Karan Johar and Salman Khan’s professional collaboration seems to have hit a major
roadblock. The stars, who were planning to work together for director Vishnuvardhan’s
film Bull, are now reportedly no longer working together. According to a Bollywood
Hungama report, this decision came about because Salman opted out of Bull, an army film
being produced by Karan’s Dharma Productions. The movie was initially scheduled to start
shooting in November 2023, but it faced several delays, being pushed back to January,
then February, and finally May. After several discussions, Karan requested more time until
July, but Salman decided to prioritise Sajid Nadiadwala’s film instead. Sajid’s movie with
filmmaker AR Murugadoss is ready to start filming in May 2024, while Karan is aiming to
begin shooting for Bull in November 2024

The entertainment website also quoted a source saying, “After a lot of back and forth on the dates, Karan (Johar) and Vishnu (director Vishnuvardhan) were still not able to commit to the exact timelines of the shoot. That’s when Salman conveyed his decision to back out from the project. Salman politely informed his decision to Karan. Bhai (Salman Khan) said, ‘Destiny doesn’t want this film to happen, so let’s move on.’ Karan is exploring newer ideas for a collaboration with Salman.”

“He (Karan Johar) might give another try to make Bull a reality but at the moment, the army film is shelved from Salman’s end. If Karan can commit to a certain timeline on paper, he might come back and try his luck to relaunch the project,” the source added.