Akshay Kumar already has his plate full with movies but the superstar is on a roll, signing one after the next!
If reports are to be believed, the actor has been approached for the official adaptation of Amish Tripathi’s novel ‘Legend of Suheldev: King Who Saved India’.
As reported by Bollywood Hungama, Producer Ashwin Varde has bought the rights to Amish’s novel and he has also had a chat with Khiladi Kumar for the titular role. Akshay is to play the legendary warrior King Suheldev who defeated the army of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud in the Battle of Bahraich in the 11th century.
Akki has already given a verbal go-ahead for the movie adaptation and just needs to sign the dotted line. Looks like he’s also planning on co-producing the project as well…
“Ashwin and Akshay had a closed door meeting recently where he bounced off the idea and his vision behind the project. Akshay has loved it and has already given his verbal nod to the period saga. The dates and other modalities need to be worked out now, before Akki signs on the dotted line. If Akshay steps in for the film as the hero, he will also co-produce it. While the initial plan was to get a Gen-Y star to step in for the role, Akshay has shown his interest in the project and his presence will only add more star power to it.”
The trade source added, “The idea is to make it a visual spectacle and shoot it on a grand scale. The mega budget extravaganza will also have some of the big international stunt directors coming on board to choreograph the action sequences. The film will be shot across India and major portions will be shot indoors.”
Looks like 2021 is going to be Akshay Kumar’s year – with projects like Prithviraj, Bell Bottom, Bachchan Pandey, Ram Setu, Rakshabandhan, Atrangi Re in the pipeline.
