Reports of Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan being cast together in Kabir Khan's next film are not only false but also improbable.

Reacting to the rumours, Kabir says, "I have not spoken to Deepika about this film."

While Kabir clams up on any more details on the project, sources indicate that Kabir's favourite leading lady -- Katrina Kaif -- will star in his next film, opposite Salman Khan.

"Salman is in the process of healing Katrina's heart and career after the breakup with Ranbir Kapoor," says a source. "He wants Katrina to regain lost ground, as she had opted out of a number of projects in pursuit of matrimony that did not happen. He has recommended her to his friends Sajid Nadiadwala and Kabir Khan."

Kabir has earlier worked with Katrina in films like New York, Ek Tha Tiger and Phantom.