The last update on director Apoorva Lakhia's 'Zanjeer' was that actor Sonu Sood was signed to play the role of Pathan Sher Khan in the film.

The aforementioned character that plays an important part in the film will still be carried out by Sood, but only in the Telugu version.

Sanjay Dutt will now be playing the coveted role in the Hindi version of the film. On Wednesday morning the star finally signed the dotted line and hopped on board to do the part.

"I've worked with Sanju sir before in Shootout At Lokhandwala and we hit it off immediately. I keenly wanted him to play Pran saab's role in Zanjeer. I couldn't see anyone else from the contemporary actors playing Sher Khan. Now after many uncertainties, Sanju sir is finally doing the role. I think this is the first time that he plays a Pathan. We'll give him a really striking look," confirmed Lakhia.

About Sonu Sood Lakhia said, "Sonu is a fine human being and a gentleman. We can't possibly let him down. And we won't. He will be playing Sher Khan in the Telugu version of Zanjeer. Ramcharan Teja and Sonu Sood are both names to reckon with in Telugu cinema. They'll be coming together in my film for the first time."