These days, Ali Abbas Zafar is one of the most favorite persons of megastar Salman Khan . Ali directed Salman in two movies and both of them earned more than Rs. 300 crores. The two gave two blockbusters in two consecutive years (‘ Sultan ’ – 2016 and ‘ Tiger Zinda Hai ’ – 2017) and are now all set to collaborate for the third time for the film, ‘ Bharat ’. ‘ Bharat ’ will be produced by Salman’s brother-in-law, Atul Agnihotri and will go on floors after Salman finishes shooting for ‘ Race 3 ’. As the film revolves around the life of a man between the ages of 18 to 70, according to a leading daily, Ali is trying to recreate Salman's ‘ Maine Pyar Kiya ’ look for the movie. Ali revealed to the daily, "We have just locked the script. The idea is to make Salman look the way he appeared in Maine Pyar Kiya — from the time he began his career to now. But we will know how much we can achieve only after our complete research is done."

Salman is not the biggest fan of prosthetics as it aggravates his nerve disorder and Ali is trying his best to design something that does not bother the actor too much given he is the titular character of the movie.

Getting candid about Salman's commitment to his craft, Ali stated with a smile, "He’s such a good-looking man. He will work a little harder, as I keep pushing him to lose more weight and look younger. He can reduce weight and look 10 years younger within four weeks"

‘ Bharat ’, which will go on floors in April or May this year, is scheduled for Eid 2019 release.