After several speculations, Superstar Salman Khan has finally been signed for Karan Johar's ambitious project 'Shhuddhi'.

Karan confirmed the same on his microblogging page as he wrote, "#SHHUDDHI will star SALMAN KHAN and will release Diwali 2016."

Earlier, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor Khan were signed for the film, however, both the stars walked out for reasons known best to them.

But now with this development, Karan's dream project is all set to begin.

This will be Salman's first movie with Karan. The female lead is yet to be finalized.