Bhubaneswar, March 11 -- Ending all speculations, Aamir Khan confirmed that Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol will star in Lahore 1947. Further, Aamir heaped praises on Karan and is highly hopeful of his contribution in the movie.

A few days earlier, it was revealed that Karan auditioned for a crucial character in Lahore 1947, also starring Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Abhimanyu Singh and Ali Fazal.

Now confirming his selection, Aamir heaped praises on Karan and said, "I am so happy that Karan Deol has tested so well for the extremely critical role of Javed. His natural innocence, his sincerity and honesty bring a lot to the table. Karan has really applied himself, worked hard, done workshops with ADISHAKTI, rehearsals with Raj, and is giving ...