Emraan Hashmi to join the cast of Salman Khan's Tiger 3, actor to essay the role of villain?

Salman Khan's action flick, Tiger 3 is one of the most awaited flicks and the popular franchise as been in the news ever since the third installment of the film was announced. Now reports are doing the rife that, Emraan Hashmi will play the role of villain in the film. As reported by the Times of India, Tiger 3 could just be the first film where Emraan and Salman will be sharing the screen together. Even though there’s no confirmation from either the makers or the actors, a source close to the daily was quoted as saying, “YRF felt that Emraan fits the role as a T. He is a fine, intense actor and that quality won him the role.” While Gavie Chahal played the villain in the first Tiger movie, Sajjad Delafrooz was seen as the antagonist in the second one.

It would be interesting to see Emraan pair up as the baddie. Meanwhile, several media reports suggest that the shooting of Tiger 3 is set to begin in Mumbai next month. As reported by Pinkvilla earlier, Salman had blocked dates for March, however, the team is still looking out for a location to begin the shoot since the coronavirus cases in the UAE are on a rise. While the actor is likely to begin shooting in March, the team is expected to fly to Turkey towards the end of March or in April to film the big action sequences.  On the work front, Emraan, will be featuring in Chehre with Amitabh Bachchan, which is set to release later this year. Speaking about Salman, apart from Tiger 3 with Katrina, the superstar will be seen in Antim: The Final Truth. The movie is led by his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma. Salman also has Kick 2 and Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali lined up for shoot.