Scoop: Irrfan Khan roped in for Salman Khan's next production

Salman Khan is gearing up to launch his next production, Lions Of The Sea, for which he has roped in Irrfan Khan to play the main lead, reports a daily. The film is said to be based on the Komagata Maru incident, that involved the Japanese steamship, of the same name on which a group of Indian citizens attempted to migrate to Canada in 1914.

"It's a powerful human story of struggle and triumph in which Irrfan will play a Sikh named Gurdit Singh. The story of those Sardars, Muslims and Hindus is relevant even today as we hear and read about the refugee crisis and racial profiling constantly," Amar Bhutala, Chief Operating Officer of Salman Khan Films is quoted saying.