Salman Khan is in talks to lead a huge two-part period action drama from Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment. No contracts have been signed yet, but industry insiders say such a project could be in production by the summer of 2027 and that Khan will be making his first collaboration with Akhtar.
The movie will be ambitious and big, mixing Khan’s action‑hero style with history and epic battle scenes. His 2010 film Veer has seen fans already start to draw parallels and edit and fan art is already being produced of Khan in warrior mode. The buzz is about Khan in a larger‑than‑life historical role that is relatively rare in his recent filmography.
For Farhan Akhtar this is another ambitious project with Excel Entertainment, which is known for high-budget productions with great stories. The two-part structure suggests a sprawling story, possibly covering multiple generations or significant historical events. Akhtar’s reputation for balancing the commercial and the creative is great for the project.
Salman Khan comes in particularly well with his busy slate. He is working on a superhero comedy and action thriller and both are expected to be released before 2027. Adding a period drama to his mix signals his desire to play more than action and comedy types and genres.
Khan’s work at this point in time may be seen as a turning point for him to be able to re-create his screen persona and seize the opportunity to become a hero and take on the popularity of history and the demand for historical drama. And Khan’s career may not only see him find a way to be more than one of the most powerful characters but also become a great actor in the long run in the period drama world; the project could make Khan a powerful actor and could help in the period drama genre, which is always a very big deal for him.
While talks are in their early stages, Salman Khan has already been in talks with Farhan Akhtar for a two-part period action drama that has Bollywood’s attention. If there are final touches made, it will be a unique blend of star power, scale, and storytelling that will revolutionize Khan’s career and add to Akhtar’s production legacy.
