 Indian media outlets reported that it was inspired by the South Korean film "Masquerade" (2012), which was loosely based on the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope.Yuvraj Vijay Singh (Salman Khan) is a wealthy crown prince of Pritampur, who is soon to be crowned as king (honorific, as there are no official kings and kingdoms in modern India).He is engaged to Maithili (Sonam Kapoor), a princess from the royal family of a neighboring kingdom.