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Salman Khan’s show on Gama Pehalwan to mount floors in April

After witnessing rousing response for his debut television series The Kapil Sharma Show, which has been garnering excellent number on TRP chart ever since hitting the small screen, Salman Khan is now set to commence work on his second television venture.

The superstar has decided to adapt the inspirational life story of wrestler Gama Pehalwan into a series for the television audience. Khan is producing the series under his banner, Salman Khan Films.


According to reports, the show will go on the floors in April. Salman Khan’s younger brother Sohail Khan has been cast to play Gama Pehalwan in the series, while one of the highest-paid television actors Mohammed Nazim has come onboard to play his onscreen brother.

The untitled series is written and directed by Puneet Issar. Puneet has earlier worked with Salman Khan on the 2004 film Garv: Pride and Honour as a director.

If all goes well, the show will hit the airwaves in July.

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  • Yash says he humanised Ravana to help global audiences relate to the character.
  • Asura designs in the first glimpse drew criticism for looking too Western-inspired.
  • Producer Namit Malhotra compares the film's tone to Lord of the Rings and Gladiator.
Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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