Sikandar: Salman Khan To Romance Rashmika Mandanna In His Next, Netizens React

Sikandar Cast: Over the past decade or so, Eid has become synonymous with a Salman Khan film. However, this year for the first there was no Eid release for Salman Khan fans. But Bhaijaan is all set return to big screens with his next big Eid release, titled Sikandar. While the movie announcement left his fans excited, the recent cast update didn't go well with a section of the audience. The Tiger 3 actor is getting slammed for romancing a 30-years younger actress in his next.

Salman Khan's Upcoming Eid Release - Sikandar

Salman Khan will next be seen in Ghajini director AR Murugadoss' next - Sikandar. The big-budget movie is being bankrolled by Sajid Nadiadwala under his production banner .

Directed by AR Murugadoss, the biggie is slated to hit cinemas on Eid 2025.

Salman officially announced his new film on Eid this year with a poster. He captioned it, "Iss Eid 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' aur 'Maidaan' ko dekho aur agli Eid Sikandar se aa kar milo.... Wish u all Eid Mubarak! #SajidNadiadwala Presents #Sikandar Directed by @a.r.murugadoss"

Rashmika Mandanna Paired Opposite Salman Khan In Sikandar

The gorgeous Rashmika Mandanna has been roped in to play the female lead opposite Salman Khan in Sikandar.

On Thursday (May 9), the makers took to Instagram and announced the same.

They captioned the post, "Welcoming the fabulous @rashmika_mandanna to star opposite @beingsalmankhan in #Sikandar! Can't wait for their on-screen magic to unfold on EID 2025! ✨ #SajidNadiadwala's #Sikandar Directed by @a.r.murugadoss
Releasing in cinemas EID 2025 🎬"

Netizens Slam Salman For Romancing 30 Years Younger Actress In Sikandar

Looks like, the pairing did not really impress the audience. Soon after the announcement, a part of the netizens started slamming 58-year old Salman for romancing a 28-year-old Rashmika in Sikandar, pointing out the huge age difference of 30 years between the lead couple.

One of the users commented on the internet, "Dad aur beti ek sath", while another one wrote, "Rashmika is 1996 born. This is too odd of a pairing."

A third user commented, "Salman Khan should start being their dad now"