Bollywood’s bhaijaan Salman Khan is well-known for being the launch pad for many new talents in the Hindi film industry. Hence it’s not surprising to see him do the same for brother-in-law Aayush Sharma.

According to reports, Aayush has been brought on board for Salman’s next Sultan as an assistant director. Aayush, who aspires to make a mark in the industry, is keen to get a first-hand experience of filmmaking. He even followed Salman on the sets of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, impressing with his photography skills.

In an interview earlier, Salim Khan had mentioned about Aayush’s passion for films. He was quoted saying, “Since Aayush Sharma is trying his luck in films, they will stay in Mumbai. I think he needs to be given enough time to try his luck in films as he is passionate about them. He can always join his family business later on.”

Meanwhile, Salman will also reportedly be undergoing a drastic weight-loss for Sultan. After his neuro-surgery in 2011, doctors had asked him not to tamper with his physique and to stay away from action scenes.

But that won’t be the case in Sultan, where Salman plays a wrestler, for which he will also be undergoing three stages of physical training where he’ll go from bulky to lean to muscular in quick succession.

Says a source, “Salman has already gone through the bulky phase. He will get rid of all the extra flesh now for the lean look and then he’ll go through phase three for the muscular look. These swift changes in his metabolism are not advisable. But this time Salman is determined to make his character as authentic as possible.”