The Jodhpur court on Tuesday granted Salman Khan permission to travel outside India. Salman is out on bail after he was convicted in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.
He was sentenced to five years in jail by the Jodhpur District and Sessions Court recently after he was found guilty of killing tow blackbucks during the shooting of his film Hum Saath Saath Hain. Salman was convicted under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. The four other co-accused actors—Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre—were acquitted by the court. Salman had spent two nights in jail before he was granted bail on a bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of like amount.
The actor is currently working on director Remo D'Souza's Race 3. Besides Salman, Race 3 features Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol and Daisy Shah. He will aslso be seen in Ali Abbas Zafar's Bharat. On Tuesday, Priyanka Chopra confirmed she will be acting along with Salman Khan in Bharat. The pair will be seen together after a gap of 10 years.
The Quantico actress said in a statement: “Bharat it is! I'm looking forward to begin shooting this film and working with Salman and Ali again after a considerable time.” Bharat will feature Salman sporting five different looks spanning 60 years, wherein a crucial part will showcase the actor in his late 20s, looking much leaner and younger.
The film, produced by Atul Agnihotri's Reel Life Production Pvt Ltd and Bhushan Kumar's T-Series, will release on Eid 2019.