Akshay Kumar's first release will be Jolly LLB 2 (Image courtesy: akshaykumar)
Highlights
- Akshay Kumar has four important releases this year
- He wrote, "It's time to not look back, but look ahead"
- Akshay will also be seen opposite Rajinikanth in 2.0
There is no denying the fact that Akshay Kumar is one of the busiest stars of Bollywood and the 49-year-old actor's latest social media posts are a proof of that. On the first day of the year, the superstar, who is currently
holidaying in Cape Town with wife and author Twinkle Khanna and children Aarav and Nitara shared a glimpse of his upcoming films of 2017. The
Rustom star is prepping for four releases this year. Last year, the superstar was seen in hit films like
Airlift, Housefull 3 and
Rustom. Akshay wrote, "Busy summing up the year gone by? It's time to not look back, but look ahead. Here's what my 2017 looks like. Ur thoughts, love & luck needed." (sic)
His first release is
Jolly LLB 2, opposite Huma Qureshi. The courtroom drama film hits the theatre on February 10.
Next he'll be seen with
Bhumi Pednekar in Toilet - Ek Prem Katha, which releases on June 2. Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the film is a light-hearted comedy revolving around Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Also,
Akshay is making his debut in the Tamil film industry this year with Rajinikanth in Shankar's
2.0. He plays the prime antagonist in the film, Dr Richard, who transforms into a bird-like creature after a failed experiment.
2.0 is the sequel to
Enthiran (
Robot in Hindi) and will release during Diwali.
Next, he will be seen in
Pad Man. According to news agency IANS, the film is a biopic on Coimbatore's social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham and will chronicle his journey of finding a way to make cheap, affordable sanitary napkins for women in his village.
Pad Man will be Twinkle Khanna's Mrs Funnybones Movies first production and is written and directed by R Balki.
Apart from these four films, Akshay will also be seen in Neeraj Pandey's
Crack.