Sajid Khan set to reunite with Akshay Kumar for new film: REPORT
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
A source close to the development revealed, “Sajid Khan will direct Akshay Kumar again. Their new movie has been green lit by the production house. Sajid is currently working on Yashvardhan Ahuja's movie with Nitanshi Goel. Once that's wrapped up, Sajid and Akshay will shoot their movie in London.”
Adding to this, Sajid Khan and Akshay Kumar previously worked together on Heyy Babyy , Housefull and Housefull 2 , establishing a successful director-star combination. Their collaboration, however, came to a halt in 2018 when Sajid stepped down as director of Housefull 4 after facing multiple sexual harassment allegations during the #MeToo movement.
Meanwhile, At the time, Akshay had indicated that he would be willing to work with Sajid again if the filmmaker was acquitted. The reported reunion comes as Sajid is gradually returning to direction with Hero Ki Horrorine , a horror-comedy that marks the Bollywood debut of Yashvardhan Ahuja, son of star Govinda. Nitanshi Goel, who gained recognition with Laapataa Ladies , is paired opposite him in the movie.
Notably, Hero Ki Horrorine is backed by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, along with producer Amar Butala. The same production house is as per reports associated with Sajid and Akshay's soon-to-release project.
As per the latest buzz, After completing Hero Ki Horrorine , Sajid is expected to head to London with Akshay to begin shooting the new movie. However, details regarding the project's title, genre and additional cast members have not been revealed yet. The reported collaboration could mark a new chapter for the filmmaker-star duo, whose previous films together were among their notable commercial outings.
Source: Bollywood Hungama