“Why would I say that Salman is going to be a part of my next? Sometimes articles are written with shocker headlines to make it interesting,” says Atul Agnihotri about a story published in a Mumbai tabloid today stating that brother-in-law Salman Khan may be a part of his next film based on Chetan Bhagat’s yet to be released novel Three for which Atul has bought the rights. “Yeah, in principle we’ve agreed. I’ve enjoyed working with him on One Night At a Call Centre I know the story of Three I know what Chetan is attempting. It’s very interesting,” Atul clarified.

We must add here that Atul Agnihotri’s Hello is based on Chetan Bhagat’s Best Seller novel One Night At a Call Centre and it stars Sohail Khan, Isha Koppikar, Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora and Sharat Saxena in main lead while Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are putting in a special appearance. The talkie portion of the film was completed recently. “We are just left with a song that has to be picturised on Salman and then there’s a promotional music video. We aim to release either by Valentines Day or after the exams as it’s a youth oriented film. We don’t want to come at the wrong time.”

Atul Agnihotri’s debut film as a director Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha didn’t do wonders at the Box Office but there are high hopes from him with Hello. As for Three , the book is being launched in March. “I plan to start the film at the end of the next year. The preparations would take around 5-6 months. A lot of outdoor shooting will be involved in the film.” Finally, have you thought of a star cast as of now? “No star cast as of now,” Agnihotri says ending all speculation and gossip mongering.