If reliable sources are to be believed, Salman Khan came quite close to casting his favourite heroine Katrina Kaif's sister Isabelle opposite his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma in Loveratri.

Isabelle was almost finalised when debutante Warina Hussain stepped in.

So what happened?

Apparently, Isabelle was the perfect fit for Aayush's launch vehicle, but her lack of command over Hindi and Urdu made her iffy for the project.

"Isabelle can't speak Hindi at all," says a source. "Katrina sailed in the same boat. Her initial films were handled by a dubbing artiste, but Salman doesn't want Isabelle to take that route. He wants her to speak her own lines from her first film."

"That's why they finalised Warina for Loveratri. Isabelle will make her Bollywood debut opposite Salman's other protégé, Sooraj Pancholi, in a film to be produced by T-Series and directed by Remo D'Souza's assistant Stanley D'Costa."