It's settled! Anushka Sharma joins Salman Khan in Sultan

There has been a lot of speculation in the past months over the choice of Salman's leading lady

Finally! After months of speculation, Salman Khan's highly anticipated Sultan has found its leading lady. And it's none other than the talented Anushka Sharma.

The film's official Twitter handle spilled the beans by uploading a picture of the Dil Dhadakne Do actress posing with Salman:

Meet Sultan's Leading Lady! #SultanLeadingLady pic.twitter.com/M4GevELrLS

— Sultan Official (@SultanTheMovie) January 8, 2016

Anushka then took to Twitter to share the news with her fans:

👊🏼SULTAN👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/q54PWau1YG

— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) January 8, 2016

And as expected, the fans were overjoyed:

Anushka and Salman are gonna be dynamite in #Sultan, In fact her role is as important as his and crucial to the climax. #SultanLeadingLady

— Tushar Joshi (@TusharrJoshi) January 8, 2016

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Happiieeeee :D @AnushkaSharma @BeingSalmanKhan This newz made my day #SultanLeadingLady pic.twitter.com/jHVpdrGSu0 #SULTAN #Eid201

— мя♫кнαη (@mdsulaimankhan) January 8, 2016

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Produced by Aditya Chopra and written-directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Sultan is based on the life of a wrestler.

Beefing up for ‘Sultan’

One of the fittest stars in Bollywood, Salman has gone through intensive training of wrestling and mixed martial arts for the movie with international action director Larnell Stovall.

Sultan is set to be released on Eid this year along with Mahira Khan and Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees.