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It's time for Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone fans to finally rejoice. They have been waiting for this pairing to happen since long and finally it has happened. Deepika has been reportedly signed to play the female lead in Ali Abbas Zafar's Yash Raj Film production.

Well, Yash Raj Films have been wanting to collaborate with Khan ever since their last outing together Ek Tha Tiger turned out to be a success. And they seem to have struck a deal with Salman after all.

We say so because according to media reports the Being Human superstar has been roped in to play the lead in director Ali Abbas Zafar’s next. Yes, he is the one who directed YRF’s Gunday which released early this year. What’s even more interesting is that the Happy New Year actress may end up playing the female protagonist.

However, nothing is official as yet. It will be interesting to see how she gels with Salman Khan. There are many interesting on the set stories about this and we would be interested to know how Deepika copes up.

AW: Arun Kumar