Akshay Kumar is currently gearing up for the release of Aanand L Rai’s directorial ‘Raksha Bandhan.’
Akshay Kumar is an actor that needs no introduction. The actor began his career in 1991 with Saugandh and his first commercial success came with the action thriller film, Khiladi. He is one of the most successful actors in the industry today and has been ruling the industry for several decades now. The Sooryavanshi actor has delivered several blockbuster movies and is one of the busiest actors in Bollywood and also has an interesting line-up of films ahead.
Now, the first look of Kumar’s upcoming film has been leaked on social media. In the first look, the Bhool Bhulaiyaa actor is seen standing in the field in Yorkshire, England. He is set to don the role of a Sikh character on the big screen and the film is inspired by real life. According to the latest reports, the story of the flick revolves around Amritsar-based mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill, who rescued 65 miners during the 1989 coal mine collapse in the Raniganj disaster and Akshay will be playing the central character in the biopic. He was also awarded the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak in 1991 by then-President Ramaswamy Venkataraman. The film is said to be titled, Capsule Gill. However, an official announcement is yet to be made.
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The movie is being helmed by Tinu Suresh Desai, who also directed Akshay Kumar and Ileana D’Cruz’s 2016 starrer Rustom. Reportedly, the film will star Parineeti Chopra, who will be seen playing Akshay’s wife’s role. This marks the duo’s second on-screen collaboration after their 2019 film, Kesari.
Meanwhile, apart from this, Akshay is gearing up the release of Raksha Bandhana which is directed by Aanand L Rai. It also features Bhumi Pednekar, Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khateeb, and Smrithi Srikanth. It is slated to hit theatres on 11 August 2022. Next, the actor also has Ram Setu, OMG 2 – Oh My God! 2, Selfiee, and the yet-to-titled Soorarai Pottru remake.
Source:pinkvilla