Shirtless like Salman Khan

The climax of the Hero remake is to be short next month and Sooraj Pancholi is getting ready to take off his shirt for it.

The recent development will have the debutant do a Salman during the climax fight.

It was director Nikhil Advani's idea, informed our source, adding, "Just as audiences expect Salman to go shirtless for at least one shot in a film, Nikhil wants to conceive Sooraj as the hero who goes bare-bodied in every film. Arrey bhai, yeh Salman Khan ki production hai. Agar hero shirt na nikaale toh woh hero nahin."

And the producer is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Sooraj's debut would be every bit what his own debut as a leading man was in Maine Pyar Kiya.

And to make sure of that, a song composed specially by Meet Brothers Anjaan and choreographed by Ahmed Khan, was shot last week in Mumbai. The rest of the album has been composed by Sachin-Jigar.

It is expected to be every bit as dreamy and romantic as Salman's Mere rang mein rangne wali number in Maine Pyar Kiya.

Concludes the source, "Sooraj is being packaged and presented as the next Salman Khan."