” The superstar is training for 3.5 Hours daily to get into the skin of the character. Of course with a minor change in his diet. Source added. Vishnu Varadhan’s directorial The Bull will present a retelling of Operation Cactus wherein the Indian Armed Forces, on November 3, 1988, assisted the Maldives in reclaiming control following a coup attempt led by businessman Abdullah Luthufi and the People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE). The Indian forces efficiently neutralized the mercenaries and restored control to President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s government within hours.