After
the
big
success
of
his
last
outing
Ayushmann
Khurrana-starrer
AndhaDhun,
Sriram
Raghavan's
next
is
an
edge
of
the
seat
thriller
titled
Merry
Christmas
which
stars
Katrina
Kaif
and
Vijay
Sethupathi.
The
two
stars
will
be
seen
sharing
screen
space
for
the
first
time.
Now
if
the
latest
buzz
in
the
tinsel
town
is
to
be
believed,
Vijay
was
not
the
first
choice
for
this
movie.
As
per
a
report
in
Bollywood
Hungama,
Sriram
Raghavan
had
approached
Salman
Khan
for
Merry
Christmas.
However,
the
latter
politely
turned
down
the
film
as
he
felt
that
it
was
too
small
a
film
for
a
superstar
like
him.
This
is
the
second
time
when
a
collaboration
between
Srirram
and
Salman
failed
to
materialize.
The
Badlapur
director
and
Salman
had
met
to
discuss
a
potential
collaboration
on
a
thriller,
but
things
didn't
work
out
back
then.
The
news
portal
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"This
is
the
second
time
that
Sriram
offered
a
film
to
Salman.
Back
in
2015,
right
after
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan,
Sriram
and
Salman
had
met
to
discuss
a
potential
collaboration
on
a
thriller,
but
things
didn't
work
out.
For
Merry
Christmas,
they
met
again
as
Sriram
felt
that
Salman
fit
the
bill.
However,
Salman
and
his
team
felt
that
this
was
too
small
a
film
for
a
superstar
like
him
and
politely
refused
the
offer."
Apparently
Salman
who
loves
Sriram's
work
is
eager
to
team
up
with
him
but
for
something
that's
big
and
on
the
commercial
side.
"Salman
loves
Sriram's
work
and
is
equally
eager
to
work
with
him.
However,
he
wants
to
do
something
that's
big
and
on
the
commercial
side.
Sriram
too
wishes
to
work
with
Salman
once,
but
he
wants
to
do
something
that
presents
him
in
a
different
light.
Sriram
felt
that
the
character
in
Merry
Christmas,
though
not
as
larger
than
life
as
what
Salman
Khan
was
portrayed
in
his
films,
had
an
element
of
style
to
it,
which
justified
the
presence
of
Salman,"
the
source
added.
Vijay
Sethupathi-Katrina
Kaif
starrer
Merry
Christmas
will
reportedly
be
shot
in
real
locations
in
Pune.
Besides
this
film,
Sriram
Raghavan
will
begin
work
on
Varun
Dhawan's
Ekkis
which
is
slated
to
go
on
floors
in
February
next
year.
Coming
back
to
Salman
Khan,
the
superstar
will
be
reuniting
with
Katrina
Kaif
for
Yash
Raj
Films'
Tiger
3.