Mumbai, Dec 28: The teaser of the upcoming Salman Khan-starrer ‘Sikandar’ was unveiled on Saturday. It sets the tone for a quintessential Salman Khan film as the Bollywood superstar packs a punch.

The teaser begins with Salman walking into a hall decorated with guns and artifacts. The superstar’s back faces the camera with the hall dimly lit. The knights in armour are soon revealed to be assassins.

Salman goes on to say, “Suna hai bahut saare log mere peecche pade hain. Bas mere mudne ki der hai”.

The assassins deploy their weapons and attack Salman but he tackles all of them, setting the stage for a high-voltage showdown. Salman brims with charisma, power, and his trademark swag in the teaser.

The film marks his return to the big screen after more than a year. The superstar was last seen in ‘Tiger 3’. The teaser is further elevated by an electrifying background score composed by the acclaimed Santosh Narayanan, whose music perfectly complements the intensity and grandeur of the visuals.

The film is directed by A.R. Murugadoss, who is known for ‘Ghajini’, and also stars Rashmika Mandanna opposite Salman Khan. ‘Sikandar’ marks the reunion of Salman Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala after their 2014 blockbuster, ‘Kick’, which also marked the directorial debut for the latter.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, ‘Sikandar’ promises to be a cinematic spectacle that blends action, drama, and emotion.

‘Sikandar’ is being developed with a strong focus on engaging storytelling and dynamic performances, setting the stage for yet another memorable Salman Khan performance.

Meanwhile, Rashmika, also has ‘Chhaava’ in the pipeline opposite Vicky Kaushal. In ‘Chhaava’, the actress will be seen in the role of Yeshubai Bhosle, wife of Sambhaji Maharaj along with Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana and Divya Dutta in supporting roles.

Mumbai, Dec 28: National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee has wrapped up the shooting for the 3rd season of the superhit streaming show ‘The Family Man’.

On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a BTS picture from the shoot.

‘The Family Man’ features Manoj Bajpayee as Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man secretly working as an intelligence officer for the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), a fictitious branch of the National Investigation Agency.

The series was announced in June 2018, with the filming of the first season beginning simultaneously in Mumbai, Delhi, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and was wrapped up within May 2019. Filming for the second season began in November 2019, and was wrapped up in September 2020.

The series also stars Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja and Shreya Dhanwanthary. It is produced and directed by Raj & D.K, who also co-wrote the story and screenplay with Suman Kumar, with dialogue penned by Sumit Arora and Kumar. Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu was hired for the second season of the series as the main antagonist, making her foray into the digital medium with Suparn S. Verma directing a section of the season.

The third season of show preview at the end of season two seems to indicate a link between Covid-19 pandemic: China attacks the North-eastern states of India and they use Covid-19 as a distraction for the attack.

Manoj Bajpayee is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

The actor has delivered several compelling performances in films like ‘Satya’, ‘Kaun’, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Veer-Zaara’, ‘Aligarh’, ‘Sonchiriya’ and ‘Gulmohar’ in which he shared the screen with veteran actress Sharmila Tagore.

The film won him his 4th National Award.

The teaser for Salman Khan’s highly-anticipated next, Sikandar, which was originally set to be released on Friday, December 27, on the occasion of the superstar’s 59th birthday, has now been postponed. The decision to delay the release has come in light of the death of former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, on December 26.

The makers of Sikandar released an official statement that read, “In light of the passing of our esteemed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Ji, we regret to announce that the release of the Sikandar teaser has been postponed to 28th December 11:07 AM.”

On Friday, the Central government declared seven days of national mourning to honour former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away at the age of 92.

Directed by AR Murugadoss, the teaser of the action thriller will now be released online on Saturday, a day after Salman’s birthday.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by AR Murugadoss of Ghajini fame, Sikandar promises to be a cinematic spectacle that blends action, drama, and emotion. The plot of the film has been heavily kept under wraps.

The countdown to Salman Khan’s next blockbuster officially begun after the actor dropped a fiery picture of himself from the shoot in September 24.

In November, videos of Salman Khan and his co-star in the film, Rashmika Mandanna, shooting in Hyderabad had gone viral online, They were reportedly shooting near the famed Falaknuma Palace with a swanky Rolls Royce parked near the sets.

Speaking of the film earlier, Rashmika had said that it is the first time she will be seen playing a commercial heroine in Bollywood. She stated that while her other Hindi films had been performance-oriented, Sikandar will see her play a quintessential heroine for the first time.