Sooraj Barjatya confirms Ayushmann Khurrana as Prem in his next family drama

Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya shared that his next film, a Mumbai-set family drama, will star Ayushmann Khurrana as the iconic ‘Prem’ character once played by Salman Khan. The filmmaker, known for classics like 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun', said his focus is on creating honest, relatable worlds.

“We’re shooting the film with them in Mumbai. It's a story set in Mumbai. He is a dedicated and fine actor. It’s all about getting the right story, and making it look real and making it with the right cast. Besides them, we’ve more people in the cast, like how we’ve it in all my films,” Barjatya said in an interview with PTI.

“I’ve this nervousness before the shoot of every film. This has been there even when I made my first film,



‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’; it's still the same. As a creator, it's not about how much box office it will do, it's about whether you’re able to connect or not, with that thought or scene." the director said.

"For me, whether it's a film or a show, everyone should feel that the world that I’m creating is honest, it shouldn't look fake, like everyone should feel that this is how my house is. That is my biggest challenge. I want to make what I know, it's important to make every kind of film, but it's important to make family films,” the 61-year-old director added.

He has delivered several Bollywood blockbusters, mostly starring Salman Khan, including 'Maine Pyar Kiya', 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!', 'Hum Saath-Saath Hain, and 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'.