Salman Khan is a lion heart

Bollywood’s daredevil is all set to wrestle a lion in Veer. He is doing to save a damsel in distress. The lady in question is Lisa Lazarus.

Salman Khan is back in an action role after a very long time and he is leaving no stone unturned to make a memorable impact. He won’t fight the lion in a loin cloth but in all his warrior costume glory.

So is Salman worried about the upcoming sequence? “No, not at all! Salman is a Veer in true sense. Besides, the lion which will be utilised for the shoot will be trained,” said a source.

Director Vijay Galani explained the scene, “The scene is a rescue act. Liza Lazarus (Miss UK Universe 2008) is on a hunting spree in the jungle. Suddenly, a lion attacks her. Salman spots her in trouble and fights the lion to save her.”

The fight scene will be shot abroad next month. “We have not decided on the foreign location, but it will surely not be shot in India. We don't have very good facilities to shoot such scenes here.”

Salman has written the script and is very excited about the film. He often gives his creative inputs and this scene is no exception.

“The scene was always there in the original script but we had reserved the shooting for the end. We will need three days to film the scene with the lion. Salman is very excited about this. Ditto for Liza,” said the director.

It has been a while since such scenes have been shot. Dharmendra started the trend with Maa (1976) when he wrestled with a tiger. He also did a similar sequence in Kartavya (1979).

This is the first time one of the hottest Khans around will be wrestling a lion. Salman is the perfect choice, the lion could gobble up Aamir and SRK, don't you think so?