Mumbai: Apart from South actor Prakash Raj and Arvind Swami, Kartik is also said to be in the race for the villain's role in Salman Khan's film 'Sikandar'.
The film's producer A.R. Murgadoss believes that the more capable and powerful the villain of the film is, the better the film will be and the more the hero's role will stand out. That's why he wants to cast a popular and better actor as the villain.
Apart from Karthik, the film's team has also contacted Arvind Swamy and Prakash Raj for this. Salman and Prakash Raj have earlier come face to face in the film 'Wanted'. Prakash Raj's work as a villain in many films including 'Singham' has been well liked by Hindi audiences. Therefore, he is being considered the frontrunner in this bet.
Different names are being considered for the heroine of 'Sikander'. Kiara Advani's name has also cropped up. However, no final decision has been taken in this regard. The shooting of the film is going to start from next month. The film is planned to be released on Eid next year.
Salman Khan, who has been facing a big setback in his career for some time, is very busy with this film. This time he has also turned down the offer to host the OTT series of Bigg Boss so that the preparation for the film can be done properly. Due to this, now Anil Kapoor is going to host this series.