Salman Khan lights up the first look of Sooraj Bharjatiya's Diwali release Prem Ratan Dhan Payo in a blue kurta and dhoti. Salman, 49, who is working with Bharjatiya after a gap of 16 years, took to Twitter to mark the comeback of his most loved character Prem.

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"Good afternoon. Welcoming Sooraj Bharjatiya's Prem again," he wrote. Salman Khan has been the most beloved Prem since Maine Pyar Kiya to Hum Saath Saath Hain. Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan could not do good in those shoes. Shahid Kapoor came close to recreating that charisma in Vivah

The trailer of the film will release on October 1.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan star is expected to play a double role in the family drama.

The film, which releases on November 12, also stars Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher Neil Nitin Mukesh and Swara Bhaskar.

Salman, meanwhile, is busy prepping for his stint as a wrestler in next year's Eid release Sultan.

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