Salman Khan's next film Bharat, which is a period drama will commence its shoot on Sunday with a circus sequence. The film also features Priyanka Chopra and Disha Patani in lead roles. Bharat's team will begin shooting on an elaborate set in Mumbai’s Filmistan Studio and continue till August, after which they will move to Malta, followed by a schedule in Abu Dhabi.

Director Ali Abbas Zafar has been planning the shoot for months and will be starting with a detailed circus sequence set in the late ’60s. talking about it, Zafar said, "The idea is to create an Indian-Russian circus like Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker. Performers from all over the world are flying down for the circus tricks, which will be a mix of trapeze hoops and rope stunts. This is Salman and Disha's introduction. He plays a daredevil stunt motorcyclist in the circus while she is a trapeze artiste."