Real tigers for Salman starrer ‘Sher Khan’

In a cinematic entwine that is intensely suggestive of reality, Salman Khan will showcase himself in a film centered on animal poaching and land encroachment.

Salman, who's been previously convicted and has served jail time in Jodhpur for hunting the endangered black buck is all set to rake up moral issues as regards hunting down endangered species.

Apparently, the irrepressible Khan will spar with real tigers for Sher Khan being helmed by Sohail Khan who will return to direction after a break of 11 years.

Although the film is set in Assam and Bengal, the Khan siblings will film in Thailand to obviate any legal tangles with animal activists. Word has it that Salman will train with animal expert trainers where a reported 80 per cent of the film has been set.

As per close source, Sohail had plans to craft his comeback to direction in 3D, though it was Salman, reportedly, who felt that it wasn't such a terrific and feasible option since he didn't see scope for it in India.

"Only after the final draft is ready, we will decide whether we want to shoot in 3D or not. In the scenes where Salman and the tiger are shown in a close up, we will make use of technology such as live computer graphics (CG) and animatronics. For shots which are not too dangerously close, we will use the real tiger," Sohail is quoted to have told.