Salman Khan's 'Hero' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' to Release as Eid Treat in July

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is set to treat his fans with double releases, with two of his much-awaited movies "Hero" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" set to hit the screens in July.

Bollywood critic and trade expert Taran Adarsh confirmed the news on his Twitter handle.

He wrote: "Eros Intl and Salman Khan Films in association with Mukta Arts have announced the release of #Hero on 3 July 2015. Nikhil Advani directs. #Hero marks the debut of Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty. #Hero is produced by Salman Khan and Subhash Ghai."

The other movie "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", is written and directed by "Ek Tha Tiger" fame Kabir Khan and co-produced by Salman Khan and "Lingaa" fame Rockline Venkatesh. The movie is a romance drama and deals with the story of a man and a child. The film features Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles.

"Bajrangi Bhaijaan" is another much-hyped Bollywood movie that is slated to release on 17 July. Taran Adarsh tweeted: "Salman Khan will have two film releases in July: #Hero [produced by him with Subhash Ghai] and #BajrangiBhaijaan [directed by Kabir Khan]."

Eros International has bought the distribution rights of "Hero" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". The leading production and distribution company is expected to release both the movies in a record number of theatres across India and international markets.

This year is going to be a landmark one in the acting career of Salman Khan. Apart from "Hero" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", the actor has five other Bollywood movies – "Shhuddhi", "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo", "No Entry Mein Entry", "I Am Hariprasad", "Partner 2" and "Sher Khan" – lined up for release this year.

Salman Khan's "Shhuddhi" and "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" are scheduled to hit cinema halls on 31 October and 1 November respectively. The makers of "No Entry Mein Entry", "I Am Hariprasad", "Partner 2" and "Sher Khan" are yet to finalise the release dates.