Actor Salman Khan was photographed at Mumbai airport early Thursday morning, returning from Budapest where he had been filming what was left of his new movie Sultan.

His travel companion was rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur, who is often pictured with the 50-year-old actor now.

The grapevine insists that Salman will soon be giving up the bachelor status he has guarded so fiercely all these years. Wedding bells in December, says the gossip. Salman and his family carefully say nothing.

However, these pictures of Salman and Iulia at actress Preity Zinta’s wedding reception and at the airport on a previous occasion might be supposed to be worth the proverbial 1000 words.

Sultan is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and also stars Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda and Amit Sadh. Produced by Yash Raj Films, it will release on Eid this year.