Post the success of comedy chat show, The Kapil Sharma Show, Salman Khan is all set to produce a fiction show based on the life of wrestler Gama Pahalwan. Apparently, the show will go on floors in the month of April. It will be shot in the locations of Punjab and London.
If reports are to be believed, the makers are looking at a July launch for the yet-untitled fiction show and hence, plan to start the shoot in April in order to have a bank of episodes ready by the time they go on air.
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Sohail Khan - Mohammad Nazim - Gama Pahalwan[/caption]
The forthcoming series will feature TV actor Mohammad Nazim in the integral role of Imam Baksh, brother of Gama. On the other hand, Salman’s brother Sohail Khan will be seen in the titular role of The Great Gama.
Earlier, the show created a buzz when the actors kicked off the shoot schedule of the same in Patiala. Star Plus had apparently given a green signal after watching the pilot episode of the same. However, the airing details are yet to be revealed.
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The Great Gama[/caption]
Talking about The Great Gama, he was born as Ghulam Mohammad Baksh in Amritsar's village Jabbowal, then British India, in 1878. He was awarded the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship on October 15, 1910. Undefeated in a career spanning more than 52 years, he is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.
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