The Atlee-Salman Khan film remains a mystery, fuelling numerous speculations on social media in recent days.

According to the latest report by Bollywood Hungama, Salman Khan and Atlee have officially parted ways after multiple meetings.

A source close to the development told the website, “While Salman Khan and Atlee collaboration was already getting a nontheatrical deal of Rs. 200 crores, Rajinikanth’s presence would have upped the stakes to Rs. 275 crores as the digital and satellite of Tamil would have gone up by a huge margin. A non-theatrical of Rs. 275 crores on a budget of Rs. 650 crores makes the risk lesser by a substantial margin.”

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“He explained all the issues to Salman Khan and the superstar was more than okay to wait for a year and team up with Atlee in 2026. He understood that the budgets warrant presence of another superstar and respected Atlee’s decision to make another film before moving on to a project with him. Atlee apologised to Salman for keeping his dates blocked for a year and has promised to return in 2026” added the source.

Salman Khan and Atlee hugged and parted ways.

“Salman wished Atlee all the luck for his next with Allu Arjun and also confessed to being a big fan of the work done by the Pushpa star. He also told Atlee to not be apologetic as films getting delayed is the nature of industry” concluded the source.

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About the Atlee-Allu Arjun film, a source had told PeepingMoon, “Although the paperwork is still pending, the Pushpa 2 star has principally greenlighted the project and will most likely commence working on it as his immediate next. Shooting timelines and other logistical aspects are being worked out, but Atlee is looking to kick off pre-production by April-May.”

Salman Khan will next be seen in AR Murugadoss’ Sikandar, which will be a mass entertainer starring Rashmika Mandanna and Sathyaraj.

Sikandar is slated to release on Eid.