Salman Khan will soon return to the big screen with his film ‘Sikandar’ and has been busy with its promotion. The actor will have to face competition at the box office from Mohanlal-starrer ‘L2: Empuraan’, which is releasing in theatres today. However, Salman praised Mohanal and director Prithiviraj Sukumaran and said that he believes ‘L2: Empuraan’ will be excellent.
While speaking to News18, Salman Khan said, “I love Mohanlal sir as an actor. Prithviraj is directing it, and I know that it’s going to be an excellent film.” Further rooting for Sunny Deol’s film ‘Jaat’, he said, “There’s Jaat also coming post Sikandar. I wish all of them do well.”
Earlier, Priithviraj Sukumaran also reacted to the box office clash of both the films. Calling Salman Khan ‘one of the biggest stars of the country’, Prithviraj confirmed that he is rooting for both the films and said there is no competition between them. During the press conference, he shared, “Salman Khan is one of the biggest stars in the country, and there is no competition between the two movies. I hope it becomes a blockbuster. I will have no complaints if you watch L2: Empuraan at 11 a.m. and Sikandar at 1 p.m.”
L2: Empuraan stars Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Jerome Flynn, Indrajith Sukumaran, Eriq Ebouaney, and Suraj Venjaramoodu. It is the sequel to the hit 2019 Malayalam movie ‘Lucifer’.
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Meanwhile, Sikandar marks Salman Khan’s return to the big screen after Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan in 2023. The movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi, and Prateik Babbar in the lead roles. Directed by AR Murugadoss, the movie is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. Sikandar will release in theatres on March 30, 2025.
