Salman Khan's a great line-up of movies in the future and Kick 2 is one among them. He plans to start shooting the sequel after he wraps Arbaaz Khan's Dabangg 3 and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Inshallah. While Kick saw Sajid Nadiadwala making his debut as a director, recent reports suggested if Rohit Shetty will be roped in as the director of this sequel. Speculations were rife about Salman and Rohit collaborating for a new project and industry insiders suggested that the actor has personally recommended Shetty for Kick 2. Bharat: 7 Landmark Events in Free India’s History Salman Khan’s Film Royally Ignores in Its ‘Journey of Man and Nation Together’ (SPOILER ALERT).

While the news was big enough to appreciate, a recent press release from Nadiadwala & Sons refutes the possibility entirely. The production house took to its Twitter account to clear the air around the director's chair and tweeted saying, "Clearing the air, we strongly deny any reports of association of any other name as the director of Kick 2. The next of the franchise, Kick 2 is with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment & will be directed by Sajid Nadiadwala.” Bharat: What If Salman Khan Reviews His Own Film, His Romantic Pairing With Katrina Kaif and Disha Patani Through His Movie Dialogues!

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While the sequel was slated to release this Christmas, Sajid is still busy penning the script for the same. A report in BollywoodLife earlier hinted about Deepika Padukone being a part of Kick 2. The makers were apparently keen on getting her on board but Salman was quick to burst everyone's bubble. He insisted on retaining Jacqueline Fernandez for Kick 2. Just the way Sonakshi will be a part of Dabangg series and Katrina will be associated with 'Tiger' franchise, similarly, Jackie will always have a connection with Kick. Guess, we'll have to wait for a formal announce coming from Rohit Shetty's side to get a brief on his project with Mr Khan.

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