Priyanka Chopra's loss is Katrina Kaif's gain! After all this while, Salman Khan has finally announced that Katrina Kaif will be his leading lady in Bharat. Ever since Priyanka walked out of Ali Abbas Zafar's ambitious project, speculations were rife as to who would replace her in the Salman Khan starrer. Fans were rooting for Katrina Kaif and here it is! An official announcement from Khan himself.

He welcomed Kat to team Bharat in his own peculiar andaaz. Sharing a pic of the actress on Instagram he captioned it as: "Ek sundar aur shusheel ladki jiska Naam hai Katrina Kaif .... Swagat hai aapka #Bharat ki zindagi mein ..." Hmm interesting! We bet this announcement has made all you Salman-Katrina fans excited! And why not? They are one of the most favourite couples of B-Town.

Check out Salman Khan's Instagram post welcoming Katrina Kaif here:

The reason being cited for PeeCee's exit from Bharat is her marriage to Nick Jonas. While she still hasn't commented on it, Ali took to social media to announce her exit from the movie, hinting at her marriage.

Many called it a very unprofessional move by Priyanka Chopra as she left the project after signing the dotted lines. However, Salman's father, Salim Khan clarified that the actor is not miffed with PC for the same. He was quoted by an entertainment portal saying, "Nope, it's not the nth hour. And I repeat, such things happen- sometimes they happen for date issues, or the role, or even the money aspect. Aur kabhi aadmi ki kuch apni majbooriyan hoti hai. I haven't yet got into the details of why Priyanka left Bharat, but we shall soon cast someone else. We are not upset with Priyanka. Salman Khan is also not upset."

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